Peace Negotiators Continue Discussions on Work Plans for Union Peace Conference Next Month

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MoHS oﬃcials inspect broadcast media, sample ﬁlm shooting to enforce healthcare guidelines

MoALI organizes 98th International Day of Cooperatives in Nay Pyi Taw

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Peace negotiators continue discussions on work plans for Union Peace Conference next month

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Asia-Paciﬁc YMCA Executive Committee holds meeting online

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Phakant landslide investigation body gives assistance to victims

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41 Myanmar migrant workers enter into facility quarantine in Kawthoung

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Peace negotiators discuss fourth session of Union Peace Conference scheduled for second week of August after the sixth coordination meeting in

last week of July. PHOTO: PHOE HTAUNG

LOCAL NEWS

EPRESENTATIVES Road in Yangon yesterday. of the government and Present on the govern- Aung, members of the Peace bers of negotiation team U Hla NCA-S EAOs continued ment’s side at the meeting were Commission Advisory Board U Htay, Saw Mya Yar Zar Lin, Dr
U Pyone Cho (a) U Htay Win ordinator U Myo Win, and mem-

Fake Thanaka from neighbouring country impacts local genuine Thanaka growers

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discussions on the work plans the NRPC Vice-Chairman and Hla Maung Shwe, U Moe Zaw Salai Lian Hmon Sakhong, Salai for holding the fourth session Attorney-General of the Union Oo and Director-General of the Htarlar Hay, Saw Sein Win, Pado of Union Peace Conference-21^stU Tun Tun Oo, Lt-Gen Yar Pyae Office of the State Counsellor U Saw Tar Do Hmu, Pado Saw L Century Panglong scheduled for of the Office of the Command- Zaw Htay.

second week of August.

er-in-Chief (Army), Lt-Gen Min

The NCA-S EAOs were rep- Nyunt, Nai Aung Ma Ngae, Dr

Klu Sae, Kya Salmon, Saw Kyaw
The second day of fifth co- Naung and Lt-Gen Tin Maung resented by the coordination Sai Oo and Khun Myint Tun, ordination meeting was held at Win, Secretary of Peace Com- of NCA implementation frame- and other representatives on the National Reconciliation and mission retired Lt-Gen Khin work negotiation committee videoconference.

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Peace Centre (NRPC) on Shweli Zaw Oo, Pyithu Hluttaw MP leader Pado Sao Sai Ngin, co-

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COVID-19 figure in Myanmar reaches 313 as 7 new cases reported on 4 July

Updated at 8 pm, 4 July 2020

New Persons under Investigation from the past 24 hours to 12 noon of 4 July 2020

Total Death
Total Case
New Case

313

7

6

Tally

Recovery Update on 4 July 2020 after two consecutive tests

New PUI

33

Total
Recovery
New
Recovery

Discharged from Hospital

240

3

226

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“People are the key”

MoHS officials inspect broadcast media, sample film shooting to enforce healthcare guidelines

OFFICIALS from the Ministry Myothit (North).

Health said, “We conducted in-

of Health and Sports inspected

The officials also looked into spection according to the guide-

facilities of Forever Group media sample shootings at the Film De- lines of the ministry. We mainly company and sample shootings velopment Centre and for Bogy- scrutinize this industry in two at the Film Development Centre oke Aung San biopic in Bogyoke sectors. The first one is to work in

and at Bogyoke Park for Bogy- Park in Bahan Township.

social distancing of six feet apart

oke Aung San biopic in Yangon yesterday.
U Pyae Phyo Han, General from each other and the next one
Manager of Forever Group said: is to set a time limit not more than
The health officials suggest- “We follow COVID-19 guidelines 15 miniutes in continuous physied guidelines for prevention of such as social distancing of the cal contact as the actors will not COVID-19 in media and film pro- Ministry of Health and Sports wear personal protective equipduction processes as they arrived in the works. We also spray dis- ment during their performance.”

Dr Thandar Lwin, Deputy Director-General of Public Health, inspects studio (1) of Film Development Centre in Bahan Township on 4

July. PHOTO: HLA MOE

at the makeup room, studios, ed- infectants on production equipiting room, staff canteen, indoor ment and assign lesser numbers work far from the fans during the Information, Ministry of Religious ducers and cinema owners to set

and outdoor places of Forever of staff.”

shootings.

