THE ELECTIONS ARE A TRANSIT POINT FOR REFLECTION PAGE-8 (OPINION)

Vol. VII, No. 206, 8th Waning of Thadingyut 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm, www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Sunday, 8 November 2020 Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than attends 65th Anniversary of Kayin State Day

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than attends 65th Anniversary of Kayin State Day at the Kayin State Government Office in Hpa-an on 7 November 2020. PHOTO: MNA

AMYOTHA Hluttaw Speaker Election Sub-commission U Union Election Commission saluted the State flag and paid sent by President U Win Myint. Mahn Win Khaing Than attend- Mahn Kyaw Win Maung, pre- (Kayin/Mon in-charge) U Saw tributes to General Aung San This year’s Kayin State Day ed the 65th Anniversary of Kayin sided over the event which was Daniel Kyi, Kayin State Chief and the fallen martyrs. celebration was not largely held State Day at the Kayin State organized in accordance with Justice U Saw San Lin, Kay- Afterwards, Kayin State like previous years as it was con- Government Office in Hpa-an, COVID-19 guidelines of the Min- in State cabinet members, Hluttaw Speaker U Saw Chit vened in accordance with COV- Kayin State yesterday. istry of Health and Sports. Chairperson of Kayin State Khin made an opening remark, ID-19 guidelines of the Ministry Kayin State Hluttaw Speak- The Amyotha Hluttaw Election Sub-commission U and Kayin State Chief Minister of Health and Sports. —Nay Myo er U Saw Chit Khin, accom- Speaker, Kayin State Chief Min- Mahn Kyaw Win Maung, polit- Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint read Lwin (IPRD) panied by Kayin State Chief ister Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint, ical parties, commission mem- the Message of Greetings on the (Translated by Kyaw Zin Justice U Saw San Lin and Kayin State Hluttaw Speaker bers, State-level departmental occasion of the 65th Anniversary Tun) Chairperson of Kayin State U Saw Chit Khin, Member of officials and peace delegates celebrations of Kayin State Day

1,071 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 7 November, total figure rises to 60,348 MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rise to 60,348 after 1,071 new cases were reported on 7 November according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these 60,348 confirmed cases, 1,396 died, 44,666 have been discharged from hospitals.—MNA Updated at 8 pm, 7 November 2020 Daily Death toll until 8 pm 7-11-2020

Total Cases 60,348 New Cases 1,071 20

Total Death Tally 1,396 Discharged from Hospital 44,666 Ministry of Health and Sports 8 NOVEMBER 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Announcement for voters

1. The ward/village-tract election sub-commissions must hand over the sealed ballot boxes containing the advance ballots to the respective polling station heads prior to the opening of the polls on Election Day. 2. When polling stations closed, the poll heads have to count the advance ballots from the ballot boxes firstly in front of the members of polling stations includ- ing witnesses, people and representatives of the polling stations and then they have to count the ballots cast in the polls. After counting the ballots, the poll heads have to put the ballots and advance ballots for each Hluttaw Candidate including invalid votes, remaining ballot papers, receipts, and Form (16-1), voters lists of the polling stations, receipts for advance votes and Form (17) in the envelopes according to the stipulations and must send these documents and sealed bags to the relevant township election sub-commissions. 3. It is here announced that the persons who are unrelated with this case must not come along in ballot transportation as these activities will be carried out only by the officials permitted by the Hluttaw Election Law in accordance with the health guidelines for prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19.

Union Election Commission

Announcement for Voters Section 58 (d) in Hluttaw Election Law It is prohibited giving speeches at meetings, instigation, writing, distrib- uting or using posters or attempting by other means to disturb the voting 1. Relevant election sub-commissions have already received “advance votes” or election as per Section 58 (d) of the Hluttaw Election Law. Whoever is found guilty of or abetting this act shall be punishable with imprison- from the voters on the voter list. ment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine not exceeding one 2. Therefore, those who have already cast their ballots will not be able to hundred thousand kyats or with both. cast their votes again on 8 November 2020. 3. It is important to note that if a person casts his or her ballot more than once, Section 59 (f) of Hluttaw Election Law he or she shall be prosecuted under Section 59 of the relevant Electoral IT is prohibited voting in any election at more than one Hluttaw con- Law. stituency as per Section 59 (f) of Hluttaw Election Law. Whoever found guilty of or abetting this act shall be punishable with imprisonment for Union Election Commission a term not exceeding one year or with fine not exceeding one hundred thousand kyats or with both.

Section 59 (g) of Hluttaw Election Law IT is prohibited voting more than once in any election for a Hluttaw constituency in which he has the right to vote as per Section 59 (g) of Hluttaw Election Law. Whoever found guilty of or abetting this act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine not exceeding one hundred thousand kyats or with both.

Section 59 (h) of Hluttaw Election Law IT is prohibited obtaining or casting ballot paper or advance ballot paper by impersonating another person as per Section 59 (h) of Hluttaw Election Law. Whoever found guilty of or abetting this act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine not exceeding one hundred thousand kyats or with both.

Macau-Myanmar associations donate COVID-19 medical equipment to Myanmar

Macau-Myanmar Friendship and the plan to transport to The donated medical Association, Macau-Myanmar Myanmar. Chairperson of the equipment will be transported Chamber of Commerce and the Macau-Myanmar Friendship to the National-Level Central Association of Wong Clansmen Association Mr Huang Qiong Committee on COVID-19 Pre- in Macau donated masks, med- Cheng and Chairperson of the vention, Control and Treat- ical equipment and COVID-19 Macau-Myanmar Chamber of ment.—MNA Test Kits to Myanmar. Commerce Mr Huang Delai (Translated by Ei Phyu The donation ceremony explained the reason for the Phyu Aung) was held in the Myanmar Em- donation. bassy in Beijing on 3 November. After the Myanmar Ambas- During the ceremony, sador had expressed words of Macau-Myanmar associations donate COVID-19 medical Myanmar Ambassador to the thanks for the COVID-19 medi- equipment to Myanmar on People’s Republic of China U cal equipment, he returned the 3 November 2020. PHOTO: Myo Thant Pe explained the certificates of honour to the MNA arrangement of the donation donors. 8 NOVEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

Who is eligible to vote? Who is ineligible to vote?

n irrespective of sex or religion n a member of a religious order n those who are 18 years of age on the date of the election n person serving a prison sentence ELECTION n citizens, associate citizens, and those who have permis- n person adjudged to be of unsound mind as provided for in DAY sion to become naturalized citizens, who do not contra- the relevant law vene the provisions of the Hluttaw Election Law n person who has not yet been discharged as an insolvent n a person whose name has been included in the voting list n person prohibited by the Election Law of the respective constituency n foreigner or person who has assumed foreign citizenship

175 Myanmar seamen from Malaysia fly back home

A total of 175 Myanmar seamen Ministry of Health and Sports stranded in Malaysia because of and the Yangon Region govern- suspension of commercial flights ment provided them with prop- returned home by relief flight er medical tests and arranged yesterday. 7-day quarantine, followed by Myanmar Embassy in Kuala 7-day home quarantine. Lumpur and Travel Cue Man- Myanmar Embassy in Kuala agement Sdn Bhd Company Lumpur is also closely working jointly arranged Myanmar Air- with relevant organizations in ways International (MAI) relief Malaysia on the repatriation of flight to repatriate the Myanmar Myanmar detainees and Myan- returnees from Malaysia to the mar citizens illegally staying in Yangon International Airport. Malaysia after they are scruti- The Ministry of Labour, Im- nized for citizenship. —MNA migration and Population, the (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) Myanmar returnees are seen at the Yangon International Airport on 7 November 2020. PHOTO: MNA

2nd batch PCR test kit items from JICA for NHL, all Public Health COVID-19 Lab delivered

