KEEPING DENGUE IN MIND AMIDST THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 PAGE-8 (OPINION)

NATIONAL NATIONAL Devotees perform meritorious deeds on Tatmadaw transit centres providing healthcare Kasone Full Moon Day in Nay Pyi Taw services to COVID-19 quarantined persons PAGE-3 PAGE-5

Vol. VII, No. 21, 1st Waning of Kasone 1382 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Thursday, 7 May 2020

I am hoping for the quickest return to normalcy and will work hard for it: State Counsellor

TATE Counsellor Daw Aung stay at home for other reasons may come out. COVID infected cases have been found San Suu Kyi wrote on her have similarities as well as differences. I have heard that the amount of in Yangon, there is a special need to Facebook page yesterday that One day, one time, on one occasion, commuters and traffic has increased follow the health guidelines and rules Sshe hoped for the quickest re- books about COVID experiences will in Yangon. As the largest number of with great care. turn to normalcy and that she would I understand that there may be a work hard for it. This is what she wrote: need to go out of the house for many Having to stay at home can be for reasons, for example, for work. That’s many reasons. I have heard that the amount of why I want a return to normalcy soon- It could be for many reasons such est. I will work hard for it. However, at as illness, tiredness, house arrest or commuters and traffic has increased this time you need to have patience. for being occupied fully with religious Please have patience. At a point in time practices. The last reason is, of course, in Yangon. As the largest number in the future, you could write about how the best one. you tolerated with patience. I heard that one of my friends of COVID infected cases have been One effective method to prevent spent about 7 hours each day with re- the spread of this disease is to wear ligious practices and that this friend found in Yangon, there is a special the mask systematically. I am thinking was able to go to bed with a peaceful of organizing a Mask competition to mind with satisfaction. need to follow the health guidelines encourage the habit of wearing masks. I feel empathy for this friend and Are you interested? This is something I am also encouraged. and rules with great care. you can do from home! Having to stay at home to prevent (Translated by Kyaw Myaing) COVID infection spread and having to

Myanmar nationals from Thai, Bangladesh return by relief flight

A relief flight of Myanmar ty for Women in Chittagong, trol and Treatment of Corona- ment ministries. and the Ministry of Health and Airways International (MAI) Bangladesh, and a Myanmar virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) The Myanmar citizens Sports. The two ministries and brought back 135 Myanmar cit- citizen stranded in Dhaka were gave guidelines on retrieving from Thailand and Bangladesh the Yangon Region government izens from Thailand landed in brought back to Myanmar on the Myanmar citizens while will be quarantined at desig- will be collaborating to ensure a Yangon International Airport a MAI relief flight yesterday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs nated facilities or hotels for 21 positive experience during the around 8p.m. yesterday. evening. coordinated with the Myanmar days in line with directives is- quarantine.—MNA Similarly, 37 students at- The National Level Central embassies in Bangkok and sued by the Ministry of Labour, tending the Asian Universi- Committee on Prevention, Con- Dhaka and their local govern- Immigration and Population (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

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LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS NATIONAL MR repairs Price of mung Hidden food sleepers at beans lowers rations of Yangon Central by K10,000 per ARSA terrorists Railway tonne in early seized in Station May Maungtaw PAGE-4 PAGE-7 PAGE-6 7 MAY 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR “People are the key” Devotees perform meritorious deeds on Kasone Full Moon Day in Nay Pyi Taw

EMBERS of the public Lawka Yan Hnein Pagoda, and Min Nay Pyi Taw visited local pagodas in wards and pagodas and religious edifices villages wore face masks and for the Full Moon Day of Ka- maintained a 6-feet distance sone yesterday. between each other. While the Kasone Full Even though the Full Moon Moon is an auspicious day for Day of Kasone is auspicious for Buddhists, the current spread Buddhists, many citizens chose of the global pandemic, COV- to perform merit in their homes People paying homage to the Buddha statue at the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw on the Kasone Full ID-19, and directives from the at order to mitigate the chances Moon Day yesterday. PHOTO: AYE THAN government have prevented of spreading COVID-19. large gatherings of devotees Daw Khin San from Le- as in the previous years. wei said families and relatives A member of the board of would normally gather and trustees of Uppatasanti Pa- visit pagodas all day during goda said the pagoda is open Kasone but they are paying from 10 am to 4 pm and they obeisance to the image of the have arranged hand basins and Buddha at home because of hand gels for visitors. He said the current global pandemic. the number of visitors has sig- She wished for all of Myanmar nificantly decreased this year to be free from the virus soon. due to the spread of COVID-19. —Han Lin Naing He said the board of trustees arranged for the ceremony of (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) pouring water at the sacred Banyan tree to be conducted with a small number of people. People watering the Bodhi Similarly across Nay Pyi Taw, people visiting the Eternal tree in Dhatu Jaya Pagoda in Peace Pagoda, Yan Aung Myin Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Pagoda, Phaung Taw Chatma PHOTO: AYE THAN Pagoda, Koekhamgyi Pagoda, Sardusaya Datpaung Pagoda,

Full Moon Day of Kasone celebrated in Mandalay under MoHS guidelines

KASONE Full Moon Day festival very joyously this year to pre- was celebrated with pouring wa- vent the spread of COVID-19, ter at Bodhi Banyan trees in the we poured water at the Bodhi residential wards of Mandalay Bayan trees in making wishes yesterday under the guidelines for the end of this disease across of Ministry of Health and Sports. the world.” While famous pagodas and In previous years, Bodhigon temples are temporarily closed Pagoda in Mahaaungmyay for ensuring social distancing Township was crowded with and prevention of community people who came to celebrate gatherings amid the outbreak of the annual water pouring fes- COVID-19, local people poured tival at the Bodhi Banyan tree water at the sacred Bayan trees planted by the late King Mindon. in the religious compounds. However, the event did not take They participated in the cer- place at this significant place emony with certain distances this year due to measures and not more than five persons against the COVID-19.—Min in wearing face masks. Htet Aung (Man Sub-printing A participant at the cere- House) mony said, “Although we cannot People watering the bodhi tree in a pagoda in Mandalay. PHOTO: MIN HTET AUNG (MAN SUB-PRINTING celebrate the Kasone festival (Translated by Aung Khin) HOUSE) 7 MAY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

Cloth Mask Campaign aims to distribute Republic of the Union of Myanmar 50,000 face masks in Kayin State Ministry of Electricity and Energy Full Moon Day of Kasone, 1382 ME MORE than 50,000 cloth masks will be freely distributed in seven 6 May 2020 townships of Kayin State, accord- ing to an announcement by the 1. The National-Level Central Committee for Coronavirus Cloth Mask Campaign made in Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has made an announcement on the temporary market of Hpa- 23 April 2020 for the extension of orders, notifications, public an’s Ward (3) yesterday morning. announcements and directives issued by 30 April 2020 to The youth volunteer or- 15 May 2020. Therefore, during this extended period from ganizations carrying out the 1 to 15 May, the period of exemption (free) of electricity bill campaign will be led by State will be extended for the category of domestic consumption Minister for Social Affairs U Bo (up to 75 units) used by public, religious organizations, and Bo Wai Maung. The campaign local civil services organizations, (excluding embassies, focuses on educating the public UN and international agencies). on the proper use of cloth masks 2. Therefore, bill will not be charged (free) on the electricity and their important in minimiz- from 1 to 75 units. ing a person’s expenses as they A voulunteer donating masks to a vendor in Kayin State. 3. Bills will be collected in specific levels of power consump- can wash and reuse compared PHOTO: SAW MYO MIN THEIN tion from 76 units and above for the category of domestic to surgical masks that are dis- consumption. Except local social organizations included carded. The local social affairs They demonstrated proper use 50,000 cloth masks and dissemi- in non-governmental organizations of non-domestic con- minister and youth volunteers of cloth masks and its advantag- nate information in other town- sumption with special exemption, all the remaining users distributed 1,500 cloth masks to es. They encouraged the habit ships. — Saw Myo Min Thein will have to pay the bill in line with the previous rate. the vendors and customers at of wearing face masks and will the temporary market yesterday. continue to distribute more than (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) (Translated by Aung Khin)