Affairs and Culture, Ministry of up COVID-19 preventive plans in

Group Company in Mayangon

Dr Thandar Lwin, the Dep-

The Union Ministers for Min- Health and Sports discussed with their businesses.—Yi Yi Myint

Township, and the company’s uty Director-General (Disease istry of Investment and Foreign the officials of Myanmar Motion

(Translated by Khine Thaz-

broadcast facilities in Dagon Control) Department of Public Economic Relations, Ministry of Picture Organization, film pro- in Han)
Film teams will also need to

Dr Thandar Lwin and party look into sample shooting of Forever Group in Dagon Myothit

(North) on 4 July. PHOTO: HLA MOE

Deputy Director-General Dr Thandar Lwin and health oﬃcials view preparations for shooting at Yegu broadcast facility in Mayangon Township on 4 July. PHOTO: HLA MOE

COVID-19 figure in Myanmar reaches 313 as 7 new cases reported on 4 July

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Seven more COVID-19 cases on 4 July 2020: updated at 8 pm
Contact with positive patient
Oversea travel history
Hospital for medical treatment

Case No

Age

Gender

Address

Lab result

Remark

Held under quarantine
(Hline Township)
Hline Township, Yangon
Region
Defence Services Liver
Specialist Hospital

307

24

Male

No

Yes, India

Positive

Thingangyun Township,
Yangon Region
South Okkalapa Specialist Hospital
308 309 310 311 312
32 24 34 43 39
Male Male Male Male Male
No No No No No
Yes, Bangladesh Yes, Bangladesh Yes, Bangladesh
Yes, Laos
Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive
Thingangyun Township,
Yangon Region
Held under quarantine
(Kamayut Township)
Insein Township, Yangon
Region

Taikkyi Township, Yangon
Region

Taikkyi Township, Yangon
Region
Yes, Thailand
Held under quarantine (Mayangon Township)
South Okkalapa Township,
Yangon Region

313

55

Female

No

Yes, Singagore

Positive

Ministry of Health and Sports

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MoALI organizes 98^thInternational Day of Cooperatives in Nay Pyi Taw

THE 2020 International Day of Cooperatives that falls on 4 July was celebrated at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
Afterwards, president of the
Central Cooperative Society U Khin Maung Aye made a speech to honour the International Day of Cooperatives, and Dr Toe Nandar Tin, the member of Executive Committee of the Central Cooperatives Society read the formal message from the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA).
Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Aung Thu made an opening remark at the meeting that the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) had urged the cooperatives to give special consideration to work for addressing climate change through cooperation among the members of the cooperatives as per the theme “Cooperatives for Climate
The event was closed by showing the video clip of the cooperative actions in honour of the 98th International Day of Cooperatives.
The event was attended by the Nay Pyi Taw Council member U Aye Maung Sein, the representatives of the parliament U Yan Lin and Dr Sein Mya Aye, Nay Pyi Taw Development Committee member Daw Sabai Htway, the permanent secretary, the directors and respective officials and the professors from the Universities of the cooperatives, the principal from the Colleges of the cooperatives and the presidents of the respective states and regions’ cooperative communities took part by video conferencing. — MNA

Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Aung Thu speaks during a ceremony of 2020
Action” and to cooperate with International Day of Cooperatives at the ministry in Nay Pyi Taw on 4 July 2020. PHOTO: MNA

the cooperative communities in building the prosperous and more united economy.
He said that there was a poli- buy the farming machineries by the agricultural cooperatives by cy for climate change called “Na- hire purchase system, promoting spending US$35 million from $200
He added that people nowa- tional Policy for Climate Change farming and assisting the farm- million of the loan from World days are suffering from the dis- (2017-2030) in Myanmar and they ing services, producing the seed, Bank for the National Food and asters such as insufficient foods, were doing the best to provide supporting the input, and pro- Agriculture System Project. environmental degradation and resettlement and relief as well moting the development of the natural disasters as well as the as to reduce the natural disaster. cooperative in order to form the erative works have developed

plagues.