SURPASSING 50,000 positive to combatting the disease,” Mr cases of COVID-19 in Myan- Iwai Nobuo, Senior Represent- mar, Ministry of Health and ative, JICA Myanmar Office, Sports (MoHS) is proactively says. In close consultation with responding to these challenges MoHS, JICA has been support- for early diagnosis and care ing not only in the field of detec- for patients. There is no doubt tion of the coronavirus but also that the continuation of testing in the area of infection preven- requires supplying test kits. tion and control, through Dr As a part of an emergency Shinsuke Miyano, JICA Expert response to the resurgence of for Infectious Disease Control COVID-19 in Myanmar, JICA and Laboratory Services. provided the 2nd batch of viral With the technical as- nucleic acid extraction kits sistance of Dr Miyano, JICA necessary for real-time PCR and NHL are working hand in test under total value amount hand for testing and data man- to 836 million Kyats for NHL, agement for the implementa- Yangon and delivered on 6 No- tion of PCR test and medical vember 2020. The 1st batch was equipment such as test kits and delivered at the end of October reagents as well as personal 2020. protective equipment to NHL. “The more confirmed cas- Japan/JICA, as a es of COVID-19 are found, the long-standing partner of Myan- more testing kits and consum- mar, will continuously support ables are required. We believe Myanmar in fighting against JICA Myanmar hands over PCR test kit items to Myanmar at National Health Laboratory (NHL) on 6 November this support would contribute COVID-19.—GNLM 2020. PHOTO: SUPPLIED 8 NOVEMBER 2020 4 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Magway hospital to provide better treatment www.gnlm.com.mm www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com

CHIEF EDITOR after upgrading to 500-bed hospital Aungthu Ya [email protected] MAGWAY General Hospital will provide better treatment DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR after upgrading the hospital, Aye Min Soe [email protected] said an official from Magway General Hospital. SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT On 26 October, the Medi- Kyaw Myaing cal Services Department (Nay Pyi Taw) granted upgrading of EXECUTIVE EDITOR Aung Khin Magway General Hospital to 500-bed from 200-bed hospital. LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL NEWS “The upgrading to a 500- EDITORS bed hospital is aimed at pro- Ye Htut Tin [email protected] moting the treatment of neu- Aung Htein rology, neuro-medical, kidney, Tun Tun Naing cancer and radiation cases. [email protected] If the Ministry of Health and Sports appoints more senior SENIOR TRANSLATOR Zaw Htet Oo physicians, it will be better for the people in Magway Region. TRANSLATORS Upon completion of upgrading, Hay Mar Tin Win, Ei Myat Mon, the patients who have cancer, Kyaw Zin Lin, Kyaw Zin Tun Picture shows upgrading Magway hospital. PHOTO: ZAYYATU(MAGWAY) neurology and neuro-medical REPORTER cases will not need to go to regional government funds. almost completed, and the new and more physicians and staff Nyein Nyein Ei, Mandalay, Yangon and Nay Pyi The construction of the ward will be handed over to will be appointed,” said Dr Win [email protected] Taw,” said Dr Win Win Htay, building is completed, and it the Medical Services Depart- Win Htay. Although Magway the Medical Superintendent is currently used as the COV- ment at the end of November. hospital is called 200-bed hos- PHOTOGRAPHER Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar of Magway hospital. ID-19 treatment centre. The “Now, the Magway hospital is pital, it is providing treatment Kyaw Zeya A five-storey building in construction of three-storey running with over 500 medical to 500 patients daily. The hos- Magway hospital compound obstetrics and gynaecolo- staff. pital was opened in 1964. — COMPUTER TEAM was constructed through the gy ward at the spending of Now, the hospital is up- Zayyatu (Magway) Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, Kay Khaing Win, spending of Union budget and US$12.8 million from JICA is graded into a 500-bed hospital, (Translated by Hay Mar) Sanda Hnin, Zu Zin Hnin, Thein Htwe, Nyi Lin Thu

EDITORIAL SECTION Onion price drops by half this year (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 The price of onion has dropped fore, this year onion price has dropped to K700-K850-K950 days, I have to buy the onion for CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION by half this year compared to declined by half compared to on 17 October from K K1,200 per viss, said a housewife San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, the same period of last year, ac- that of last year in Yangon mar- 800-K12,00-K1,250 on 2 October from Pazundaung township. Hotline - 09 974424114 cording to the onion commodity ket. in Yangon market. The price of This 2020 summer onion ADVERTISING & MARKETING depot from Yetamar Road. Although Bangladesh is a viss of onion has downed to is sold mainly in the domestic ( +95) (01) 8604530, On 6 November 2020, the highly in need of onion for its K700-K800-K900 on 23 October. market, and the price of onion Hotline - 09 974424848 price of Seikphyu species onion domestic consumption, the However, the onion price rose a is standing still. [email protected] [email protected] ranged from K800 to 950-1000 country is still closing its border bit to K800-K975-K1,000 per viss Local onion traders are per viss in Yangon wholesale areas for fear of the pandemic. on 4 November. expecting onion prices to rise Printed and published at the Global New market depending upon the size Myanmar onions are sent to the Earlier, around 150,000 viss- again when they can resume Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at while some onion commodity border areas via a land route, es of onion are daily entering export to Bangladesh as border No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan depots are selling the onion for but they could not reach Bang- Yangon onion market. Now, only trade is returning to normalcy. Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. K800-925-950 per viss, according ladesh. approximately 100,000 visses of Freshly harvested onions nor- 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. to the onion depot. The onions are not usual- onion reach daily these days, mally arrive in Yangon market [email protected] In the same period last year, ly sent via sea routes because according to the onion market. in December.—Maung Say Aung www.gnlm.com.mm the price of onion was K1,300- the onions are damaged by long Last month, I bought the www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/thegnlm 2,000-2,200-2,300 per viss in the shipping days. onion for K1,400 per viss from (Translated by Hay Mar) onion wholesale market. There- A viss of wholesale onion Yangon retail market. These

Myanmar to export over 200,000 tonnes of sugarcane to China in 2020-2021FY Write for us MYANMAR will export over from the local fields near Lwe- The company will also buy is equivalent to the export of We appreciate your feedback and 200,000 tonnes of sugarcane jel border region to ship them the sugarcane from the local about 20,000 tonnes of sugar. contributions. If you have any to China via Lwejel border to China. growers whose farmlands are This year, there are over comments or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please camps in 2020-2021 financial Sugarcane will be export- far away from sugar mills,” 430,000 acres of sugarcane email [email protected] year, according to Myanmar ed as a raw material when stated the MSSPEA. cultivation across the county. with your name and title. Sugar and Sugarcane Product Myanmar could not export The company will buy The sugar mills expect to pro- Due to limitation of space we are only able to publish “Letter to Entrepreneurs Association sugar to China. the sugarcane for K40,000 duce over 4 million tonnes of the Editor” that do not exceed 500 (MSSPEA). “The local company, per tonne and sell it back to sugar in 2020-2021, according words. Should you submit a text To export over 200,000 named 7 Force, will export China for K80,000 per tonne. to the Agricultural Depart- longer than 500 words please be aware that your letter will be edited. tonnes of sugarcane, a local sugarcane. The company has The export of 200,000 ment. —Aye Maung company will buy sugarcane also grown the sugarcane. tonnes of sugarcane to China (Translated by Hay Mar) 8 NOVEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5

Announcement on legal actions against election law-breakers

1. An unofficial voting stamp with no ‘UEC’ words was found from U Aung San, a polling station representative of Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), on 4 November 2020, while the advance votes of the elderly aged 60 and above are being collected at the polling station of No 2 Ward, Yeni Town in Yedashe Township, Toungoo District in Bago Region. 2. It is also investigated that Daw Pyone Kyi, who lives in No 10 Ward of Danubyu Township, Maubin District in Ayeyawady Region, voted twice – once in No 10 Ward on 29 October 2020 and another in Nandawgon Village-tract – during the advance voting of the elderly aged 60 and above. 3. U Phyo San Lin (a member of a polling station), who lives in Upper Yehle Village of Pan Tin Village-tract in Ingapu Township, Hinthada Township in Ayeyawady Region, cast advance votes twice – once at the election sub-commission of Pan Tin Village-tract on 2 November 2020 and another at the polling station of Kayin Ku Village-tract. 4. U Aung Myint, who lives in Katkayan Village of Kanyin Wa Village-tract, Maubin Township in Maubin District, Ayeyawady Region, also cast advance votes twice the same day– once at the polling station No 1 of Kanyin Wa Village-tract and another at the polling station No 2 of Kanu Village-tract. 5. The suspects U Aung San, Daw Pyone Kyi, U Phyo San Lin and U Aung Myint, were charged with the provisions of Section 59 Hluttaw Election Law at the respective police stations. Union Election Commission