Update on COVID-19 surveillance 8:00 pm, 6-5-2020 56 persons tested negative despite close contacts with 1. On the evening of 6-5-2020, the National Health Laboratory (Yangon) released the results of 3. A total of 50 old confirmed cases tested no 94 lab specimens from persons under surveil- longer having the virus after being retested COVID-19 patient soldier lance and in quarantine, 172 lab specimens twice as of 6-5-2020. from the Department of Medical Research, THE news has been released on 4 and 5 May about COVID-19 and 56 lab specimens from the Tatmadaw 4. There have been 6 deaths from among the infection to a member of Defence Services in Nay Pyi Taw 1000-Bedded Hospital (2) in Nay Pyi Taw. virus-positive patients. Command area, and quarantine of 363 persons with contact The results show that all 322 lab specimens to him; their specimens were tested by the COBAS 6800 ana- tested negative for COVID-19. 5. There have been 81 new persons under sur lyzer at the No.2 Defence Services General Hospital in Nay veillance between 12 pm of 5-5-2020 to 12 p.m. Pyi Taw, and found negative (Negative). 2. There are currently 161 positive COVID-19 of 6-5-2020. Moreover, the remaining 56 persons in close contacts cases in Myanmar as of 8 pm on 6-5-2020. Ministry of Health and Sports with the infected soldier were also tested by the COBAS 6800 analyzer in Nay Pyi Taw, and all the results have shown negative (Negative). Number of lab specimens tested by the National Health Laboratory (Yangon) on The infected soldier is receiving medical treatments at 94 6-5-2020 (First batch) the Defence Services General Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw, and he is in good health conditions. Meanwhile, those with negative Number of lab specimens tested by the Department of Medical Research on 6-5-2020 172 results remain under quarantine in accordance with guidelines Number of lab specimens tested by the Tatmadaw 1000-Bedded Hospital (2) on 6-5-2020 56 of COVID-19, according the report of the Office of Commander in Chief of Defence Services.—MNA Number of new COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) positive results 0 (Translated by Aung Khin) (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

Myanmar nationals arrived back from Thailand conducting their immigration Myanmar nationals arrived back from Bangladesh conducting their immigration processes at the Yangon International Airport. PHOTO: MNA (NEWS ON PAGE-1) processes. PHOTO: MNA (NEWS ON PAGE-1) 7 MAY 2020 4 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR MR repairs sleepers at Yangon Central Railway Station www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com currently being used by the pas- CHIEF EDITOR Aungthu Ya sengers, he added. [email protected] The railway of Platforms 3 and 4 have already been re- DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR placed. The replacement of the Aye Min Soe rails and the sleepers in plat- [email protected] form 2 will be made within a SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT month. Kyaw Myaing U Kyaw Htet Zaw, the junior engineer (1) from MR said, “We EXECUTIVE EDITOR Aung Khin are hearing noise because of the damaged railway. Therefore, we SENIOR TRANSLATOR are upgrading the railway. The Zaw Htet Oo railway has been constructed for many years and so many INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR Ye Htut Tin, rails are damaged already. The Aung Htein, 29-foot railway is controlled by [email protected] 17 sleepers. Most of the 17 sleep- ers are badly damaged now. So, LOCAL NEWS EDITORS Tun Tun Naing (Editor), we need to replace them with [email protected] the new ones. We need to re- place 269 sleepers in Platform TRANSLATORS 2.” Initially, MR conducted up- Hay Mar Tin Win, Ei Myat Mon, Kyaw Zin Lin, Kyaw Zin Tun grading of the Yangon circular railway for the commuters. Ad- REPORTER ditionally, MR is upgrading the The Yangon Railway Station being repaired. PHOTO: MYINT MAUNG SOE Nyein Nyein Ei, Yangon-Mandalay railway. So, [email protected] MR has urged the passengers

PHOTOGRAPHER WITH the concrete railway engineer (civil) from MR said, chief engineer used nine steel to follow the rules and regula- Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar sleepers laid at Yangon Cen- “The railway sleepers are dam- rails for the circular railway. So, tions when they are onboard Kyaw Zeya tral Railway Station damaged, aged by the rain and the litters we will replace the old rails with the trains. the railway sleepers laid in dropped by the passengers onto the new ones.” MR is upgrading the cir- COMPUTER TEAM Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, Platforms 2, 3 and 4 are being the railway from the coaches. Among other platforms, cular railway, railway stations, Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, repaired for the safety of the We have difficulty repairing the platform 2 is important. With locomotives and coaches and Sanda Hnin, Thein Htwe, commuters with the guideline of sleepers as they are damaged. a decline in the number of pas- railway over passes/bridges Nyi Lin Thu Yangon Division 7 chief engineer Therefore, we could not repair sengers because of coronavirus for the passengers to be able (civil) of Myanma Railway (MR), the existing rail lines. So, we spread, we are upgrading the to travel conveniently. —Myint EDITORIAL SECTION (+95) (01)8604529, said an official from MR. need to replace the existing railway this time. The railway Maung Soe Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 U Kyaw Lwin, the assistant sleepers with the new ones. Our is 1,744 feet long. Platform 1 is (Translated by Hay Mar)

CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114 Over K5 bln worth riverbank project to be implemented in Mandalay ADVERTISING & MARKETING ( +95) (01) 8604530, MORE than K5.3 billion worth riverbanks,” he added. “The riverbank protection the department and the third Hotline - 09 974424848 riverbank protection project Although over K16 billion projects must start before the party,” he added. [email protected] [email protected] will be implemented next year. have to be allowed for 50 villag- river water rises. And the pro- In 2019-2020FY, the depart- The project will be implement- es which have submitted per- jects must be finished before ment is implementing river- Printed and published at the Global New ed along Ayeyawady river and mission to implement riverbank July. This year, the department bank protection projects in 20 Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at Dokehtawady river in 2020-2021 protection projects this year, will invite tender to the private villages of Mandalay region. No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light fiscal year, said U Kyaw Myint the regional government has companies which will comply —Than Zaw Min (IPRD) of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. Than, the head of the Directo- allocated only over K5 billion with the tender rules. Then, the 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. rate of Water Resources and for 21 villages. companies will be inspected by (Translated by Hay Mar) Improvement of River System [email protected] in Mandalay Region. The pro- www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/TheGNLM ject will be implemented in 21 villages. Besides, the department has targeted to allocate K900 million for four river waterway conservation projects. The pro- ject will be implemented after the regional Hluttaw Affairs Committee has permitted. Write for us “This year, the regional

We appreciate your feedback and government has allocated over contributions. If you have any comments K5 billion for riverbank protec- or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email tion project. We will choose 20 [email protected] priority places. Both Ayeyar- with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only wady and Dokehtawady rivers able to publish “Letter to the Editor” are on the important list. The that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words remaining places from other please be aware that your letter will be villages are prone to floods Over K5.3 billion worth riverbank protection project will be implemented next year. edited. caused by the collapse of the PHOTO: THAN ZAW MIN (IPRD) 7 MAY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5 23 Myanmar nationals return home through Tatmadaw transit centres Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge 2 on 5 May providing healthcare services to COVID-19 quarantined persons

TRANSIT centres of Defence transit centre to a hospital due Service in Nay Pyi Taw and to suffering gastritis on 5 May. Hline Township in Yangon The transit centres in Nay are providing quarantined Pyi Taw and Hline Township persons for COVID-19 dis- have discharged 8 persons ease with accommodations and 1 person as they have and medical services. spent 21-day quarantine with On 5 May, the Transit approval documents and the Centre in Nay Pyi Taw ac- Tatmadaw arranged vehicles commodated 6 men returned for their return to homes. from China, another 6 men The Office of Commander and 5 women from border in Chief of Defence Services towns Muse, Laukai, Lwejw- has reported at 7 pm on 5 May el, Myawady and Kengtung, that the Transit Centre in Nay while the Transit Centre in Pyi Taw is quarantining 295 Hline Township received 4 people and 123 people are at An official drops hand sanitizer onto the hands of migrant worker as she returns from Thailand. PHOTO: HTEIN LIN AUNG (IPRD) men and 1 woman returned the Transit Centre of Hline from China, 4 men came back Township. These persons are from Thailand and 1 man from in good conditions of health. A total of 23 Myanmar migrant cial permission of the Kayin State hour of the bridge for Myanmar Laukai. —MNA workers returned home from Government, officials added. nationals," said Kayin State Hlut- A PUI was also trans- Thailand through the Myawady "Myanmar and Thai author- taw representative U Thant Zin ferred from Hline Township’s (Translated by Aung Khin) Friendship Bridge (2) at 6:30 pm ities discussed the issue of re- Maung on 5 May. on 5 May, according to an official turnees. Some Myanmar workers A total of 182 Myanmar mi- report. need to wait for approval from grant workers have returned 80 acres of green gram grown The bridge was opened for Thailand and we have received to Myanmar from 1 to 5 May Myanmar migrant workers from permission at 5:45 pm. The bridge , but no returnee on 6 May. with GAP system in Monywa 6 am to 6 pm on 5 May. However, will be closed at 6 pm. Thus, we —Htein Lin Aung (IPRD) only 23 Myanmar nationals could reported to the Kayin State Gov- (Translated by Kyaw Zin ABOUT 80 acres of land were tem. The local farmers have to enter only on 6:30 pm with a spe- ernment to extend the opening Lin) put under cultivation of green take care of their crops to re- gram with GAP (Good Agricul- duce the contents of chemicals tural Practice) system in three in the crops until they reach the villages of Monywa township, consumers. said Daw Ah Mar Kyi, the head “If we start with the GAP of the Agricultural Department system, we have to grow in ac- in Monywa. These three villages cordance with the 16-point rules. are Ma Yo Taw village, Thit Sint We have to send the soil to the village and Nyaung Phyu Pin vil- laboratory in upper Myanmar to lage. “These 80 acres of green test whether the soil contains the gram are now blossoming. The poison or not. We allow the farm- officials from the Agricultural ers to grow only under the GAP Department have inspected the system if the soil does not contain GAP green gram farming,” she the poison,” she said. There is added. also an undesirable problem with About 80 acres of green the seeds. So, we need to choose grams in Monywa township good quality ones. The Agricul- started to be grown in February tural Department staff are also 2020. The department has pro- inspecting the GAP system ap- vided the training to the local plying farmland to ensure that farmers to be able to grow the the local farmers are not growing crops under the GAP system. with the use of pesticides and fer- Myanmar nationals seen near the Myawady Friendship Bridge (2) on 5 May. Therefore, interested farmers tilizer. —Myo Win Tun (Monywa) PHOTO: HTEIN LIN AUNG (IPRD) started to follow the GAP sys- (Translated by Hay Mar)