Myanmar cooperative sector standard cooperative regions.

across the world, in helping for

The Union Minister also is being operated by 4.2 million of

He also said that there were the socio-economic sector of the

said that the cooperative com- members and 39,929 cooperative impacts on Myanmar’s agricul- people, and that it needs to work munities will have to perform to departments providing finan- tural sector due to COVID-19 more in agriculture, livestock and reduce inequality, disputes and cial support to the cooperative and they were planning to per- manufacturing sectors of the co-
He concluded that the coop-

challenges.

member farmers, the ability to form three projects to develop operatives in Myanmar.

(TranslatedbyEiPhyuPhyuAung)

Asia-Pacific YMCA Executive Committee holds meeting online

THE Asia & Pacific Alliance of from partner organizations delivYMCAs held its executive com- ered speeches. mittee meeting on 2 and 3 July, and it was attended by 104 com- nancial and budget, strategy pro-

mittee members.

grammes, effects of COVID-19,

The meeting discussed fi-
YMCAMyanmar’sPresident and ongoing producers of World
U Tha Sein, General Secretary U Alliance of YMCAs.

Maung Maung Win, Executive

YMCA representatives from

Committee Secretary U Htay Australia, Bangladesh, CamboWin Shwe, and Youth Assistant dia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Secretary Nan Yoon Pyae Sone Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, also joined the online meeting Nepal, the Philippines, Singafrom the YMCA Myanmar’s head pore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and

office in Yangon.

Timor-Leste also participated

President of APAY Prof Chen in the meeting online from their
Chin-Seng made an opening re- countries. — MNA (Translated mark at the meeting, and officials by Kyaw Zin Tun)

Representatives from YMCA Myanmar parcicipate in the Asia & Paciﬁc Alliance of YMCA Excutive Committee Meeting on 2 and 3 July from Yangon. PHOTO: MNA

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Phakant landslide investigation body gives assistance to victims

THE investigation body into ceiving treatments at the hosmining landslide in Lone Khin, pital. Phakant provided cash assis-
They also provided the patance to the landslide victims tients with cash assistance from who were receiving treatments the National Disaster Manageat the Phakant Township Hos- ment Committee, the Ministry pital in Phakant, Kachin State of Social Welfare, Relief and

yesterday.

Resettlement, and Kachin State

The investigation body’s government.

chairman Union Minister for

Officials from Myanmar

Natural Resources and Envi- Gems and Jewellery Entrepreronmental Conservation U Ohn neurs Association and Myanmar Win and members Union Minis- Thura Gems Company also gave ter for Home Affairs Lieutenant the victims cash assistance.

General Soe Htut, Union Minis-

At the Phakant Township

ter for Social Welfare, Relief and Administrator’s Office, the inResettlement Dr Win Myat Aye, vestigation body discussed their and Kachin State Chief Minister works with Kachin State governDr Khet Aung arrived in Phakant ment’s ministers, Hluttaw rep-

via Myitkyina.

resentatives, and in-charges of

The chairman and members departments and organizations visited the Phakant Township concerned.—MNA Hospital, and encouraged 14

Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye (Second R) gives cash assistance to a landslide victim at the Phakant

landslide victims who were re- (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)

Township Hospital in Phakant, Kachin State on 4 July 2020. PHOTO: MNA

144 Myanmar nationals return home from China via Lashio on 4 July

41 Myanmar migrant workers enter into facility quarantine in Kawthoung

LOCAL authorities in Lashio from Bago, 22 from Magway, 12 of northern Shan State helped from Mandalay, 2 from Mon, 24 the returnees back from China from Rakhine, 30 from Yangon through Muse, Kokang Self-ad- and 6 from Ayeyawady.

ministered Zone and Chinshwe-

A total of 12,033 persons have

haw border town by transporting returned to Myanmar from China them to the respective regions by through border crossings from trains. Among 144 people yes- 6 May to date.—Nan Thanda Oo terday, 7 persons from Kachin, (IPRD) (Translated by Khine 2 from Chin, 27 from Sagaing, 12 Thazin Han)

Myanmar migrant workers are seen at Kawthoung border crossing as they arrived back from Thailand on 3

July. PHOTO: KYAW SOE (KAWTHOUNG)

A total of 41 Myanmar nationals for the quarantine of these 14 ment of National Health.

arrived back to Kawthoung bor- males and 27 females in Kaw-

The Kawthoung border has

der town in Taninthayi Region thoung. They will spend 21-day accepted 979 Myanmar migrant from Ranong province of Thai- facility quarantine and 7- day workers until now.—Kyaw Soe

land on 3 July afternoon.