Ayeyawady Centre (Mandalay) Officials, senior citizens and state’s employees in Taunggyi opens for COVID-19 patients cast advance ballots

THE Ayeyawady Centre (Man- Officials from the centre ex- provide the foods for the health dalay), which has been con- plained the arrangements inside workers, volunteers and patients structed under the supervision the centre to the chief minister at the centre. of the Ministry of Health and and officials. Construction of the Under the supervision of the Sports, was opened yesterday. 300-bed COVID Treatment Ay- Ministry of Health and Sports, Mandalay Region Chief eyawady Centre (Chanmyathazi) the Ayeyawady Foundation also Minister Dr Zaw Myint Maung began at the end of October. A constructed Ayeyawady Centre attended the opening event and 100-bed ICU/HDU Centre and (Yangon) for COVID-19 infect- gave words of encouragement Test and Care Centre will also ed patients and ICU and HCU to the doctors, nurses and vol- be opened soon. centres for emergency patients. unteers at the centre. Ayeyawady Foundation will —Ye Yint Shine

A woman casts her advance votes in Taunggyi on 7 November 2020. PHOTO: SAI THAN KYAW (TAUNGGYI)

SECRETARY of the Shan State For the 2020 General Elec- government U Nay Lin and tion, on 8 November, officials officials along with senior citi- from Taunggyi township have zens and voters who will be on arranged the advance voting duty on the Election Day cast of the senior citizens in Taung- their advance ballots yesterday gyi and state’s employees, who morning in Taunggyi. will be on duty on the Election All the advance voters and Day on 8 November, since 29 polling station staff followed the October. guidelines of the COVID-19 pre- There are 324,913 eligible vention and control measures voters in 245 polling stations of from the Ministry of Health and 75 village/ward tracts in Taung- Sports with taking body tem- gyi Township. — Sai Than Kyaw perature, providing hand san- (Taunggyi) itizers and distributing gloves (Translated by Ei Phyu An aerial view of Ayeyawady Centre (Mandalay). PHOTO: KO MOE and masks. Phyu Aung)

COVID-19 Call Centre opens daily

In efforts to speed up the prevention, containment and treatment of the COVID-19 disease, the call centre (phone number 2019) is established by four communications operators and the Blue Ocean Company with the coordination of the Medical Research Department of the Health and Sports Ministry and Post and Telecommunica- tions Department from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the Medical Research Department in Yangon. Over 43 staff from the Medical Research Department and 17 volunteers from the Myanmar Medical Association totally 60 workers have been working at the centre since 8th April.­—MNA 8 NOVEMBER 2020 6 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

BIDEN BEATS TRUMP Biden wins White House, ending Trump presidency

WASHINGTON (United States) ma. — Democrat Joe Biden has The result condemned won the White House, US media 74-year-old Trump -- who made said Saturday, defeating Donald frantic attempts to claim fraud Trump and ending a presidency and stop the vote count -- to be- that convulsed American politics, coming the first one-term presi- shocked the world and left the dent since George H. W. Bush at United States more divided than the start of the 1990s. at any time in decades. The Republican, whose mar- CBS, NBC and CNN news athon press conferences, tweet- networks announced the result ing and raucous campaign rallies just before 11:30 am (1630 GMT) have made him a perpetual, noisy as an insurmountable lead in presence at home and abroad Pennsylvania took Biden, 77, over over the last four years, had no the top in the state-by-state count immediate reaction. that decides the presidency. But ever since the night “America, I’m honoured that after Tuesday’s election, when you have chosen me to lead our he prematurely claimed victo- Joe Biden. PHOTO: AFP great country,” Biden said in a ry, Trump has been inhabiting a statement. world increasingly disconnected voters -- some 160 million peo- the country’s most sensitive is- istration he appeared invulnera- “The work ahead of us will be from the reality of his approach- ple, according to preliminary sues, including race, immigra- ble to the normal laws of politics. hard, but I promise you this: I will ing downfall. estimates -- poured out across tion and gun ownership. And His showbiz style of running be a president for all Americans Earlier Saturday, he left the the United States, ultimately fa- despite critics painting Trump the government made him per- — whether you voted for me or White House for the first time vouring Biden’s promise of calm as an aberration, he still won the haps the most watched -- and not. I will keep the faith that you since Election Day to play golf, to Trump’s rollercoaster. votes of around 70 million people controversial -- individual on the have placed in me.” tweeting: “I WON THIS ELEC- An old school centrist, Biden -- many of whom may not have planet. He survived impeach- Trump quickly responded to TION, BY A LOT!” has fended off the energetic leftist liked Trump himself, yet consider ment, tore up diplomatic norms, the announcement by accusing And in an extraordinary wing of his party, while choosing Democrats as being out of touch and was so omnipresent in the Biden of falsely declaring himself White House address to the Kamala Harris, the first Black with their traditional values. That media that he lodging himself the next president. nation on Thursday -- with Bid- woman on a major party pres- gulf in understanding between in the consciousness of ordinary “We all know why Joe Bid- en’s lead in the partial results idential ticket, as his running two Americas will likely continue Americans in a way never previ- en is rushing to falsely pose as already consolidating rapidly -- he mate. to rage in Congress, threatening ously experienced. the winner, and why his media claimed “they are trying to steal Although a career politician Biden’s ability to govern at a time A former reality TV star and allies are trying so hard to help the election.” -- a widely derided group today of economic upheaval and an ac- celebrity real estate developer, he him: they don’t want the truth Despite Trump’s protests, -- he is seen by many as a sym- celerating coronavirus crisis. gave the impression of someone to be exposed,” Trump said in a the returns from vote counting pathetic character, humanized Humiliation who always got his own way. statement. offices around the country kept by having endured the loss of his For Trump, the defeat and To crowds at rallies he loved “The simple fact is this elec- coming all week, with no credible wife and baby daughter in a car his exit from the White House at to boast “we’re going to win so tion is far from over.” reports of irregularities. accident in 1972, then another the transition on January 20 will much, you’re going to be so sick For Biden, who got more And when US television net- son to cancer four decades later. above all be a story of personal and tired of winning.” And to peo- than 74 million votes, a record, works declared that Biden had Yet despite his fervent prom- humiliation. ple he didn’t like, his go-to insult the triumph after a tense con- taken an insurmountable lead in ises to restore America’s “soul,” He shocked the country and was “loser”. Yet now he’s a loser test conducted during a global Pennsylvania, that put the Dem- Biden will inherit a shaken, angry the world when he stormed to himself -- as perhaps he already coronavirus pandemic was the ocrat over the magic number of country. victory in 2016 as a political new- feared on the morning of the crowning achievement of his half 270 electoral college votes. Trump Americans are bitterly comer taking down the seasoned election. century in US politics, including had no way back. split after an election campaign Democrat Hillary Clinton in his “Winning is easy,” he mused eight years as deputy to the first Centrist in divided era in which Trump deliberately first shot at public office. as polls opened. “Losing is never Black US president Barack Oba- The biggest ever turnout of stoked divisions over many of Then for much of his admin- easy. Not for me.”— AFP

REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES INDONESIA’S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO New Zealand swears in most diverse Cabinet ever Hundreds residents evacuated as Indonesia’s Merapi volcano may soon erupt