COVID-19 Call Centre opens daily

THE Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Containment and Emergency Response Committee has opened the COVID-19 Call Centre in Yangon. It is opened daily. In efforts to speed up the prevention, containment and treatment of the COVID-19 disease, the call centre 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 Telecommunications Department from 8 am to 8 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 7 MAY 2020 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Hidden food rations of ARSA terrorists seized in Maungtaw

SECURITY forces confiscated On 7 am yesterday morning, food rations hidden by the ARSA security forces confiscated dry terrorists near Khamaungseik food rations hidden near 3,000 village in Maungtaw Township, metre west to Khamaungseik Rakhine State. village and between BP-40 and For the security of western 41 near the borderline. part of Myanmar, troops are pa- On 8 April, ammunition, trolling the border with Bangla- some sorts of military equip- desh day and night. ment, an identity card of UN- On 29 April, at about 1,500 HCR issued for the refugee metre north of border post BP- camps in the other country, 6 41, two members of ARSA and rice bags with WFP logo and two other persons who attacked 40 bottles of cooking oil were security forces by land mines also discovered near 2,500 metre and smuggled narcotic drugs west of Khamaungseik village. were arrested in shooting death, The Office of Commander with a impoverished land mine, in Chief Defence Services has other explosives and illegal also reported that ARSA and drugs. AA terrorists are receiving relief On 2 May, two police mem- aid donated by NGOs/INGOs bers were wounded in the am- and private donors to the IDP bushes of ARSA terrorists near camps.—MNA BP-41 from the Bangladeshi side. (Translated by Aung Khin) The cooking oil bottles and food rations hidden by the ARSA terrorists. PHOTO: MNA AA terrorists kidnap villager in Taungup Tsp Notification on COVID-19

A group of AA members ab- an ordinary working man who ducted a man named U Than also served as chairman of the prevention in IDP camps Shwe from his home in Buu village’s COVID-19 Protection Shwe Maw Village of Taungup Committee. Township, Rakhine State, yes- The report also said that terday. the AA terrorists members 1. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief nose and mouth. Never touch mask with They reportedly carried have been disguising as se- and Resettlement is implementing ac- hand when worn on face. Remove from him off towards Lamu Creek curity and police officers and tion plans to prevent, contain and treat face using the strings attached to the situated to the west of the vil- civilians to attack and kidnap COVID-19 in IDP camps across the mask. Clean the fabric-woven face mask lage yesterday. U Than Swe, innocent civil servants and lo- nation. thoroughly every day. 52, and his wife were at their cal residents. Security forces 2. Management committees and tempo- • Prevent external persons from entering home when the AA terrorist are collaborating with local res- rary residents of the IDP camps are the camp. group arrived around 1:30 am. idents to retrieve the kidnapped notified to proceed with the following • Report immediately to authorities for The Office of the Com- persons—MNA guidelines: unusual activities or requirements con- mander-in-Chief of Defence • Regularly and systematically wash cerning COVID-19. Services says U Than Shwe was (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) hands with the hand basins and soaps • Carefully read SMS messages from Min- provided in the camps. istry of Health and Sports on updates • Be wary of personal hygiene and mini- and information related to COVID-19. THE ASEAN INSTITUTE FOR PEACE mizing contact with other persons when • Follow patient referral procedures in using public toilets and showers. case of COVID-19 symptoms. AND RECONCILIATION (ASEAN- • Be extra vigilant for the elderly and • Connect with local general administra- IPR) INVITES ASEAN NATIONALS persons with chronic illnesses living in tion department, health department and TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION OF the camps. philanthropic organizations to swiftly • To regulate camp residents from go- transport patients under surveillance EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ing outside and to maintain records of and suspected persons to their desig- persons going outside for compulsory nated locations. The ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASE- reasons. Every time they leave or en- • Adhere to notifications issued by the AN-IPR) based in Jakarta, Indonesia is seeking for an Ex- ter the camp, their body temperatures Ministry of Health and Sports and local ecutive Director to lead the Institute’s efforts as ASEAN’S should be checked, surgical or cloth- governments concerning COVID-19 research institute for the term of three years from 19-10-2020 sewn masks should be worn and hands to 18-10-2023. Detail information including responsibilities should be washed systematically. Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and qualifications are available at https://asean-aipr.org/ • Always wear fabric-woven face mask. and Resettlement resources/vacancy-executive director/ and https://asean.org/ Mark two colours for interior and ex- opportunities/ vacancies-asec/. terior of face mask. Completely cover (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

Call Thin Thin May, 09251022355,09974424848 7 MAY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 7 Price of mung beans lowers by K10,000 per tonne in early May

THE mung beans are traded has increased the quota limit at a bargain price in early May from 150,000 to 400,000 tonnes compared with the price of April- to reach the market’s demand, end, as per Bayintnaung mar- according to a trade notice re- ket’s data. leased by the Directorate Gen- Mung bean is priced around eral of Foreign Trade under In- K960,000 per tonne in the first dia’s Ministry of Commerce and week of May in Yangon market, Industry on 12 December 2019. showing K10,000 per tonne lower India has earlier stated that than last week’s price. the further increased quota of The growers have already 250,000 tonnes has to arrive at In- sold out their beans but the mar- dia’s port by 31 March 2020. Due ket has been manipulated by the to the coronavirus impacts, they traders in the recent days. made the extension two times. India has earlier extended At present, more than the period for import quota of 150,000 tonnes of mung beans 250,000 tonnes of mung beans have been shipped, according by April-end and made a further to the association. extension to 15 May, due to coro- India experienced a low navirus impacts. yield of mung beans due to er- As India has market re- ratic weather last year. Under quirement on beans, especially the provincial government’s ap- mung bean. India imposed a na- proval, more mung beans are tionwide restriction as of mid- purchased beyond the previous April and extended it to slow the quota limit, driving up the mung Myanmar pulses are kept on display for sale in a shop at a market. PHOTO: ZAW MIN LATT spread of coronavirus disease. bean price up to above K1.3 mil- As a result of this, supply chain lion per tonne. Seeds Merchant Association import 400,000 tonnes of mung cerning other types of beans, My- disruption affects trade. Upon Myanmar assures adequate (MPBSSMA) told the Global New beans for the 2020-2021FY as per anmar has to compete against the licenced traders seeking re- supplies of mung bean for India’s Light of Myanmar (GNLM) on the amended 2015-2020 Foreign Australian and African markets, quest to extend the period, India market, yet the coronavirus con- 20 April. Trade Policy of the Central Gov- according to Myanmar Pulses, notified extension of import quo- sequences slow the trade flow, Moreover, India’s Com- ernment. Beans and Sesame Seeds Mer- ta by 15 May. Secretary U Min Ko Oo of Myan- merce Department has an- Myanmar is the main suppli- chants Association.—GNLM For the current fiscal, India mar Pulses, Beans and Sesame nounced on 17 March 2020 to er of mung beans to India. Con- (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) Foreign investment creates over Domestic investments 136,000 jobs in Oct-April 2019-2020FY touch K1,251 bln, $253

