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Sri Lankan prison UK doctor can’t rule University of Yangon’s riot leaves six inmates out sexual assault of centenary attracts dead, 35 injured dead teen in Malaysia huge gathering HEARTBEAT OF THE NATION 500 Ks. WWW.MMTIMES.COM DAILY EDITION ISSUE 1425 | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 Subdued centenary Officers direct traffic outside the University of Yangon after the campus was closed to outsiders and centenary celebrations were called off, after earlier events were heavily attended. Photo: Nyan Zay Htet Govt warms up to online learning A government committee has begun looking into ways to incorporate online learning in the country’s struggling educational system amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. TECHNOLOGY 6 NEWS 2 NEWS 2 NEWS 4 NEWS 4 More ethnic groups say Mandalay prepares for Group urges govt to help Ethnic recruit suspected they’ll work with NLD summer water shortages poll workers who fell sick in killing of Shan MP More ethnic armed groups and Mandalay allocates K280 million to The Myanmar Teachers Federation A source close to the investigation political organisations express their upgrade the region’s potable water urges the government to help teachers of the killing of a newly elected NLD openness to working with the NLD system in a bid to put an end to the who contracted COVID-19 while legislator is Shan State said a recruit during its second five-year term in perennial water shortages during the serving as poll workers during the of an ethnic armed group may have office. summer months. November 8 elections. carried out the attack. 2 News www.mmtimes.com THE MYANMAR TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2020 Mandalay allocates Ethnic parties, armed groups K280 million to boost warm up to NLD victory potable water supply THE Mandalay government has allocated over K280 mil- lion (US$213,000) to boost the region’s water supply to pre- vent a shortage of potable water during the hot season, the HEIN MYAT regional Rural Development Department said. U Soe Than, director of Mandalay Rural Development SOE Department, said the regional government is trying to en- sure uninterrupted water supply for the country’s second [email protected] most populous region and its over 6 million people. “We will try to get a drinking water supply in all of the MORE ethnic armed groups and political townships in the region, except in the townships under the parties are warming up to the recent elec- supervision of Mandalay City Development Committee,” he toral victory of the National League for De- said. mocracy (NLD), boosting the political capi- Tenders for the water supply upgrading project are on- tal of the ruling party as it prepares for its going, U Soe Than added. second five-year term. “Some tenders had already finished, and all tenders will U Myo Nyunt, a member of the execu- Representatives of signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement join be completed by the middle of December,” he said. “The tive committee of the NLD, said nine ethnic the celebration of the anniversary of the truce in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing construction will be take place from January to March,” he armed groups and political organisations said. have congratulated the NLD for its win and But the military (Tatmadaw) is already alising the Rakhine humanitarian crisis, Over 140 water supply projects such as digging and con- expressed willingness to cooperate in gov- negotiating a ceasefire with the Arakan amid pressure from western governments. struction of pumping wells, small water well and lake re- ernment programmes. Army (AA), which has been fighting the gov- But their fears were allayed when Daw habilitation and reconstruction, will be carried out in all “Altogether nine local political organisa- ernment in Rakhine State since November Aung San Suu Kyi refused attempts by for- 22 townships. tions sent congratulatory letters to NLD for 2018. eign interest groups to interfere in the coun- It will also include upgrading of water pipes and con- winning the election as well as welcoming Five of the 48 political parties the NLD try’s internal affairs. struction of rainwater reservoirs. its national unity government offer, includ- invited to join a national unity government Despite human rights groups and activ- The Mandalay Rural Development Department has al- ing the Northern Alliance.” have have also expressed their willingness ists questioning the ability of the Myanmar ready carried out a total of 78 water supply operations in 76 Among the nine political groups that ex- to work with the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi- government to