NEW Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern ri, 15 per cent identify as LGBT ization of recreational cannabis was formally sworn-in for her and 15 per cent are of Pacific and euthanasia. MORE than 630 residents were ple from the three villages who second term as prime minister islander background. Results of the vote, which evacuated from a village near have to be evacuated. We are on Friday, along with her minis- “Sitting at this table is Ao- was held in October, saw the Mount Merapi in Indonesia’s still monitoring the rest,” Su- ters who make up the country’s tearoa New Zealand,” Ardern Labour Party gain an extra seat Central Java province between santo said, adding that basic most diverse Cabinet ever. said at the ceremony, using the to hold 65 seats in the 120-seat Friday and Saturday as a volca- supplies for seven evacuation Among those sworn-in on Maori name for the nation of parliament, solidifying its ma- no alert was raised to the sec- posts are available for the next Friday were newly appointed roughly 5 million. “They collec- jority government. ond-highest level, a local official three days. Deputy Prime Minister Grant tively represent a range of dif- In the referenda, New Zea- said. In Sleman district of Yogy- Robertson, the first openly gay ferent perspectives. They repre- landers voted to legalize assist- Chief Executive of Mage- akarta province, 133 vulnerable person to hold the position, and sent huge talent. They represent ed dying with 65.1 per cent of vot- lang District’s disaster man- groups including children, the Nanaia Mahuta, the first Maori a broad set of experiences.” ers supporting the act. However, agement agency, Edy Susanto, elderly, pregnant women, and woman to become foreign min- The swearing-in of the Cab- legalization of recreational can- said on Saturday that in addition the disabled have been evac- ister. inet came on the same day that nabis was narrowly voted down to them, there are also people uated, said Joko Supriyanto, According to local media, of official results were announced with only 48.4 per cent of people living in three villages in Dukuh head of the district’s disaster those in the Cabinet, 40 per cent for the country’s general elec- supporting the proposition. sub-district to be evacuated. management agency. are women, 25 per cent are Mao- tion and referenda on the legal- SOURCE: Kyodo “There are about 2,625 peo- SOURCE: Xinhua 8 NOVEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR COVID-19: ROLLING UPDATES 7

NATIONAL SAFETY REGULATION Cambodian PM in self-quarantine, unable to attend upcoming 37th ASEAN Summit: statement

CAMBODIAN Prime Minister ing absent in these important Samdech Techo Hun Sen has events due to their mandatory been in a self-quarantine and 14-day self-isolation in accord- will be unable to participate ance with the national safety in the upcoming 37th summit regulation against COVID-19,” of the Association of South- the statement said. east Asian Nations (ASEAN) It added that Deputy and related meetings, said a Prime Minister Aun Pornmon- foreign ministry’s press state- iroth, who is also the minister ment on Saturday. of economy and finance, will “Samdech Techo Prime represent Cambodia on behalf Minister Hun Sen and Depu- of Hun Sen at the summit and ty Prime Minister [and For- related meetings, which will eign Minister] Prak Sokhonn be held via video conference have expressed deep regret from Nov. 12 to 15. Children wash their hands at a China-donated portable handwashing facility at the Trapeang Thlan Village to their counterparts for be- SOURCE: Xinhua community pre-school in Prek Pnov district, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Oct. 21, 2020. PHOTO: XINHUA

EDUCATION ECONOMY Greek decision to close Greece hails Moody’s upgrade as secondary schools ‘vote of confidence’ panned by teachers GREECE on Saturday hailed the midst of a global recession, is pects, combined with a return to Moody’s upgrade of the coun- a strong vote of confidence in the a prudent fiscal stance, will lead try’s credit rating as a “strong growth prospects of the Greek to a gradual reversal in the pub- TEACHERS hit out Friday at school teachers’ union, said he vote of confidence” even as the economy post-Covid”, Greek lic debt trend,” Moody’s wrote in Greece’s closure of secondary feared the schools would even- country enters a second lock- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mit- its report. schools from next week, as the tually have to remain closed down in response to rising coro- sotakis tweeted Saturday. The Greek economy is ex- country enters a second na- much longer. navirus infections. The boost follows an up- pected to contract by 9.0 per tionwide lockdown aiming to “Distance-learning cannot The rating agency lifted grade of Greece’s debt rating cent this year before booking curb the aggressive spread of replace the physical presence Greece’s long-term debt rating by the Fitch agency in January. 5.0 per cent growth in 2021 and coronavirus. of students in the classroom,” by a notch on Friday from B1 Moody’s pointed to the 3.5 percent in 2022, the European In his announcement of he told AFP. “We warned the to Ba3 with a stable outlook, al- country’s growth outlook for Commission said in its Autumn a new lockdown on Thursday, education ministry to prepare though the vital tourism industry next year as well as progress in Economic Forecast on Thursday Greek Prime Minister Kyri- for this situation. is suffering through the virus tax compliance, strengthening -- the same day Mitsotakis an- akos Mitsotakis said second- “We had requested small outbreak. institutions and fighting corrup- nounced the return to lockdown. ary school students would have classes of 15 students, more hir- “Moody’s upgrade of tion. to do distance-learning once ings of teachers and cleaners at Greece’s rating, which came in “Favourable growth pros- SOURCE: AFP again. schools” to avoid their closure. But he promised that Tsouchlos said many high kindergartens and primary school students had already VIRUS MUTATION schools would remain open -- fallen behind in their studies for now. during the first wave of the Theodoros Tsouchlos, pandemic. Six countries reported coronavirus president of the secondary SOURCE: AFP on mink farms, WHO says