By Nyein Nyein terprises created over 12,000 2020 financial year, including the jobs for local people in the cur- expansion of capital by existing mln in current fiscal THE domestic and foreign rent fiscal, added by expanding enterprises, With the inclusion enterprises permitted and en- employment by the existing do- of $91.85 million in investments DOMESTIC investments by the Myanmar Investment Law dorsed by the Myanmar Invest- mestic businesses. in the special economic zone, Myanmar citizens, including allows the region and state ment Commission (MIC) and Moreover, the existing do- the FDI totalled $3.446 billion. an expansion of capital by Investment Committees to other regional and state invest- mestic and foreign businesses Domestic investments by existing enterprises, have endorse local and foreign ment committees created about employed about 4,000 expatriate Myanmar citizens, including the reached K1,251 billion and proposals, where the initial 150,000 jobs in the seven months workers. expansion of capital by existing US$253 million over the half investment does not exceed of the 2019-2020 financial year, According to a press state- enterprises, reached K1,251 bil- of the 2019-2020 financial year, K6 billion, or $5 million. according to the Directorate of ment issued recently by the lion and $253.216 million as of according to a press statement While some projects no Investment and Company Ad- DICA, 162 foreign enterprises 28 April in the current financial issued by the Myanmar Invest- longer need MIC approval, ministration (DICA). have obtained permits from the year, according to a press re- ment Commission (MIC). businesses that are strategic During the October-April MIC and endorsements from lease issued by the MIC. Between 1 October and 28 to the government require the period, the foreign enterprises regional and state Investment During the period, 73 local April in the current fiscal, 73 permit from the commission. created over 136,000 jobs for lo- Committees in the current fis- enterprises were allowed to in- local enterprises were allowed Besides, those businesses that cals, including the recruitment cal. vest in various sectors, with an to invest in various sectors, have large capital investments of new local employees by the Myanmar has attracted for- estimated capital of over K985 with estimated capitals of exceeding $5 million and that existing foreign investment pro- eign direct investments of more billion and $159.8 million. over K985.8 billion and $159.8 may have a possible impact jects, as per data from the DICA. than US$3.35 billion between 1 million. on the environment and the Additionally, domestic en- October and 28 April in the 2019- (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) Domestic investments local community need to be have flowed into the real es- approved by the DICA's pro- tate, manufacturing, hotels posal assessment team. and tourism, construction, With a fast-track way to industrial estate, energy, set up a business in Myanmar mining, livestock and fish- having been introduced, in- eries, agriculture, and other vestors can apply to the MIC Hot Line : Advertise with us/ services sectors, according to or the state and regional In- 09974424848 the Directorate of Investment vestment Committees to get and Company Administration their investment proposals Hot Line : 018604530 (DICA). endorsed, depending on the To simplify the verifica- business type.—GNLM tion of investment projects, (Translated by Ei Myat Mon)

circulation order is in easier way. 7 MAY 2020 7 MAY 2020 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 9 Keeping dengue Accomplishments of Nay Pyi Taw Council in the fourth year in mind amidst By Nandar Win Photo: Zaw Min Lwin (IPRD) the battle against Nay Pyi Taw Council's actions support national development COVID-19 in one way or another

PYI TAW is one of country. HILE battling the spread of the coronavirus, the NAY the ASEAN's 26 cit- During the fourth-year period Ministry of Health and Sports is also planning to fight ies which would be established as (during 2019-2020) fiscal year, the another deadly disease at the national level during the ASEAN Smart Cities Network. Nay Pyi Taw Council is implement- Wthe coming rainy season – dengue fever. After Nay Pyi Taw was des- ing 1,757 projects, with a budget of According to the Ministry of Health and Sports, the number ignated as an initial city for the over K100 billion. In the first-year Myanmar Daily Weather Report of dengue cases in 2017, 2018 and 2019 reached about 80,000, with ASEAN Smart Cities Network in period of the incumbent govern- (Issued at 7:00 pm Wednesday 06th May, 2020) some 450 deaths. 2018, Nay Pyi Taw Council adopted ment, the Nay Pyi Taw Council im- There is no typically prescribed medicine to offer treatment for the action plans and implemented plemented 1,431 projects, with the BAY INFERENCE: Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over dengue fever, except for relief from pain. And it is worth remem- them to ensure quality environ- budge of over K41 billion; in the the Andaman Sea and South Bay and a few cloud elsewhere bering that the number of yearly deaths caused by dengue fever ment and infrastructure meeting second year period, 1,392 projects over the Bay of Bengal. is higher than COVID-19 fatalities, so far this year. with over K 42.4 billion, and in the Dengue should not be taken lightly, as it has directly affected third-year period, 1,880 projects FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 07th more people than COVID-19. with over K90 billion. May, 2020: Rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread The number of dengue in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin State, scattered in North- cases is often observed to Q: Achievements in the ed- ern Shan and Chin States and isolated in Naypyitaw, Lower increase at the beginning of ucation sectors Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway and Taninthayi Regions, Shan(- … it is worth the four-month rainy season, A: In the fourth-year period, South and East), Kayin and Mon States. Degree of certainty is which starts in June. the Nay Pyi Taw Council is imple- (80%). Weather will be partly cloudy in the remaining Regions remembering As the rainy season is menting 393 projects. During this and States. drawing near, we should also fiscal year, 69 new school buildings that the num- focus on other diseases, such will be constructed. Besides, 8,562 STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be moderate in Myanmar ber of yearly as waterborne diseases and teachers were appointed in the waters. Wave height will be about (5-8) feet off and along My- influenza, along with leptospi- Nay Pyi Taw Council Area in this anmar Coasts. rosis, which occurs during the fiscal year. Win Pyithit Foundation People paying homage to the Buddha image at the Uppatasandi Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw. deaths caused Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman rainy season. Dr Myo Aung. and Korean donors installed water OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood by dengue No doubt, we will have to purifiers at three high schools in essay, poem and arts competitions nation programme. The number an order stating the instructions provement of the irrigation sys- of isolated to scattered rain or thundershowers in Taninthayi face the two diseases at the criteria of a smart city in Nay Pyi three townships; DB Insurance on the significant days including of facilities of the private sector to be followed and urging depart- tem, dredging, canal building, and Region, Kayin and Mon States. fever is higher same time soon, which will Taw. Company built one one-storey hall the birthday of General Aung San. including hospitals has been ex- ments, entrepreneurs and public erection of Check Structures on require intensive attention Following is excerpts of the and Soe Electric Foundation, an Q: Health undertakings tended to 250 in Nay Pyi Taw. The to collectively take part in the Cov- outflow canals, embanking, main FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING than COV- from the health care system answers from the interview with eight-unit housing for teachers. A: Nay Pyi Taw Council is pro- committees to prevent, contain id-19 prevention, containment and canal upgrading and retaining AREA FOR 07th May, 2020: Isolated rain or thundershow- to prevent great harm to the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman Over 200,000 students are attend- viding public healthcare with five and treat Covid-19 are holding treatment activities. walls. The Union Territory is using ers.Degree of certainty is (100%). ID-19 fatalities, population. Dr Myo Aung. ing classes at 784 schools in Nay central level hospitals, two district meetings every week in the Union World Bank loans in implementing Containing the dengue Pyi Taw Council Area. Libraries level hospitals, and 15 township Territory. Emergency Operations Q: Progress of the agricul- irrigation projects apart from the FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA so far this outbreak depends on how we Q: Achievements of the Nay were opened at 565 schools under level hospitals. Moreover it imple- Centre (EOC) is operating round ture sector budget allotment of the State. It is FOR 07th May, 2020: Partly cloudy. systematically and effective- Pyi Taw Council in fourth-year the guidance of the State leaders. mented 19 work programmes at an the clock in monitoring and in- A: The Nay Pyi Taw Council building the left canal of Hsinthay year. ly manage the public health period Students were motivated to par- expense of over K 4,982 million in forming about the infection. It has Area has a large number of vil- Dam in Tatkon Township at a cost FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING services. A: Nay Pyi Taw Council is im- take in the central level sports the fourth year. Various kinds of already made contact numbers lages in its eight townships, and of over K 3064 million approved by AREA FOR 07th May, 2020: Isolated rain or thundershowers. The yearly outbreak of plementing the tasks laid down in events under the multiple devel- vaccines have been provided at available. its main business is agriculture. the State for fiscal year 2017-2018. Degree of certainty is (100%). the Aedes mosquito-borne accordance with the State's policy opment programs. clinics in addition to hospitals to Covid-19 Surveillance Teams So, priority is being given to the When completed, the canal will disease has been creating a panicked situation in densely pop- to building a federal democratic Schools hold commemorative extend the coverage of the vacci- of the Public Health Department development of rural areas for the irrigate nearly 8000 more acres ulated areas. are checking and monitoring dai- progress of the agriculture sector. in the area. Apart from the World The vector-borne disease is caused by the daytime bites of ly all the passengers arriving at The Nay Pyi Taw Council Area put Bank, loans are coming from other the Aedes mosquitoes. Its larvae are born in clean rain water Nay Pyi Taw International Air- 171,969 acres under paddy dur- financial sources for the irrigation Invitation to young that collects in littered containers, such as green-coconut shells, port since 26 January. Staffs of ing the previous rainy season, and sector. along with the hundreds of types of pots and cans thrown away the Township Public Health De- produced 14.5 million baskets of writers for Sunday after being used. partment Offices are checking the paddy. Per acre yield of the crop Q: Endeavours for progress By using the same strategies, such as high public awareness body temperature of the guests was 84.79 baskets. It has targeted of farming about COVID-19, we can prevent dengue fever by eliminating staying at the hotels in Nay Pyi to grow 20,443 acres of summer A: The Union Territory is Special dengue hot spots. Taw every day and monitoring paddy, and has already put 3434 developing the aqua and animal The Global New Light of Myanmar is accepting submissions of Meanwhile, the increased hand hygiene our people are prac- them. acres under the crop. It also put farming as it is a rural based area. poetry, opinion, articles, essays and short stories from young people ticing daily in the face of COVID-19 can be considered the bright The teams are visiting the 340,046 acres under other crops It distributed K 3 million for cattle for its weekly Sunday Next Generation Platform. Interested candidates side of the global pandemic, as hand washing is crucial to ensure hospitals at the central level and including corn, beans and pulses breeding in Weigyi village in Pyin- can send their work to the Global New Light of Myanmar at No. 150, reducing health-care associated infections, including seasonal flu other stages to find out whether and oil crops. Its rice sufficiency mana Township and disseminated Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, in person, or from other pathogens, which account for an estimated 8 million they have any coronavirus sus- is at 100.31 per cent and cooking livestock knowledge for the locals. by email to [email protected] with the following information: (1) Sector you wish to be included in (poetry, opinion, deaths each year throughout the world. pected patients and conducting oil sufficiency is at 137.32 percent. Nay Pyi Taw also conducted cours- etc.), (2) Own name and (if different) your penname,(3) Your level of Continuing the battle against the crippling COVID-19, and Community Surveillance on re- es on Good Animal Husbandry education, (4) Name of your School/College/University, (5) A written coping with the creeping outbreak of dengue fever, appears to turnees every day. Q: Irrigation development Practices (GAHP) and Community note of declaration that the submitted piece is your original work and pose a dual challenge to the health authorities. However, we are Health awareness campaigns in Nay Pyi Taw Animal Health Worker (CAHW) has not been submitted to any other news or magazine publishing confident that the COVID-19 strategy, with the participation of the against Covid-19 have been con- A: Nay Pyi Taw implemented for several times. It also produced houses, (6) A color photo of the submitter, (7) Copy of your NRC people, will be useful in the war to be waged against two diseases ducted in the township of Union 148 irrigation projects at a cost of cow pups through artificial insem- card, (8) Contact information (email address, mobile number, etc.).— at one time. Territory. On 18 March this year, over K 8555 million in fiscal year ination. Editorial Department, The Global New Light of Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman Dr Myo Aung meeting with people from the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area. the Nay Pyi Taw Council issued 2019-2020. They included the im- SEE PAGE-10 7 MAY 2020 10 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Accomplishments of Nay Pyi Taw Council in the fourth year