home quarantine while their (Kawthoung)

(Translated by Aung Khin)

Myanmar nationals returned from China are seen on a train on 4 July

2020. PHOTO: NAN THANDA OO (IPRD)

Local authorities arranged swabs are taken to the Depart-

19 Myanmar seafarers quarantined at Kawthoung

A total of 19 Myanmar seafar- at Kawthoung Myoma Jetty in farers handed over their

ers who signed off their job 3 July evening.

duties to other 18 seafarers

from MT Theresa Jiangsu ship The local officials of jetty who will join that the cargo docked in Andaman Sea near and health department helped vessel of M/S Raffless Ship Kawthoung Township arrived them with medical tests and Management Service Pte Lts, other supplies and put under from Singapore, and anchored 21-day hotel quarantine, while near waters of Kawthoung via their swabs will be sent to the Hong Kong.—Kyaw Soe (KawNational Health Laboratory thoung) of Yangon.

(Translated by Khine

These 19 Myanmar sea- Thazin Han)

Myanmar seafarers walk across the Kawthoung Myoma Jetty on

4 July 2020. PHOTO: KYAW SOE (KAWTHOUNG)

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Myanmar engineers share knowledge with foreign counterparts in Yangon

sulting from building collapses

Afterwards, Former Pres-

and occupational accidents are ident Dr Marlene Kanga of the coming up day after day, he said, World Federation of Engineeradding, the improvement of the ing Organizations(WFEO) gave standards of quality control is the talks on The Latest Changes in best way to regulate the industry. Australia, and Secretary General
Designing, tender invita- Ir. Dr Tan Yean Chin of the Federtions, erection, and testing which ation of Engineering Institutions are the different stages of the of Asia and Pacific(FEIAP) on development projects must be Responsibility & Accountability under proper regulation and of Stakeholders in Construction control. Standard norms and Industry in Malaysia.

detailed guidelines for quality

The president and the joint

designs and FIDIC directives secretary of MEC acted as modmust be observed, the Union erators at the Webinar, where

Minister said.

papers on development under-

MEC is improving the qual- takings, engineering bodies, ifications of professionals and high-rise building and public junior engineers, and at the building projects, Present Insame time, the relevant govern- spection System for High-rise

Union Minister U Han Zaw (L) participates in the online seminar on the responsibility and accountability

of the bodies and technicians of the construction industry on 4 June 2020. PHOTO: MNA THE Myanmar Engineering of Engineering Institutions of in Yangon yesterday afternoon. ment bodies are focusing on skill

Council (MEC) with the in- Asia and Pacific (FEIAP) held

In his speech, Union Min- improvement and standardiza-

and Public Building Projects, and Challenges ahead for Myanmar Construction Industry were presented. Other participants also took part in the discussions and shared knowledge.—MNA

(Translated by TMT)

volvement of the Federation of a seminar conducted over the ister for Construction U Han tion. Moreover, the Government Myanmar Engineering Societies Internet on the responsibility Zaw categorized the discus- involvement in promoting the (FMES), the World Federation and accountability of the bodies sion into two parts – safety and responsible behavior and acof Engineering Organizations and technicians of the construc- improvement. More and more countability will help develop the (WFEO), and the Federation tion industry at the MEC Office news about the casualties re- construction industry, he noted.

‘‘We have already reached a number of agreements on the NCA Implementation Framework,’’ says U Myo Win

U Myo Win, NCA-S EAOs representative

Interviewed by Ye Gaung Nyunt

was on the Union Accord that will be reached at the fourth meeting of the coming Union Peace Conference-21st Century the ways to include the agreed ence-21st Century Panglong. points of the proposals in the First, we will set the provision-

Union Accord will be sought.

al dates for the meetings, and

As regards the basic con- the Government, the Tatmadaw

Panglong. Another part con- sensuses which are important

and the EAOs will be informed.

HE government rep- cerned with the Union Peace resentatives group Conference-21st Century Paninvolving the repre- glong. agreements of the part three So, we can set appropriate of the Union Accord, we are dates and topics for the coming getting closer in coordinating Conference and the meetings the compiled points based on before it.