DENMARK and the United Copenhagen has warned ities have expressed concern States are among six countries the mutation could threaten this strain, known as “Cluster that have reported new coro- the effectiveness of any future 5”, is not inhibited by antibodies navirus cases linked to mink vaccine and has ordered the to the same degree as the nor- farms, the World Health Organ- slaughter of all the estimated 15- mal virus, which they fear could ization said. 17 million minks in the country. threaten the efficacy of vaccines Italy, the Netherlands, Britain on Saturday banned that are being developed across Spain and Sweden are the oth- entry to all non-resident foreign- the globe. er nations to have discovered ers coming from Denmark af- “Initial observations sug- SARS-CoV-2 in minks, WHO said ter the mutation linked to mink gest that the clinical presenta- in a statement. farms was found in humans. tion, severity and transmission Denmark has imposed Scientists say virus mu- among those infected are sim- strict measures on the north tations are common and often ilar to that of other circulating of the country after warning harmless, and this one doesn’t SARS-CoV-2 viruses,” the WHO Teachers hit out Friday at Greece’s closure of secondary schools from that a mutation of the virus had cause a more severe illness in statement said on Friday. next week, as the country enters a second nationwide lockdown jumped from minks to humans humans. aiming to curb the aggressive spread of coronavirus. PHOTO: AFP and infected 12 people. But Danish health author- SOURCE: AFP 8 NOVEMBER 2020 8 NOVEMBER 2020 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE 9 The elections are THE BEST TIME TO LOOK AT COUNTRY’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPACITY IS DURING AN EMERGENCY World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’ – WHO chief Myanmar Daily Weather Report a transit point for th As the COVID-19 pandemic continues evolving, the world must “take all opportunities to (Issued at 7:00 pm Saturday 7 November, 2020) BAY INFERENCE: Weather is generally fair over the North reflection learn and improve the response as we go”, the UN health agency chief said. Bay and partly cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal. tional experience and unique situ- ment and whole-of-society re- gave an overview of the pandem- HE elections are now upon us, and this time around, ation on the ground”, Tedros con- sponse”. ic in South Africa, and how the FORECAST VALID UNTIL NOON OF THE 08th November, they have changed from a phenomenon that most had tinued, adding that they have also “There’s hope, and now is the country utilized the Intra-Action 2020: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Ayeyawady not experienced in their life to something that now been strengthening their respons- time to double down on efforts to Review, the lessons it had learned Region, Kayin and Mon states, isolated in Bago, Yangon and T has a more serious air among the public. es by using Intra-Action Reviews, tackle this virus” Tedros stressed. and its path forward, which in- Taninthayi regions. Degree of certainty is (80%). Weather will That is not to say the people have never been serious, but which harness “a whole-of-society, “We can save lives and livelihoods cludes new committees at both be partly cloudy in Nay Pyi Taw, Upper Sagaing Region and the fanciful hope of clearing multi-sectoral approach” at na- and end this pandemic, together”. national and provincial levels to Kachin, Southern Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayah states and gen- all issues of the nation once tional and sub-national levels. ensure that recommendations be- erally fair in the remaining regions and states. a democratic government is “Intra-Action Reviews not Health ministers speak ing “incorporated into strategic It will still established have now faded, only help countries improve their Having conducted reviews in plans” are implemented. STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moderate in Myan- and people see that change COVID-19 response but also con- real-time, the Ministers of Health “COVID-19 is still with us mar waters. Wave height will be about (3-6) feet off and along require all of is a long and hard process. tribute towards their long-term from Thailand, South Africa and and we must remain vigilant and Myanmar Coasts. Many are commenting health security”, the WHO chief Indonesia, shared their experi- continue to fight together”, he us – the gen- that the ruling party los- upheld. “To date, 21 countries have ences with the WHO chief. warned. OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of ing followers and voters completed them, and others are Anutin Charnvirakul ex- And Terawan Agus Putranto, decrease of night temperatures in Shan State. are signs of its inability to in pipeline”. plained how Thailand drew on les- Indonesia’s health minister, said eral public, carry out its duties. While sons learned from SARS back in their successful response to the FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING there is no denying that the ‘Never too late’ 2003 and responded to COVID with pandemic had been built around AREA FOR 08th November, 2020: Partly cloudy. politicians, incumbent government has The best time to look at coun- a strong public health response led “coordination, risk communication not made as much progress Health workers demonstrate proper handwashing to a child at a community health centre in Central Java, try’s emergency response capaci- by identifying, isolating, treating and community empowerment.” FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA civil serv- in certain sectors as people Indonesia. © UNICEF/Fauzan Ijazah. PHOTO: UNICEF/FAUZAN IJAZAH ty is during an emergency, “when cases and tracing and quarantin- He also acknowledged that FOR 08th November, 2020: Likelihood of isolated rain or have anticipated, this migra- Many countries heard our tor-General of the World Health parameters set out in its strate- you can clearly see what works, ing contacts of those infected. the country needs to improve thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%). ants, military tion of former supporters is a call back in January when Organization (WHO) told a regular gic response plan, outlined on 4 what doesn’t and what you need “We commit to improving our on its enforcement of “lockdown sign that people are becom- “we rang our highest alarm by press briefing in Geneva. February. to improve”, he said. response to COVID-19 by working restrictions and empowering the FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING ing more confident in pursu- calling a public health emergency Since then, he explained that “They’ve conducted reviews, And wherever a country is, he closely with relevant stakehold- community, as agents for change”. AREA FOR 08th November, 2020: Generally fair weather. personnel, ing their agenda as opposed of international concern”, Tedros they have been working closely shared data and experience and maintained that they can “turn it ers”, he stated. SOURCE: UN NEWS to following the masses. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Direc- with the UN agency, following honed their response to their na- around with a whole-of-govern- Meanwhile, Zweli Mkhize armed eth- The people are now learning that it is okay and actually essential to a de- 3 WS: WEAR A MASK, WATCH YOUR DISTANCE, AND WASH YOUR HANDS nic groups mocracy that there are dif- ferent voices and opinions to MASS MEDIA CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO FIGHT COVID-19 AND SUPPORT HEALTH WORKERS and every- keep things in perspective. But what they need to be The follow-up “Let’s beat COVID-19 together” campaign will run for six weeks on TV and one else to aware of moving forward is that this doesn’t mean they have to view other parties radio, and on social media (Facebook). move ahead as to the enemy. They are HE People’s Health Foun- can change our behaviour, we can those who fight COVID-19 in the opponents and competitors, dation, in collaboration keep ourselves and our loved ones frontline. “COVID-19 does not while build- but they are also allies work- Twith the Ministry of Health safe. Slowing down the growth of discriminate,” said Dr Than Sein. ing towards the same goal of and Sports, launched a mass me- COVID-19 cases also helps to keep “Our frontline health workers face ing trust and healing our nation. dia campaign today to promote our health workers from getting increased risks, and they might get It has been mentioned safe behavior during the second overwhelmed. This important overwhelmed if we don’t manage incessantly that it will take wave of the COVID-19 pandemic mass media campaign is meant to control the number of cases. understand- a lot of time to resolve issues in Myanmar. The follow-up “Let’s to spread information on how you If we want to support our health caused by armed conflicts beat COVID-19 together” cam- can prevent getting infected and workers, the best thing we can do ing and a that have been around for paign will run for six weeks on infecting others: Follow stay-at- is practice safe behavior. Through more than 60 years in our TV and radio, and on social media home orders and when you can’t, our campaign we support the good common country and just a little over (Facebook). The campaign will fea- practice the 3Ws: Wear your mask, work of the Ministry of Health and a decade of civilian admin- ture stories of COVID-19 survivors Wash your hands and Watch your Sports, to manage this crisis and istration has barely gotten and their family members. distance.” hopefully it will help to relieve footing for a head start at addressing In the last couple of months, The new campaign is the pressure from the public health these issues. the COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar second COVID-19 campaign the system, until a vaccine becomes solidarity The election may be has accelerated. Both the number People’s Health Foundation has available.” over, and a new government of infected people and deaths has launched this year. It will feature Let’s Beat Covid Together may be formed, but the is- increased dramatically. The Min- several TV spots. In one of the and reconcil- A road in Yangon is being disinfected y in efforts to prevent the COVID-19 infection. PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR is funded through a grant and sues will remain the same, istry of Health has responded by spots actor Zin Myo shows the technical assistance through Re- iation. and it will still require all announcing stay at home orders three Ws of proper protective be- aired, and a six-week social me- graphic posts and animations fo- good experiences with this type of solve to Save Lives, an initiative of us – the general public, that have recently been extend- haviour: wear a mask, watch your dia campaign has been developed. cusing on proper behaviour. But hard-hitting messaging during our of global health organization Vital Call politicians, civil servants, ed to 30th of November and by distance, and wash your hands. The Facebook posts all feature we feel the real experiences of 2017 and 2018 smokeless tobacco Strategies. Young Guns Media, a military personnel, armed improving its testing, quarantine Spots featuring testimonials of the hashtag #LetsBeatCovidTo- people gives a strong message. campaign. In these campaigns we Yangon-based media agency, has Thin Thin May, ethnic groups and everyone else to move ahead while building and treatment capacity. COVID-19 survivors and their gether. These patients and family mem- had patients who had contract- developed and will execute the trust and understanding and a common footing for solidarity “The public should take its family members have also been Dr Than Sein, President of bers are basically saying: if you ed cancer, because of their betel campaign. 09251022355 and reconciliation. responsibility as well,” said the produced, calling upon the public the People’s Health Foundation don’t want to get sick or pass away quid chewing habit, addressing SOURCE: PEOPLE'S Union Minister for Health and to engage in safe behaviour. In explained why this choice has been from COVID-19, this is what you the viewers and listeners.” HEALTH FOUNDATION -- MY- Sports, Dr Myint Htwe. “If we addition, two radio spots will be made. “There have been many have to do. We have had very The campaign also supports ANMAR 09974424848 8 NOVEMBER 2020 10 WORLD: ROLLING UPDATES THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

AMONGST MANY OTHERS MIDDLE EAST’S WORST HIT COUNTRY France to skip Euro gym champs in Iran daily virus infections Turkey over Covid, political tensions exceed 9,000 IRAN on Saturday announced to announce new restrictions. a new record of more than 9,000 On Saturday, President new cases of Covid-19 infections Hassan Rouhani outlined a new in the Middle East’s worst hit list of measures during a meet- country, as the government im- ing with the Covid-19 taskforce posed new restrictions. meeting. The latest official figure of Speaking in a televised 9,450 positive novel coronavirus speech Rouhani said under the cases in a 24-hour period comes new measures non-essential after a consistent daily count businesses such as malls, small of more than 8,000 in the past retailers, cinemas and gyms six days. would close from 6 pm for a Iran’s virus caseload now month starting Tuesday. stands at 673,250, the health This would apply to the ministry announced. capital Tehran, province cap- The virus has also claimed itals and “cities with high pop- another 423 lives in the Islamic ulations”, he added. republic, raising the total num- The rising toll has brought ber of victims to 37,832. a number of health experts and The number of infections officials to call for a lockdown and deaths have kept rising in the capital as a minimum and hit several new highs since measure. September, prompting officials SOURCE: AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a Victory Day ceremony in Ankara on 30 August. PHOTO: TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP FRANCE will skip the Europe- Rabaud added: “Current diplo- ligions, as part of a battle against an gymnastics championships matic tensions mean that our extremism. scheduled to be held in December team’s safety cannot be guar- Turkish President Recep in Turkey because of the Covid-19 anteed. “In these conditions, it Tayyip Erdogan has recently pandemic and “current geopolit- is unthinkable to take the least called for a boycott of French ical tensions” between the two risk as regards a team travelling, products, accusing Macron of countries, the French federation albeit for a major competition for islamophobia and advising the said Friday. which we were perfectly ready.” French leader to get “mental “Insofar as we are unable Turkey and France have checks”. to fully guarantee the safety of been at loggerheads on the con- The championships in Tur- the French team, it seemed to us flicts in Syria and Libya as well key have already been hit by the more responsible to pull out” of as a scramble for natural gas in withdrawals of several teams, the December 9-20 Euros in the the Mediterranean and more notably Russia, Switzerland, Brit- southern Turkish city of Mersin, recently on French President ain, Germany, Netherlands and Pilgrims wearing masks walk through the courtyard of the shrine of French gymnastics federation Emmanuel Macron’s vow to up- Spain, because of the coronavirus Imam Ali on February 25, 2020 in the holy Iraqi central city of Najaf, president James Blateau said. hold secular values, including the outbreak. where the first case of coronavirus COVID-19 has been documented in France head coach Kevinn right to mock Islam and other re- SOURCE: AFP Iraq. PHOTO: HAIDAR HAMDANI / AFP