million. The capital has a 24-hour A: Cash assistance is being crime monitoring system with provided to 1,346 grandpas and the use of 470 CCTV cameras. 2,962 grandmas of eight town- Moreover, it received a budget of ships in Nay Pyi Taw every three over K 4,454 million for erecting months. Moreover, 118 disabled the e-Government Network, the persons are also enjoying finan- e-Lte Network and the Command cial assistance. Nay Pyi Taw and Control Centre. provided food and construction materials worth over K 97 million Q: Tourism promotion ac- for natural disaster victims in the tivities area. It also held talks on natu- A: Ngalike Dam was estab- ral disasters, conducted natural lished as an ecotourism site of disaster alleviation courses for Nay Pyi Taw last year, where volunteers for 185 times. Nearly elephant riding and feeding is 400,000 volunteers have complet- available, and over 200 are vis- ed the courses. iting the site every day. Nay Pyi Taw will also develop a hot spring Q: Undertaking of Nay Pyi into an internationally attractive Taw Development Council (Nay destination. Vice President U Pyi TawDC) Henry Van Thio led a feasibility Markets Department of study team for the development Nay Pyi TawDC installed wheel- of Nanmongyi area, which has a chairs, pathways, steel handrails, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman Dr Myo Aung meets with public at the opening ceremony of Shwekhel Inn school in Nay Pyi Taw. splendid waterfall. wheelchair stands and toilets for persons with disabilities, and FROM PAGE-9 ply carry out dredging and water- Q: Turning Nay Pyi Taw special pathways, handrails and Q: Extension of the nation’s A: Nay Pyi Taw has a pop- courses management in four into a smart city signboards for people with vision electrification coverage ulation of over one million, and townships. It has completed 95% A: Nay Pyi Taw has been disabilities at a cost of over K A: Two mega dams in the of them over 400,000 are govern- of the staff housing and hostel projected to become an education 183 million. Engineering De- Nay Pyi Taw Council Area are ment employees. Nay Pyi Taw project, it is implementing with centre of the country in the fu- partment, has built 45 roads at generating clean energy for the Development Council is carrying the allotted budget of K 50 billion. ture. Nay Pyi Taw has designated a cost of over K 1,475 million, 61 capital city. Of the eight townships out the task of supplying water 100 acres of land for South Ko- box culverts at a cost of over K of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, Za- for staff quarters of the capital. Q: Arrangements of the rea-sponsored multinational ed- 393 million, brick canals at over buthiri and Zeyathiri are cent per Nay Pyi TawDC implemented 115 rule of law and community ucation promotion programme. K 213 million. It has spent over cent electrified townships, and projects at a cost of K 1,970 million peace Another 100 acres of land has K 2,266 million for development of the 796 villages of the area, in fiscal year 2019-2020 during the A: The anti-drug drive is been projected for a new ICT undertakings. 580 are electrified. Seventy-seven fourth year in eight townships. designated as a national task Park in Nay Pyi Taw. Nay Pyi Taw Council has villages will get power under the The projects included tube-wells, in enforcing the rule of law and been carrying out development Nay Pyi Taw Council budget, and pumping stations, spring water community peace in Nay Pyi Taw Q: Programmes for farm- undertakings with full respon- 20 villages under the National supply systems, and plumbing Council Area. Apart from a large ers and odd job workers sibility and accountability. It is Electrification Project. A total of and water tanks. haul of drugs, Nay Pyi Taw has A: A total of 286 cooperative fulfilling the main requirements 30.78 miles of 11 Kv open wire seized arms, ammunition and ex- societies have provided over K including health, education, elec- cables and 26.25 miles of 400-volt Q: Undertaking for so- plosives and arrested seven male 5,199 million as loans and aids for tricity, transport requirements of open wire cables will be replaced cio-economic development and three female suspects. Nay 30,408 farmers. Under the pro- the public, with added momen- with insulated cables in fiscal A: Nay Pyi Taw is imple- Pyi Taw authorities also seized gramme of Thettantyaung micro tum. Its undertakings will be sup- year 2019-2020 to reduce black- menting 172 work programmes 68 unlicenced cars and 14 unreg- finance, over K 5,596 million were portive for national development outs and brownouts and electrical at an expense of over K 11,906 istered motorcycles in the fourth disbursed to nearly 10,000 infor- in one way or another. hazards. million during the fourth year. It year. They could also impound mal workers. Q: About the undertakings will take preventive measures over 529 tons of various kinds of (Translated by TMT) for sufficient potable water sup- against flood, bank erosion, and illegal timber valued at over K 17 Q: Other undertakings

Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman Dr Myo Aung visits the isolation ward of the Nay Pyi Taw 1000-bedded Hospital. Phoe Kyar Elephant Camp in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area. 7 MAY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR TACKLING A GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS 11

GLOBAL ACCESS TO REMDESIVIR Gilead in talks with Indian drugmakers for remdesivir production

US-based biopharmaceutical the developing world through for developing countries. company Gilead Sciences said at least 2022. Which companies Producing the drug requires on Wednesday that it is negotiat- Gilead is currently in discussion scarce raw materials, with their ing long-term voluntary licences with were not revealed. own lengthy production time, with several generic drugmakers The announcement comes and specialized manufacturing in India and Pakistan to produce after Union Health Minister capabilities with limited global experimental antiviral drug rem- Harsh Vardhan on Monday said capacity, the drug maker point- desivir. Remdesivir is currently that there is a confusion over the ed out. under spotlight for its potential pricing and patent of experimen- Any disruption to the supply to treat patients suffering from tal anti-viral drug remdesivir. chain impacting these scarce Covid-19. The US Food & Drug The Health Ministry had raw materials and other manu- Administration (FDA) last week recently said that it is examin- facturing inputs could reduce the issued an emergency use au- ing remdesivir, which was used amount of remdesivir produced thorization for remdesivir in the during the Ebola outbreak, as and increase the time it takes treatment of Covid-19 patients. one protocol in the treatment to do so. Gilead said that it is in dis- for Covid-19. Remdesivir is being studied cussions with some of the world’s Gilead said it will provide in multiple ongoing internation- leading chemical and pharma- appropriate technology transfers al clinical trials, and the safety ceutical manufacturing compa- to facilitate remdesivir produc- and efficacy of remdesivir for the nies about their ability, under tion, adding that it is in active treatment of Covid-19 are not yet Remdesivir, a drug developed to treat Ebola patients, is being tested as a voluntary licences, to produce discussions with the Medicines established. treatment for patients infected with the new coronavirus. remdesivir for Europe, Asia and Patent Pool to licence remdesivir SOURCE: ANI PHOTO : (ULRICH PERREY / AFP)