hold a free and fair elections, villages of 13 townships where are suffering from a shortage pressed willingness to work with NLD on led party. millions of people across the country went of water using over K90 million of region’s allowance funds nation-building was the country’s biggest The Pa-O National Organisation told out to vote November 8, braving the COV- for this year. ethnic armed group, the United Wa State The Myanmar Times it had sent a letter of ID-19 pandemic. Mandalay is located in the country’s so-called dry zone, Army, and the alliance of the Arakan Army, welcome and acceptance of the NLD’s offer The NLD won 920 out of 1117 seats in which also includes the neighbouring Magwe, Ayeyarwady Ta’ang National Liberation Army, Myanmar on November 17, but U Myo Nyunt said they the union, regional and state parliaments, and Sagaing regions. These areas experiences drought dur- National Democratic Alliance Army, and had not received it yet. eclipsing its landslide victory in the 2015 ing the summer months. Kachin Independence Army, which is the Ethnic armed groups and political or- polls. In Mandalay, 51 villages in 13 townships are the most second biggest armed group in the country. ganisations were wary when the NLD first With so much political capital in hand, prone to water shortages every hot season, affecting an es- All five ethnic armed groups have re- came to power in 2016, amid concerns it local political analysts said the NLD will timated 7640 households. fused to sign the government-initiated Na- would be puppet of western powers, which have only itself to blame if it fails to make Earlier this year, water shortages were experienced in tionwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) that are covetous of the country’s huge untapped substantive progress in bringing peace and 463 villages in 116 townships across the nation, including would allow them to join the national peace natural resources. development to the country in the next five 90 villages in Ayeyawady Region, and 60 in Sagaing Region. process. They criticised the NLD for internation- years. – Translated – Kyaw Ko Ko/Translated Facts and figures for COVID-19 COVID-19 cases in Myanmar Daily death toll in second wave Confirmed cases 50 90,713 40 30 Deaths from virus confirmed Recovered by tests 23 1,941 70,156* 20 10 Number of people who tested for COVID-19 1,163,776 0 Figures as of 8pm November 30 *Includes patients sent home after 14-day quarantine Source: Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar 16/08/2020 19/08/2020 22/08/2020 25/08/2020 28/08/2020 31/08/2020 03/09/2020 06/09/2020 09/09/2020 12/09/2020 15/09/2020 18/09/2020 21/09/2020 24/09/2020 27/09/2020 30/09/2020 03/10/2020 06/10/2020 09/10/2020 12/10/2020 15/10/2020 18/10/2020 21/10/2020 24/10/2020 27/10/2020 30/10/2020 02/11/2020 05/11/2020 08/11/2020 11/11/2020 14/11/2020 17/11/2020 20/11/2020 23/11/2020 26/11/2020 29/11/2020 Global numbers for COVID-19 Daily new cases in second wave Coronavirus cases: 2500 63,187,035 2000 1500 Recovered: 1,227 1000 43,690,387 500 Deaths: 0 1,467,284 16/08/2020 19/08/2020 22/08/2020 25/08/2020 28/08/2020 31/08/2020 03/09/2020 06/09/2020 09/09/2020 12/09/2020 15/09/2020 18/09/2020 21/09/2020 24/09/2020 27/09/2020 30/09/2020 03/10/2020 06/10/2020 09/10/2020 12/10/2020 15/10/2020 18/10/2020 21/10/2020 24/10/2020 27/10/2020 30/10/2020 02/11/2020 05/11/2020 08/11/2020 11/11/2020 14/11/2020 17/11/2020 20/11/2020 23/11/2020 26/11/2020 29/11/2020 Source: worldometers.info 2 News www.mmtimes.com THE MYANMAR TIMES DECEMBER 1, 2020 DECEMBER 1, 2020 THE MYANMAR TIMES www.mmtimes.com News 3 Ethnic parties, armed groups Mandalay allocates Govt extends domestic, Another four bakery K280 million to boost workers have COVID-19 warm up to NLD victory potable water supply international flight bans TINT ZAW TUN workers secure their rights under THE Mandalay government has allocated over K280 mil- [email protected] the Labour Law, said Ko Hein Latt lion (US$213,000) to boost the region’s water supply to pre- of the CTUM. vent a shortage of potable water during the hot season, the ZEYAR HEIN ANOTHER four underage workers The head of the police station HEIN MYAT regional Rural Development Department said. at a bakery in Ward 87 of Dagon and bakery supervisors who had U Soe Than, director of Mandalay Rural Development THE Myanmar government has extended the suspension of Seikkan township have tested posi- close contact with the infected SOE Department, said the regional government is trying to en- international commercial flights to December 31, according tive for COVID-19, bringing the to- workers have also tested positive sure uninterrupted water supply for the country’s second to the Department of Civil Aviation.