INFECTIONS HIT RECORD MASS TESTING BEGINS ‘Exhausted’ Swiss First city-wide coronavirus testing doctors reel as second kicks off in Liverpool repeat tests, even if asymptomat- virus wave hits ic, under the pilot, which will ini- NO more room. Patients with moment,” he said. tially run for two weeks. severe Covid-19 infections fill “The unit is constantly full. Liverpool last month became all the 10 enclosed beds in the We have no back-up.” the first region to enter the most intensive care unit at this small For weeks now, the novel severe tier of regional lockdown Swiss hospital, but more keep coronavirus has been merci- as it battled a spike in cases, fol- coming. lessly lashing Switzerland, and lowed by the nearby city of Man- “This morning, I was asked in particular its French-speak- chester. to take one more patient... so I ing region, where hospitals A month-long nationwide had to transfer the most stable are rapidly becoming over- lockdown came into force on patient I had to another hospital whelmed. Thursday as cases began to spi- to make room,” Herve Zender, Switzerland emerged rela- ral in all parts of England. the chief physician at the La- tively unscathed from the first Liverpool on Friday began England’s first city-wide trial of coronavirus Britain is already grappling Chaux-de-Fonds’s ICU, told wave of Covid-19 infections in testing in an attempt to prevent hospitals becoming overwhelmed with the worst toll in Europe with AFP. The sudden reorganiza- the spring, but as a second wave during the country’s second wave of the pandemic. PHOTO: AFP over 48,000 dead after testing pos- tion at the hospital in western engulfs Europe, health workers LIVERPOOL on Friday began try’s second wave of the pan- itive for the disease. Switzerland has in recent days here agree the situation in the England’s first city-wide trial of demic. Liverpool mayor Joe Ander- become routine. wealthy Alpine nation this time coronavirus testing in an attempt All of the northwestern city’s son said the pilot could save lives “This is something we are is far more worrying. to prevent hospitals becoming 500,000 residents as well as peo- and “get the city out of tier three doing basically every day at the SOURCE: AFP overwhelmed during the coun- ple working there will be offered restrictions”. SOURCE: AFP 8 NOVEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11

FOX NEWS Is Rupert Murdoch dumping Trump?

FOX News and the New York advisor and son in law, called Post, magnate Rupert Murdoch’s Murdoch in vain to try to get that main media outlets, have started call retracted. Other media held distancing themselves from Don- off from calling the battleground ald Trump as the US election vote state for Biden as the tallying of counting drama drags on -- a first ballots continued. since the president came to pow- Since that night, Fox News er and a potential turning point. has stepped very carefully around On Thursday night in Phoe- allegations of massive vote fraud nix, Arizona, supporters of Trump coming from the Trump cam- bluntly shouted “Fox News paign and the man himself. Sucks” in reference to the news “We just haven’t seen it. It outfit considered fiercely loyal hasn’t been presented to us,” Fox to the president for the past five News anchor Brett Baier said on A large screen shows Fox News anchor Sean Hannity at a Trump rally in Waterford, Michigan on October 30, years. the air Friday. 2020. PHOTO: AFP Fox News infuriated Trump So people are asking if Fox and his people on election night News, which helped bring Trump electoral votes that would win McCall said Fox News has al- on the other a newsroom that is by calling Arizona for Democrat to power in 2016, is in the process him the White House. ways had a twin identity -- on one much more measured. Joe Biden. of dumping him as Biden closes DePauw University com- hand, star anchors who are more Jared Kushner, Trump’s in on the magic number of 270 munications professor Jeffrey editorialists than journalists and SOURCE: AFP

ASSISTING VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PEOPLE IBM, others run pilot test of AI suitcase for guiding blind

A group of five companies includ- which is able to plan an optimal able to successfully navigate it- case came to life, with the AI feedback via its handle. Its con- ing the Japanese unit of IBM route to a destination based on self to an All Nippon Airways de- system providing voice guidance versational AI can additionally Corp. are currently developing the user’s location and map parture counter after receiving as it automatically stopped for provide information about stores an artificial intelligence suitcase data, uses multiple sensors to a command from Chieko Asak- doors and swerved to avoid in the vicinity and help the user to assist visually-impaired peo- assess its surroundings and AI awa, a visually impaired fellow people. shop. “AI guides me as it replac- ple in travelling independently, functionality to avoid bumping IBM overseeing the product’s The suitcase, which is small es the sight I have lost. It is a with a pilot test of a prototype into obstacles, according to the development. enough to be brought onboard dream to be able to go out freely conducted at an airport in Japan companies. As soon as she gave the flights as carry-on luggage, is by myself,” said Asakawa, whose earlier this month. At the pilot experiment held command via her smartphone, also able to indicate the direc- research inspired the project. The small navigation robot, on Nov. 2, the AI suitcase was motors connected to the suit- tion of travel through haptic SOURCE: Kyodo

CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP Eco-friendly, healthy plant-based Tesco gets nod for sale of Thailand meat in spotlight in Japan Environmentally friendly and is further accelerating the evo- supermarket business healthy plant-based meat prod- lution of food,” said an official ucts are attracting attention in of a Japanese consulting firm. THAILAND’S competition regu- Japan as new production meth- Major Japanese hamburg- lator has given the nod for Brit- ods harnessing artificial intel- er chain Freshness Burger un- ish retail giant Tesco to sell its ligence and other cutting-edge der Colowide Co. has ridden the supermarket businesses to the technologies enable consumers wave of momentum, introduc- Charoen Pokphand Group, de- to enjoy tastes similar to con- ing the Good Burger, featuring spite monopoly concerns. ventional meat. a patty made of soybean rather The $10.6 billion sale to Thai- Plant-based meat is made than ground animal meat, in land’s biggest conglomerate was from ingredients such as soy- August for 480 yen ($4.60). first flagged in March and also beans, wheat and peas. As live- “It became popular among covers Tesco’s operations in Ma- stock breeding requires huge health-conscious female cus- laysia. “The majority of commis- amounts of water and land, tomers and its sales were near- sioners agreed that the merger shifting to meat alternatives ly double our expectations,” of those businesses (could cre- is expected to help conserve said Rina Sakasai, a manager ate) market dominance... but it’s the environment. The ongo- in charge of new product devel- not a monopoly,” Thailand’s Of- British retail giant Tesco is looking to sell its supermarket business in ing coronavirus pandemic has opment at Freshness Burger. Thailand. PHOTO:AFP/FILE fice of Trade Competition Com- also raised awareness of meat The fast-food chain initially mission said in a statement on Thai Retailers and Whole- licly expressed concerns that alternatives as cluster infec- sold the burger in the Tokyo Friday. The regulator said CP salers Association president the deal would grant CP Group tions among workers at U.S. metropolitan area and began Group is not allowed to pursue Somchai Pornrattanacharoen, a monopoly, according to local meat processing plants have selling it across Japan from other retail merger deals during who was on the regulator’s vet- media. triggered supply shortages of October. the next three years. ting committee, last month pub- SOURCE: AFP beef and pork. “The epidemic SOURCE: Kyodo 8 NOVEMBER 2020 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