CYBER-SPIES COVID-19 AND LUNG HEALTH UK and US warn of cyber threat to COVID-19 lockdown risks 1.4 health sector fighting virus mn extra TB deaths: study THE global lockdown caused tions on lockdown, new disease by COVID-19 risks a “devas- models showed that social dis- signed to steal bulk personal tating” surge in tuberculosis tancing could lead to a disas- data, intellectual property and cases, with nearly 1.4 million trous rebound in TB infections wider information that supports additional deaths from the -- the effects of which are set to those aims. world’s biggest infectious killer persist for years. “And they’re often linked by 2025, new research showed This is because social dis- with other state actors,” he said. Wednesday. tancing will make it impossible In their joint warning, the TB, a bacterial infection for health care workers to test NCSC and CISA said they had that normally attacks patients’ vulnerable populations and identified targeting of national lungs, is largely treatable yet for patients to access ongoing and international healthcare still infects an estimated 10 mil- treatments. bodies, pharmaceutical com- lion people every year. “In spite of having drugs panies, research organizations, In 2018, it killed around 1.5 and treatment... we are not yet and local government. million people, according to the close to ending it and TB re- They added “the likely aim” World Health Organization, in- mains the biggest infectious dis- was gathering information relat- cluding more than 200,000 chil- ease killer,” said Lucica Ditiu, ed to the pandemic. dren. executive director of the Stop Britain and the US’ cyber security agencies issued a joint warning to The agencies advised Since effective medication TB Partnership. healthcare and medical research staff, urging them to improve their healthcare staff to change exists, the world’s TB response “COVID has hit us very password security amid an increase in cyber attacks. PHOTO: AFP any passwords that might be is centred on testing and treat- hard. The more people we have guessed to one created with ing as many patients as pos- not diagnosed and treated the BRITAIN and the United States licious cyber campaigns target- three random words, as well sible. more problems we will have in warned Tuesday of a rise in cy- ing organizations involved in the as implementing two-factor au- But as COVID-19 forces the coming years.” ber attacks against health pro- coronavirus response”. thentication to reduce the risk governments to place popula- SOURCE: AFP fessionals involved in the coro- The two agencies added of being hacked. navirus response by organized they had detected large-scale Paul Chichester, NCSC Di- criminals “often linked with “password spraying” tactics rector of Operations, said his other state actors”. — hackers trying to access agency was “prioritizing any re- The transatlantic allies’ accounts through commonly quests for support from health cyber security agencies issued used passwords — aimed at organizations and remaining a joint warning to healthcare healthcare bodies and medical in close contact with industries and medical research staff, research organizations. involved in the coronavirus re- urging them to improve their British Foreign Secretary sponse”. password security amid the Dominic Raab echoed the warn- “But we can’t do this alone, threat. ing at the daily Downing Street and we recommend healthcare Britain’s National Cyber coronavirus press conference, policy makers and researchers Security Centre (NCSC) and noting perpetrators had “vari- take our actionable steps to de- the US Cybersecurity and In- ous objectives and motivations” fend themselves from password frastructure Security Agency — from fraud to espionage. spraying campaigns.” Kabul on lockdown to fight the spread of Covid-19, 12 April (Abdul (CISA) said they had seen “ma- “But they tend to be de- SOURCE: AFP Hamid Nasimi/UNAMA/Flickr) 7 MAY 2020 12 BIZ/AD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Samsung heir apologizes over corruption scandal

SEOUL — The heir to the would be “no more contro- press it openly.” Samsung empire bowed versy” over his promotion, Wednesday’s apol- in apology Wednesday for pledging: “I will never take ogy came at the request company misconduct in- any actions that go against of Samsung’s compliance cluding a controversial plan the law.” committee, which oversees for him to ascend to the Lee bowed three times the firm’s transparency in leadership of the world’s before flashing cameras at its corporate dealings. largest smartphone maker. a Samsung Electronics of- Lee has effectively Lee Jae-yong is fice in Seoul, where report- been at the helm of the vice-chairman of Sam- ers sat apart under coro- sprawling Samsung group sung Electronics and was navirus distancing rules. since his father and group jailed for five years in 2017 Speaking in steady chairman Lee Kun-hee for bribery, embezzlement tones and swallowing oc- was left bedridden by a and other offences in con- casionally, Lee -- whose heart attack in 2014. nection with the scandal grandfather founded the The court case cen- that brought down South Samsung Group -- said he tred on millions of dollars Korean president Park Ge- would end the line of family the Samsung group paid un-hye. succession. Park’s secret confidante The 51-year-old was Lee Jae-yong is vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics and was jailed for five years in 2017 “I do not plan to pass Choi Soon-sil, allegedly released a year later on for bribery, embezzlement and other offences. PHOTO : POOL/AFP down my role to my chil- for government favours appeal but is currently un- dren,” he said. “This is including ensuring a dergoing a retrial. and products but the pub- “This is all because of my sincere apology,” he something I have thought smooth transition for Lee “We are recognized for lic eye towards Samsung our shortcomings. This has added. about for a long time but to succeed his ailing fa- our top-class technology is still critical,” Lee said. been my fault and I offer He promised there have been hesitant to ex- ther.—AFP Video game titans earnings Volvo Cars sales in China returns climb as people play at home to growth in April

SAN FRANCISCO — US to games such as “Call zone” racking up more STOCKHOLM — While Cars’ Recharge line-up of year. Recharge is the over- video game titans Activi- of Duty.” Activision said than 60 million players demand in Europe and the chargeable Volvo models arching brand-name for all sion and Electronic Arts on an average of 102 million since its launch in March. United States continued to doubled in the first four chargeable Volvo models Tuesday reported strong people played its games “Our goal to connect the be affected by the corona- months, from 7 per cent with a fully electric or plug- earnings as people stay- online per month in the world through epic enter- virus pandemic, sales of to 14 per cent, compared in hybrid powertrain, the ing home due to the coro- first quarter of this year, tainment is more impor- Volvo Cars in China re- with the same period last company said. —Xinhua navirus pandemic turn with “Call of Duty: War- tant to our players than turned to growth in April ever before,” Activision with showroom traffic back Blizzard chief executive to normal levels. Bobby Kotick said in an Volvo Cars sold 31,760 earnings release. cars in April, down 43.8 “In the face of so many per cent compared with difficulties, our employees the same month last year, have made certain that the according to the company’s joy, the engagement, and press release on Tuesday. the benefits of gaming re- In the January to April main an effective way to period, Volvo Cars’ global help keep our 400 million sales reached 163,649 cars, Video game titan Electronic Arts reported that its net players around the world down 24.9 per cent com- income doubled to $418 million on revenue that grew to $1.4 billion in the first three months of 2020. connected and safe.”— pared with the same period File: A Volvo XC90 at the first China International Import PHOTO : AFP/FILE AFP last year. The share of Volvo Expo in Shanghai, east China. PHOTO : XINHUA

CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE M.V OCEAN PROBE VOY. NO. (040N/S) M.V MATUMBA M.V INTREPID Consignees of cargo carried on M.V OCEAN Consignees of cargo carried on M.V MATUMBA Consignees of cargo carried on M.V INTREPID PROBE VOY. NO. (040N/S) are hereby notified that VOY. NO. (2004) are hereby notified that the vessel will VOY. NO. (20038) are hereby notified that the vessel the vessel will be arriving on 8-5-2020 and cargo will be be arriving on 7-5-2020 and cargo will be discharged will be arriving on 8-5-2020 and cargo will be discharged discharged into the premises of MIP where it will lie at the into the premises of MITT-4 where it will lie at the into the premises of MITT-3 where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after from the Vessel. the Claims Day. the Claims Day. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT the Claims Day. MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT AGENT FOR: M/S CONTINENTAL SHIPPING AGENT FOR: M/S ELDER TRIUMPHANT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY LINE PTE LTD SHIPPING LINES PTE LTD AGENT FOR: M/S GLOBAL MARS SHIPPING Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301928 Phone No: 2301928 7 MAY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ECON/AD 13 Can Italian infrastructure reboot post-virus economy?

ROME — A sleek new mits it badly needs to ren- have died in the coronavi- bridge in Genoa built in ovate crumbling roads, rus pandemic and millions record time is being ac- bridges and railways, and risk losing their jobs due to claimed in Italy as a model doing so could also save an economically-crippling for rebuilding the economy lives. Yet the possible nationwide lockdown. by investing in major infra- impediments are many The hi-tech flyover “is structure projects. — from funding to politi- a symbol for the whole of Such stimulus is sore- cal will, bureaucracy and Italy. An Italy that can rise ly needed as the country a recent safety reports again, that will roll up its slides towards its worst re- scandal. sleeves, that will not allow cession since World War II The completion of the itself to be beaten,” Prime because of the coronavirus Genoa bridge was hailed as Minister Giuseppe Conte pandemic. a sign of renewal for Italy, said at the unveiling cere- The government ad- where over 28,000 people mony.—AFP The completion of the Genoa bridge was hailed as a sign of renewal for Italy. PHOTO : AFP/FILE

The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Europe’s fresh food prices in flux as Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Department of Rural Development virus impact bites Invitation for Bids Loan/Grant No. and Title: Loan 3724- & Grant 617-MYA; Climate FRANKFURT — For in Frankfurt. uneven, many shoppers broccoli and cauliflower Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project German office worker It’s a complaint heard are feeling the squeeze. that are often imported Contracts No. and Title: CW-04-1; Construction of Farm Roads Works Deadline for Submission of Bids: 5 June 2020, 14.00 hours (Myanmar Nathalie, 54, there’s no across Europe as food In Germany, fresh from France and Spain -- Time) doubt her weekly food growers grapple with the food prices were up nearly which struggled to attract 1. The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, shop costs more than it ripple effects of lockdowns 10 per cent in April com- enough foreign harvest represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) did before the coronavirus to curb the outbreak that pared with a year earlier, workers because of bor- toward the cost of Climate Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains pandemic. have snarled supply according to agriculture der closures. Sector Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this “Peppers especially chains and upended de- markets consultancy AMI. In France too, certain financing to payments under the contracts named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of ADB. have become expensive,” mand. Vegetable costs were fruit and vegetables have 2. The Department of Rural Development (“the Employer”) invites she said, walking into her Though the impact up nearly 30 per cent, become more expensive sealed bids from eligible bidders for Construction of Farm Roads local Rewe supermarket across the continent is driven by price spikes for since the start of the con- Works: Lot 1 – Farm Roads for Sagaing Region; Lot 2 – Farm Roads for Magway Region; Lot 3 – Farm Roads for Mandalay Region. finement measures in mid- 3. Bidders may bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in March, with the UFC-Que the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case Choisir consumer associa- they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid. tion reporting a nine-per- 4. National competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance cent hike on average. with ADB’s Single Stage One Envelope procedure and is open In Poland, where the to all bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document. farm industry has been hit 5. Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should with a drought on top of participate in this bidding: the coronavirus woes, ap- Financial: The Bidder shall have a minimum average annual turnover of MMK ples have doubled in price 450 million calculated as total payments received for contracts in over the year. progress or completed within the last three (3) years, for each of the “Every few days, Lots bid. The Bidder demonstrate that its financial resources less its financial obligations for its current contract commitments meet or prices go up like crazy,” exceed the total requirement for the subject contract of MMK 200 said pensioner Grazyna, million for each of the Lots bid. choosing pork chops at a Experience: The Bidder shall have participated in at least two contracts that have Warsaw supermarket. been successfully or substantially completed within the last 3 years But it’s not just Eu- and that are similar to the proposed works, where the value of the rope’s border restric- Bidder’s participation exceeds MMK 180 million for each of the Lots bid. The similarity of the Bidder’s participation shall be based on tions and ensuing labour the physical size, nature of works, complexity, methods, technology or other characteristics as described in the Bid Document Section 6 Data by the AMI consultancy shows German fresh food prices were up 10 per cent on-year shortages, and transport bottlenecks that have hit (Employer’s Requirements): Farm road construction project with in April — here Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner visits a weekly market near Berlin. aggregated road length of minimum 3000 ft. PHOTO : POOL/AFP/FILE wallets.—AFP 6. To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, bidders should contact: U Kyaw Swa Aung, Director of Procurement and Logistic Division, Climate Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains (CFAVC) Sector Project, Egypt reopens slowly to revive pandemic-hit economy Project Management Unit (PMU) Office No.36, Department of Rural Development, MOALI, Nay CAIRO — Egypt’s econ- kickstart North Africa’s more than 100 million “Many other busi- Pyi Taw, Myanmar Tel # +95 67 418632 +95-9 43434333, +95-9-5144881 omy had just started to largest economy. people, experts say, is that nesses continue to remain E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], recover after years of po- Having shuttered activity has kept ticking open, albeit with reduced [email protected], [email protected], aungwaitun.npt@ litical turmoil and militant shops and cafes in late over in agriculture and staff, and construction is gmail.com, [email protected] Website: www.drd.gov.mm, www.moali.gov.mm attacks when the corona- March and forced mil- construction, and espe- continuing.” 7. To obtain the Bidding Documents in English, eligible bidders should virus crisis hit, impacting lions of civil servants to cially in the vast informal Egypt’s main sources write to the address above requesting the Bidding Documents for especially its vital tourism stay home, it is slowly sector. of foreign currency have Construction of Farm Roads Works. The document will be sent by email. No liability will be accepted for non-receipt or late delivery. sector. reversing some of these “Twenty-five per cent been tourism, remittances 8. Deliver your bid to the address above on or before the deadline: Now President Ab- measures, bringing back of the workforce is in ag- sent home from workers 5 June 2020, 14.00 hours (Myanmar Time) together with a Bid- del Fattah al-Sisi’s gov- many state workers and riculture, which remains abroad, and Suez Canal Securing Declaration as described in the Bidding Document. Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for bid submission ernment has loosened extending the trading unaffected,” said Angus revenues — which have in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend. a strict curfew for the hours of shops and malls. Blair, a business professor all dropped sharply dur- 9. The Employer will not be responsible for any costs or expenses Muslim holy month of The blessing for the at the American Universi- ing the global lockdown in incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids. Ramadan in an effort to emerging economy of ty in Cairo. travel and trade.—AFP 7 MAY 2020 14 ASIA THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Students in China’s virus centre Wuhan return to school

BEIJING — Chinese young- Wednesday’s back-to-school sters in the global virus epicen- was the latest step in a gradual tre of Wuhan filed back to class normalizing of life in Wuhan and on Wednesday, wearing masks surrounding Hubei province. and walking in single file past The city, where the corona- thermal scanners. virus appeared late last year be- Senior school students in fore spreading around the world, 121 institutions were back in was locked down for 76 days and front of chalk boards and digital only reopened last month. displays for the first time since Only the province’s old- their city — the ground zero of est students were present on the coronavirus pandemic — Wednesday — vocational stu- shut down in January. dents and seniors who are due “School is finally reopen- to take the make-or-break uni- ing!” posted one user of Weibo, versity entrance exams. China’s Twitter-like short mes- Return dates have generally saging platform. “This is the first not been confirmed for junior time that I’m so happy to go back and middle school students, to school, although I have to sit although some localities have a monthly examination on the allowed their return as well. 8th.” Teenagers sat at individual Officials in Wuhan say stu- desks spaced a metre (3.3 feet) dents and staff must all have had apart, seeing their teachers in virus tests before going back to Senior students walk through a temperature measuring station to enter Hubei Wuchang Experimental High the flesh after months of dis- school, and campuses have been School in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, May 6, 2020. PHOTO: AFP tance learning. disinfected and cleaned.—AFP South Korea returns largely to Shanghai Disneyland to normal as outbreak controlled reopen on Monday as new virus cases decrease BEIJING — Shanghai Disney- to have made domestic trips dur- land will resume operations next ing the five-day May Day holiday week for the first time since Jan. that ended Tuesday, indicating 25, the theme-park’s operator business activities have become said Wednesday. more normalized in the country. With the number of new In the capital Beijing, tourist coronavirus infections decreas- spots, including the Palace Mu- ing in China, Shanghai Disney- seum, known as the Forbidden land will, according to CNN, on City, restarted operations for Monday become the first Dis- the first time in around three ney park in the world to readmit months. Reportedly, nearly 70 guests. per cent of Chinese tourist des- The popular theme park will tinations have already reopened. take measures to prevent the The coronavirus, which spread of the virus, such as lim- causes the respiratory disease iting entry, offering pre-booking, COVID-19, was first detected late and urging guests to wear face last year in the central Chinese masks, as requested by the Chi- city of Wuhan.It has infected nese government. more than 82,000 people on the Chinese state-run media, mainland and killed over 4,600, meanwhile, reported more than China’s health authorities said. Visitors enter an exhibition hall at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on 6 May. PHOTO: AFP 110 million people are expected — Kyodo

SEOUL — South Korea re- while the new school term was to just a handful -- 13 in the past turned largely to normal postponed from its March start. three days, all of them arriving Wednesday as workers went Scores of events -- from international passengers. More back to offices, and museums K-pop concerts to sports sea- than 90 of the South’s imported and libraries reopened under sons -- were delayed or can- cases are returning citizens. eased social distancing rules celled, while museums and gal- At least 100 people visited after new coronavirus cases leries were closed and religious the National Museum of Korea dropped to a trickle. services suspended. in Seoul on Wednesday morn- The South endured one of But the South appears ing, and the first visitors of the the worst early outbreaks of the to have brought its outbreak day -- a married couple -- were disease outside China and while under control thanks to an ex- given a bouquet of flowers by it never imposed a compulsory tensive “trace, test and treat” staff. “Many of our colleagues lockdown, strict social distanc- programme that has drawn also came back to work today, ing had been widely observed widespread praise. so we are very excited about the since March. In a population of 51 million, reopening, we are very happy,” Employees were urged to its death toll is little more than museum spokeswoman Lee Tourists pose for photos with Disney characters at Shanghai Disneyland work from home where possible 250, and new cases have slowed Hyun-ju told AFP.— AFP in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 21, 2019. PHOTO: XINHUA 7 MAY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 15 UK overtakes Italy as worst-hit country in Europe by coronavirus