ADDRESSING THE PANDEMIC JEAN CASTEX French PM Biden vows virus action on ‘day one’ as says ‘radical Europe reels from second wave Islamism’ the ‘enemy’ after THE United States reported record new coronavirus cases Nice attack for the third day in a row, as Joe Biden vowed to act against the FRENCH Prime Minister pandemic on “day one” if he wins Jean Castex on Saturday the presidential election in the lamented the killings of world’s worst-hit nation. three people killed by a Global infections have knife attacker in Mediter- surged past 49 million and Eu- ranean city Nice and named rope has become the new pan- “radical Islamism” as an demic epicentre in recent weeks, “enemy” for the country. with more than 300,000 deaths “We know the enemy, it -- nearly a quarter of the global has not only been identified, total. More than 127,000 new in- but has a name, it’s radical fections were reported in the US Islamism,” Castex told a on Friday, the third straight day memorial service in Nice, of record cases, as votes from recalling that the city had the bitterly fought presidential already paid a “heavy toll” election were still being counted. when 86 people were killed No winner has been declared in a 2016 truck ramming but Biden promised late Friday attack against a crowd on that he would not waste any time Joe Biden picks up a mask at the end of a presidential debate. PHOTO: AFP France’s July 14 national in addressing the pandemic if he has been widely criticized over Trump has been a vocal op- insisted that the US was “round- day. is victorious. “I want everyone, his handling of the crisis, trailed ponent of lockdown measures, ing the turn” on the virus despite Radical Islamism is “a everyone to know on day one his Democratic challenger in the citing their impact on the econo- the surges. Several senior mem- political ideology which dis- we’re going to put our plan to ongoing vote count. US cases are my, and has repeatedly clashed bers of his administration have torts the Muslim religion control this virus into action,” fast approaching 10 million, with with his own government’s ex- contracted the virus in recent by twisting its scriptures,” the Democrat said. The infec- more than 236,000 deaths, and perts over coronavirus policy. weeks, with Trump’s chief of staff he added. tion figures came as President the pandemic has hammered the Unlike Biden, Trump held Mark Meadows the latest to test “Every time it’s France Donald Trump, who survived a world’s biggest economy, leaving massive campaign rallies ahead positive, US media said late Fri- that’s in the sights, is the bout of Covid-19 in October and millions jobless. of the November 3 vote, and had day. SOURCE: AFP target of terrorism,” Cas- tex said. In response to the FOLLOWING THE 2016 PEACE AGREEMENT Nice attack, believed to have been carried out by a Colombia’s Duque holds talks with ex-FARC leaders recently-arrived Tunisian COLOMBIA’S President Ivan post-conflict who attended the migrant, French President Duque held talks with former meeting. The meeting at the pres- Emmanuel Macron has FARC guerrilla leaders Friday, idential palace followed a 10-day begun pushing for tighter pledging to speed up the integra- march on Bogota by ex-combat- security at the external bor- tion of ex-combatants following ants to demand the government ders of Europe’s Schengen the 2016 peace agreement, a top keeps its commitments under the free-travel zone. advisor said. Duque’s commit- 2016 peace deal that led to the dis- With the continent also ment came during an unprec- armament of 13,000 fighters and stunned after a gunman edented meeting between the turned FARC into a political party. killed four in the Austrian hardline president and leaders The ex-guerrillas say they capital Vienna on Monday, of the former leftist guerrilla need greater protection as their France has already doubled movement in Bogota. Duque, fa- lives are increasingly at risk from the number of guards on mously critical of aspects of the other guerrilla groups and drug borders with its EU neigh- peace deal he says is too lenient trafficking organizations. bours, to 4,800, and raised on FARC, pledged to work “to The reason for the march Former guerrilla leaders and current members of the Common its terror alert level to the move the reintegration process was to draw attention to the mur- Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) political party pose outside the highest setting. forward,” said Emilio Archila, ders of 237 of their former com- presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, before meeting with President SOURCE: AFP a top government advisor on rades since 2016. SOURCE: AFP Ivan Duque, in November 2020. PHOTO: AFP

ARMENIA Heavy fighting near key town in Karabakh ARMENIA reported Saturday that “fierce combat” with the territory of Armenia, which backs the with Azerbaijani forces took place overnight near separatists fighting for Karabakh’s independence. the town of Shusha, a key stronghold in the disputed Armenian defence ministry spokeswoman Nagorno-Karabakh region. Shushan Stepanyan reported “especially intensive After weeks of heavy fighting over the moun- and fierce combat” overnight outside Shusha, add- tainous province, Azerbaijan appears to be closing ing that numerous attacks from Azerbaijan were in on the strategic town, 15 kilometres (nine miles) thwarted. Armenia also said that throughout the from Karabakh’s main city Stepanakert. night there was regular shelling on Shusha, home Volunteer fighters stand in a village south-east of Stepanakert during the The hilltop town of Shusha is located on a main to an iconic Armenian cathedral that was damaged ongoing fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces. PHOTO: AFP road that links the unrecognized republic’s capital in attacks last month. SOURCE: AFP 8 NOVEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD / AD 13

NOT HEALED YET EXPORTS ROSE 11.4 PERCENT ON-YEAR US sees surprise dip China exports remain strong in October, in unemployment rate import growth slows to 6.9% in October China’s exports posted masks, which rose around strong growth again last 35 per cent from a year ago. THE US unemploy- pandemic was considered month, extending an up- Tommy Xie, head of ment rate unexpectedly one of the main issues ward trend on the back of Greater China research dropped to 6.9 per cent in facing voters when they a consumption rebound at OCBC Bank, told AFP October, a decline of a full went to polls this week to among its major trading a key driver for October’s point ahead of the presi- choose whether to give partners, official data exports was shipments to dential election, though President Donald Trump showed Saturday. the US, noting this could be the economy is far from a second term or replace Inbound shipments, due to “frontloading... par- healed and rising coro- him with challenger Joe however, cooled after a tially because of concerns navirus cases could undo Biden, who leads in key surge in September -- over a further escalation of the progress. states as vote counting with analysts expecting tensions, and also ahead of The decrease came continues. that a drop in import pric- the US elections”. Although the coronavirus pandemic has battered countries as the economy regained But Rubeela Farooqi es weighed on headline US-China ties have around the world, China’s foreign trade has fared better 638,000 jobs last month, of High Frequency Eco- numbers. than expected. PHOTO: AFP/FILE grown increasingly according to a Labour De- nomics warned October’s Although the coronavi- strained in recent years, partment report released momentum may not last rus pandemic has battered better than the 8.9 per grew 4.7 per cent, short of under President Donald Friday, far more than an- long. countries worldwide, for- cent growth predicted by the 8.8 per cent on-year rise Trump. Although imports alysts had been expect- “The risk is high of a eign trade in the world’s a Bloomberg poll of econo- expected. were below expectations, ing as hard-hit sectors deceleration in job gains second-largest economy mists. This marks the fast- The Customs adminis- Xie noted that shipments continued hiring despite from rising virus trans- fared better than expect- est pace since March last tration said Saturday that remained robust for iron Congress’s failure to pass missions that will result ed, buoyed by healthcare year, supporting China’s China’s exports of mechan- ore and integrated circuits another spending pack- in business closures and shipments. economic recovery after ical and electrical products amid tensions with Austral- age to aid the recovery. job losses,” she said in an Exports rose 11.4 per lockdowns this year to curb rose in the first 10 months, ia — a key exporter of the The downturn analysis. cent on-year in October, the spread of Covid-19. as did outbound shipments commodity. caused by the coronavirus SOURCE: AFP Customs data showed, Imports, meanwhile, of textiles including face SOURCE: AFP

ECONOMIC GROWTH Indonesia remains upbeat despite plunging into recession

Indonesia’s economy has hariyanto announced on than President Joko Wido- nesian economy increased finally plunged into a re- Thursday that Indonesia’s do’s estimation at minus 3 by 5.05 per cent quarterly cession after experiencing economy contracted by 3.49 per cent and Indrawati’s (quarter-to-quarter) in the minus growths in two con- per cent in the third quarter prediction at minus 2.9 third quarter 2020, showing secutive quarters this year. 2020. Thus, Indonesia offi- per cent. The agency has a signal of a significant re- Finance Minister Sri cially entered its recession earlier announced that covery, he said. “Compared Mulyani Indrawati has re- like other countries did as the Indonesian economy to the economic growth in cently said if the country’s they experienced negative contracted by 5.32 per cent the second quarter, that economic growth under- economic growths within in the second quarter this in the third quarter is bet- The state of the US economy was surely on voters’ minds when they went to the polls in the presidential went contractions in two two consecutive quarters year due to the COVID-19 ter. Indonesia’s economic election. PHOTO: AFP/FILE successive quarters, its during the COVID-19 pan- pandemic which has been growth in the second quar- economy would enter a demic, Suhariyanto told battering the country’s eco- ter experienced a deeper recession. journalists. The realization nomic activities. contraction,” Suhariyanto Lao exports to Vietnam Head of the Central of the economic growth in Although experiencing noted. Agency of Statistics Su- the third quarter was worse negative growth, the Indo- SOURCE: Xinhua increase despite COVID-19 pandemic