LONDON — Britain has over- passed 32,000, making Britain taken Italy as the worst-hit coun- the worst-hit country in Europe try in Europe by the novel coro- followed by Italy. navirus, according to the latest The ONS uses an alternative official figures released Tuesday. measure as its figures are based Chairing Tuesday’s Down- on all mentions of COVID-19 on a ing Street press briefing, Foreign death certificate, including sus- Secretary Dominic Raab said pected COVID-19. another 693 COVID-19 patients The coronavirus-related have died, bringing the total death toll in Italy currently coronavirus-related death toll stands at 29,315. in Britain to 29,427. Responding to a question by The figures include deaths the BBC about his reaction on in all settings, including hospi- Britain’s death toll, Raab called tals, care homes and the wider it a “massive tragedy” but said A Love NHS (National Health Service) sign is seen outside Salford Royal Hospital in Manchester, Britain, on community. it is difficult to compare among May 5, 2020. (PHOTO BY JON SUPER/XINHUA) Earlier in the day, the Of- different countries before the fice for National Statistics (ONS) pandemic is over. making at this stage,” he said. over and particularly until we’ve Meanwhile, Raab said Brit- published its latest coronavi- “It is important but I don’t “I don’t think we’ll get a real got comprehensive international ain is continuing to see evidence rus-registered death figures, think you can make the inter- verdict on how well countries data on all cause of mortality,” of the flattening of the peak of the showing the total death toll has national comparisons you are have done until the pandemic is he said. virus.—Xinhua Brazil ministers to be questioned Trump urges US to reopen in Bolsonaro probe as daily death toll spikes WASHINGTON — President severe global recession, many Donald Trump made his first governments have been easing major foray out of the White stay-at-home measures to try to House since the coronavirus revive reeling economies. lockdown began in a push for “We can’t keep our coun- economic reopening as the try closed for the next five daily US death toll from the years,” Trump said on a trip to disease spiked. a mask-making factory in Arizo- It came as Britain became na, conceding that some people the country with the second would be “badly affected.” most deaths in the world at And in the latest sign his 32,000, putting it above Italy in administration no longer con- the grim ranking of national siders the pandemic its top fatalities. daily priority, the White House Elsewhere in Europe, is set to disband the emergen- hard-hit Spain and France re- cy task force handling the out- ported a levelling off of figures, break. offering hope that life could “I think we’re starting to slowly start returning to nor- look at the Memorial Day (May mal, but in Latin America the 25) window, early June window” death toll passed 15,000. for shutting it down, Vice Presi- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (C), holding his daughter Laura’s hand, waves at supporters gathering outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on May 3, 2020. PHOTO : AFP/FILE With experts warning of a dent Mike Pence said.—AFP

BRASILIA — Three top minis- He did not say which ones, tigators. In it, Moro mentioned the ters to Brazilian President Jair but the federal police are report- three ministers who are now due Israel vows to pursue Syria Bolsonaro will face questioning edly investigating several cases to be questioned as witnesses to in a potentially damaging probe involving Bolsonaro and his sons. and mediators in his discussions operations until Iran leaves on whether the far-right leader Supreme Court Justice Celso with the president on replacing obstructed justice, after the Su- de Mello granted a request from then-federal police chief Mauri- JERUSALEM — Israel will Hezbollah. preme Court granted investiga- investigators probing Moro’s al- cio Valeixo. The document says keep up its operations in Syria The Jewish state rarely tors’ request for access Tuesday. legations to question three influ- Moro told investigators Bolsonaro until its arch enemy Iran leaves, confirms details of its operations The case stems from accusa- ential military generals who serve wanted him to ensure a new fed- Defence Minister Naftali Ben- in Syria but says Iran's presence tions by former justice minister in Bolsonaro’s cabinet: Internal eral police superintendent would nett said Tuesday after strikes in support of President Bashar Sergio Moro, who resigned in pro- Security Minister Augusto Hele- be named in Rio de Janeiro, the on Iranian-backed militias and al-Assad is a threat and that it test last month after Bolsonaro no, Chief of Staff Walter Braga president’s hometown, where their allies killed 14 fighters. will continue its attacks. fired the federal police chief. Netto and Secretary of Govern- his son Carlos, a city councilor, Israel has launched hun- Bennett, speaking to the In a scathing last press con- ment Luiz Eduardo Ramos. is reportedly under investiga- dreds of attacks in Syria since state-owned Kan 11 television ference, Moro, a popular anti-cor- Several media outlets mean- tion over allegations he oversaw the start of the civil war in 2011, news channel, did not claim ruption crusader, accused Bol- while published a leaked sum- a fake-news campaign to benefit targeting government troops, Israeli responsibility for the sonaro of improper interference mary of Moro’s own eight-hour his father. Bolsonaro downplayed allied Iranian forces and fighters latest overnight strikes on Syr- in police investigations. deposition Saturday before inves- the leaked testimony.—AFP from Lebanese militant group ia.—Xinhua 7 MAY 2020 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Phone Myint Kyaw leads Chinese Lethwei star Yan 8 Ball tourney Naing Tun takes role as MYANMAR’S pool star Phone His fourth win over Zheng Phone Myint Kyaw beat the pandemic front-liner Myint Kyaw (a) Ar Ti is current- Yu Bo, a defending 8 Ball pool world champion by a result of ly leading the standing table of world champion on 5 May lifted 21-16 and led the earlier minutes the Chinese 8 Ball Tournament his ranking to number one to of the match by 13-7. being held in Chao Yang, China lead the tourney. But Chinese player Zhen Yu starting from 18 April. During the decisive match, Bo followed fast Phone Myint Kyaw in the other sub-matches to reach 14-12. With a full concentration, Phone Myint Kyaw maintained his result till the final minutes and won the hard match with 21-16. After four consecutive wins in the previous matches, Phone Myint Kyaw has collected 24,000 points, having good chance to go to next step. Lethwei star Yan Naing Tun, who is currently acting as a front-liner against coronavirus infection, is taking the samples of quarantined Myanmar pool player Phone Myint Kyaw competing in the Chinese The Myanmar pool star will persons in Hpa-an. PHOTO: WLC 8 Ball tourney being held in Chao Yang, China. PHOTO: KO AR TI play his fifth match on 15 May. FACEBOOK’S PAGE —Lynn Thit (Tgi) Lethwei star Yan Naing Tun, working for the Ministry of one of the best youth fighters of Health and Sports since after Myanmar, is currently working his graduation and he has also No talking or goal celebrations as as a Medical Lab Technician in won the golden belt champi- Hpa-an, Kayin State, according onship tournament in 2017 to the statement with the World (Light Welterweight) and 2019 S. Korea reboots virus-hit football Lethwei Championship. (Light Middleweight). Pandem- First, Yan Naing Tun has ic-pushed dual tasks took the SEOUL — South Korea’s foot- larus, Turkmenistan and Tai- But the country appears scheduled to compete in the fighter to the coronavirus fight- ball season kicks off on Friday wan defied the virus to keep to have flattened the curve biggest fight of his career in the er instead of fighting in the ring. after a two-month coronavirus playing football, South Korea thanks to an extensive “trace, previous month in Cambodia As a coronavirus fighter, delay, leading the way for the -- the 2002 World Cup co-hosts test and treat” programme, and but the match has postponed he is performing hundreds global game as other leagues and semi-finalists -- are the first football’s return comes after due to the global outbreak of of swabs for the quarantined strive to return to action. prominent nation in the sport to baseball started without fans coronavirus infection. Yan persons in Hpa-an, according Goal celebrations, hand- allow matches. on Tuesday. Naing Tun, a fighter, has been to the WLC.—Lynn Thit (Tgi) shakes and even talking are South Korea endured one The K-League is Asia’s out under stringent new safety of the worst early outbreaks first major competition to re- guidelines designed to prevent of COVID-19 outside China, turn to action, while Europe’s any contagion during games, prompting professional sports giants remain sidelined with Germany to give which will be played behind to suspend or delay their sea- only Germany’s Bundesliga so closed doors. sons, a pattern that was repeat- far making concrete plans to green light to restart While countries such as Be- ed worldwide. resume.—AFP football in May

BERLIN — The German TV contracts if the clubs are government and state leaders allowed to complete the season. are set Wednesday to give the Chancellor Angela Merkel Bundesliga the green light to and state premiers will set a restart behind closed doors in date for the season to resume May after weeks of shutdown in a telephone conference lat- imposed to control the spread er Wednesday, with media re- of the coronavirus, according to porting May 21 was a possible a draft government agreement candidate. seen by AFP. The Bundesliga would be- Politicians believe resum- come the first major European ing matches in the first and league to return to action. second divisions to “limit the “Restarting match activity economic damage” for the 36 must be preceded by a two-week clubs is “acceptable”, the doc- quarantine, where appropriate ument showed. in the form of a training camp” More than a dozen of the for players, the document read. 36 teams in the two divisions Teams returned to train- are on the brink of bankruptcy, ing on April 6 although sessions according to media reports, and have followed stringent social the league desperately needs to distancing rules and players recoup 300 million euros ($325 are not allowed to change at Jeonbuk Motors are one of the favourites for the title . PHOTO: AFP million) it would be due from training grounds.—AFP