THE export value of Laos dollars in the nine months CLAIMS DAY NOTICE M.V OCEAN PROBE VOY. NO. (053N/S) to Vietnam has increased of 2020. in 2020, despite the COV- Meanwhile, both Consignees of cargo carried on M.V OCEAN ID-19 pandemic. sides will increase efforts PROBE VOY. NO. (053N/S) are hereby notified that In 2019, the export to promote bilateral trade the vessel will be arriving on 8-11-2020 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of where it will lie value from Laos to Vi- in 2020 with the forecast of TMIT/MIP at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the etnam in the first nine an increase of between 10 byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. months was 757.4 million and 15 per cent, local daily Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am U.S. dollars, which in- Vientiane Times reported to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now creased to almost 758 mil- on Friday. The main items declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo lion U.S. dollars, accord- exported to Vietnam are from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after ing to the Lao Ministry of drinking water, minerals, the Claims Day. Industry and Commerce. and wood products, and Phone No: 2301185 While the import val- agricultural products Shipping Agency Department ue decreased from 458 such as rubber, coffee, Myanma Port Authority million U.S. dollars, com- maize, cassava, rice, and Agent For: pared to the nine months cattle. M/S CONTINENTAL SHIPPING LINE PTE LTD of 2019, to 410 million U.S. SOURCE: Xinhua 8 NOVEMBER 2020 8 NOVEMBER 2020 14 DEVELOPMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR DEVELOPMENT 15

Glass bridge.

A Glass bridge and

By Zin Lin Myint resort to be built near TRANSLATED BY EI PHYU PHYU AUNG PHOTO: SUPPLIED Gokteik Viaduct

HE beauty of nature exists in every state and region of My- Tanmar. Besides, Myanmar also possess historical heritage which adds more value to the beauty of the re- spective places. Money investment, international standard techniques, im- agination also shape the places more fascinating. Now, a resort with Myanmar’s first glass bridge is going to be built near the Gokteik Bridge to attract interna- tional tourists. The permit to build the resort near the Gokteik Bridge, located in Nawng- hkio township of northern Shan State, has been granted. Shan State govern- ment said the plans are being made to systematically develop the tourism in Shan State in post-COVID-19 period. The resort project will be imple- mented by an American company, and the construction will start in 2020. De- spite the negative effect to construc- A train crossing the Gokteik Viaduct. tion business around the world due 8 NOVEMBER 2020 8 NOVEMBER 2020 14 DEVELOPMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR DEVELOPMENT 15

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Tennis: ‘Simply incredible’ as Djokovic equals Sampras’ year- end world number one record

PARIS—Novak Djokovic on of 17 Grand Slam titles, had Friday (Nov 6) emulated child- already moved past Sampras’ hood hero Pete Sampras by tally of 286 weeks in the top spot claiming the year-end world in September. number one ranking for the Djokovic can go past all- sixth time. time record-holder Roger Djokovic, 33, was con- Federer’s mark of 310 weeks firmed in the position after on March 8 next year. Rafael Nadal, the only man “To finish the year as No.1 who could deny him top spot, is one of the most impressive Myanmar national team and Yangon United goalkeeper Kyaw Zin Htet. PHOTO: KYAW ZIN HTET’S opted not to play in the Sofia achievements in our sport, one FACEBOOK PAGE event next week. which requires sustained ex- THE Myanmar National League The keepers shared their ex- matches in 2017 and has won the Djokovic was also a sea- cellence across the season,” recently invited Myanmar football periences and other life-related winner of 2014 Myanmar National son-ending world number one said ATP chairman Andrea fans to meet two Myanmar star knowledge. Keeper Thiha Sithu League Best Player award. in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and Gaudenzi. goalkeepers Thiha Si Thu and said that he is currently serving The 33-year-old keeper 2018. “Pete was somebody I “To see Novak achieve this Kyaw Zin Htet via live stream- as a COVID-19 volunteer amidst joined Myanmar National Foot- looked up to when I was grow- for the sixth time and match ing of the MNL Facebook page, the pandemic period and keeper ball Team in 2010, and he was ing up, so to match his record Pete’s record is simply incred- and football fans got a chance to Kyaw Zin Htet has said that he recognized as a star footballer in is a dream come true,” said ible, and he continues to ce- meet with their favourite keepers is composing song lyrics for his the team with his brilliant saves. Djokovic. ment his place in the history yesterday online. future music album in their fan Next, Kyaw Zin Htet is also The Serb star, a winner books.”—AFP During their online meeting, meeting. Thiha Sithu is a star one of the best keepers of Myan- football fans raised their ques- goalkeeper of Shan United FC mar National Football Team, and tions by giving comments on the and Myanmar National Football he is currently playing for Yangon Burns seizes PGA Houston live streaming of the MNL social Team. The veteran keeper also United. He made his first appear- media page and two Myanmar possessed the Myanmar National ance for the Myanmar national Open lead, Day lurking star keepers replied to each of League clean sheet record by football team in 2007. —Lynn Thit their fan’s comments. not conceding a single goal for 14 (Tgi) WASHINGTON—Sam Burns, a 24-year-old American seeking his first US PGA title, fired a bogey-free five-under par 65 to grab a two-stroke lead after Friday’s second round of the Houston Open. Man City, Liverpool’s fallibilities Burns hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation on his way to standing on seven-under 133 after 36 holes at Memorial Park, where 2,000 promise wide open title race spectators a day watch under strict Covid-19 safety protocols. “It takes a lot of discipline around here,” Burns said. “You only by goal difference. But Ju- get out of position, you just try to get it back to where you can rgen Klopp’s men have already get it up and down.” dropped more points in seven Australia’s Jason Day, the 2015 PGA Championship winner, games than they did in their and Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz shared second on 135. opening 27 in romping to the ti- South African Dawie van der Walt, Canada’s Corey Conners tle last season. Of more lasting and Americans Brandt Snedeker, Patton Kizzire and Aaron damage to their title credentials, Wise were another stroke adrift. the Reds have also lost the tow- World number 179 Burns birdied three of the first four holes, ering presence of defender Virgil then added birdies at the par-5 eighth from 11 feet and 12 feet van Dijk for what looks set to be at the par-5 16th on his way to matching the course record. the lion’s share of the season. “Fortunately early we got some good looks and was able Even when the giant Dutchman to convert,” Burns said. “So solid. Looking forward to the was still present, Liverpool suf- weekend.” Liverpool conceded seven goals in one game for the first time since 1963 fered a historic 7-2 humiliation to Aston Villa last month. PHOTO: POOL/AFP Burns shared seventh at the Safeway Open in September, to Aston Villa a month ago that where he had his only prior PGA end-of-day lead after round LONDON—For the past three carries the same fear factor in an leaves them with still the worst two and learned to be patient. years Manchester City and Liv- unpredictable campaign that of- defensive record in the league. “Slowing down a little bit, really talking through the shot erpool have dominated the Pre- fers a series of challengers hope “So many things are differ- with Travis (Perkins, his caddie) and making sure we have a mier League to an extent never of winning the league. ent this year,” said Klopp on Fri- clear picture of what we’re trying to do,” Bruns said. “That was seen before in English football. Defending champions day in a season where a packed really helpful to learn.” Day, who turns 33 on the opening day But after three seasons in Liverpool still head to City on schedule and empty stadiums of next week’s Masters, finds himself playing a patience game which the title winner has av- Sunday in second place, trailing appears to be levelling the play- as he chases a 13th career PGA title. —AFP eraged 99 points, neither side surprise leaders Southampton ing field.—AFP