PAGE-8-9 (OPINION) WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2018 NATIONAL th The Global New Light of Myanmar OPINION 7 OCTOBER 2018 NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Foreign language VP U Myint Swe, entrepreneurs hold 20 should be mandatory El Nino could By Khin Moh Moh Aung Yadanabon University PAGE-2 OREIGN language is a lan- to attend foreign language proficiency guage which is not our moth- classes. As today, however, is the IT age, er tongue. These languages students can learn foreign languages F play an important role in the through online. By doing so, they do meeting to promote private sector business world. The reason: they can create a not need to give much time and pay a better society by communicating with lot of money. each other. They can help people make Thirdly, foreign languages help many friends all around the world. By a lot in politics, since they can help communicating with each other, the the national leaders and politicians to world will be better. They are helping communicate with different countries be on its way people in a lot of fields, such as educa- in the world. By understanding foreign tion, economy, and politics. Moreover, languages, the national leaders can foreign language is a kind of way to create a better communication with explore the world. We should not be other countries. Moreover, foreign lan- contented with what we have possessed guages can help to possess mutual in our mind. If we are contented with understanding. By creating a mu- what we have, we will be like a frog in tual understanding through foreign a little pond. languages, the world will be better. PAGE-8 By learning a foreign language, The next field in which foreign we can connect many people who are languages work well is econom- being alive in the world. The first thing ics. Economics is one of the vital we can receive well by learning foreign factors for a country’s develop- languages is many friends. It cannot be ment. When a business runs denied, as we can understand different in cooperation with foreign languages to communicate with differ- countries, foreign languages ent foreign language speakers. And we are very important. For example, Pull-outcan get help when we go abroad. Going as our motherland,supplement Myanmar, is merely to foreign countries is not an easy way. If a developing country, businessmen are we don’t understand what the foreigner cooperating with foreign countries says, we cannot stay in a foreign coun- more and more. If so, they can get try well. So, we need to learn foreign many profits. And, they can help the languages as much as we can. country’s development in a way. Secondly, foreign languages can Therefore, foreign languag- help the students to expand their knowl- es are very important in edge. In education, foreign languages a lot of fields as I have play an important role. There are some mentioned above. Nel- students who would like to go to foreign son Mandela said, “If countries to expand their knowledge. you talk to a man in a And then, there are a lot of scholar- language that he un- ships programs that are waiting for derstands, it goes to his students who are willing to go abroad. head. If you talk to a man in If those students understand the for- his language, it goes to his heart.” So, eign language, they have many golden what I would like to say is foreign lan- opportunities to fulfill their wish. Some guage should be mandatory to connect students say that they cannot afford to the world by your heart. Sunday, 7 October 2018 www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com th Waning of Tawthalin 1380 ME Vol. V, No. 174, 13 dent before the State Counsellor Daw Aung San PHOTO: Suu Kyi MNA meets with NHK’s correspon inclusive interview in Tokyo. President U Win Myint meets with civil servants from executive, judiciary and legislative sectors in Magway. State Counsellor gives Civil servants urged to change exclusive interview to NHK mindset to speed up reforms and Myanmar in solving the Rakhine is- TATE Counsellor Daw Aung San sue. Following the interview, Daw Aung habits Suu Kyi, who is in Tokyo, Japan, San Suu Kyi met with staff of the Myanmar U Win Myint met RESIDENT - Regarding the purpose of his Mag-- Sto attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Embassy in Japan, the military attaché with the Magway Region’s author way tour, President U Win Myint reiter Summit, sat down with Ms. Orie Sugimoto, and staff of the military mission in Tokyo Pities, MPs, judiciary officials and ated the essence of his inaugural speech Japans’ NHK correspondent and chief at the same hotel. government employees as part of his when he was sworn in as the president, of NHK Yangon branch, at Hotel New Also present at the meeting were tour in which he hopes to speed up the saying that to make the country’s dem- Otani Tokyo, for an exclusive interview Union Ministers U Thaung Tun and U momentum of reforms. ocratic transition process smooth and yesterday. Kyaw Tin, Deputy Minister U Min Thu In his speech at the meeting, the successful, it is very important for the In the interview, the State Counsellor and U Set Aung, Myanmar Ambassador President spoke of the important role of people, government employees and civil replied to questions about progress of rela- to Japan U Thurein Thant Zin, Military government employees in the administra- servants to change their dogmatic mind- tions between Myanmar and Japan, plans Attaché Brig-Gen Saw Min, staff of the tive, judiciary and legislative sectors for sets and habits. In order to effect this for Mekong-Japan cooperation, expected Embassy and military mission and their bringing about reforms that would ensure change, managers and department heads outcomes from the 10th Mekong-Japan families.—MNA success of the democratic transition. need to lead the way. SEE PAGE-3 Summit and cooperation between Japan Change dogmatic mindsets and 7 OCTOBER 2018 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Vice President U Myint Swe, entrepreneurs hold 20th meeting to promote private sector business VICE President U Myint Swe, Chairman of the Private Sector Development Committee, and business persons held the 20th regular meeting in Yangon yes- terday to promote the private sector. The 20th regular meeting between the Private Sector De- velopment Committee and My- anmar entrepreneurs was held at the Union of Myanmar Feder- ation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) office in Yangon. The Private Sector Devel- opment Committee was formed in 24 October 2016 to effectively Vice President U Myint Swe addresses the 20th regular meeting between the Private Sector Development Committee in Yangon yesterday. carry out the tasks of the private PHOTO: MNA sector development framework. earlier estimate to 5.1 per cent. and Hong Kong are given visa ministers and officials who are leum Trade Association Central Speaking at the meeting, When figures on Myanmar free travel to Myanmar while present said the Vice President. Executive Committee member Vice President U Myint Swe re- in the Update were reviewed, visa-on-arrivals were permitted Next, Vice Chairman of the U Thein Win Zaw, floor/wall tile iterated the government’s com- “GDP growth rate” is 6.6 per to ordinary passport holders Private Sector Development businessperson U Soe Min Thant mitment to helping the entrepre- cent for 2018 and 7 per cent for from China. Arrangements are Committee and Union Minister and Myanmar Rice Federation neurs overcome their challenges 2019, “inflation” is 6.2 per cent being made for visitors as well for Commerce Dr. Than Myint Secretary-General U Ye Min as part of efforts for developing for 2018 and 6 per cent for 2019, as investors to visit and invest in explained about works conducted Aung explained and suggested the country’s economy. “Current account balance deficit” Myanmar easily. for export/import businesses. on sector wise difficulties faced. The regular meetings have is 3 per cent of GDP in 2018 and Recently the Ministry of Afterwards Union Minister The meeting came to a close been held since 2016 December 4 per cent of GDP in 2019. From Electricity and Energy had made U Soe Win explained about status after the Vice President, Union where sector and group wise diffi- the figures it can be seen that an official announcement on dis- of works conducted on invest- Ministers, Yangon Region Chief culties were being resolved. As of Myanmar’s trade deficit is at a covery of natural gas in offshore ment and tax matters. Minister, Deputy Minister and the 19th meetings 283 suggestions status where it is estimated to block A-6 that has a good prospect Yangon Region Chief Min- officials had provided comments and difficulties faced were sub- gradually decrease. of being commercially produced. ister U Phyo Min Thein then ex- to ensure coordination and re- mitted to the government and re- Foreign trade in fiscal year This is expected to fulfill future plained about works conducted in sponses had been given to the sponses were sent to the relevant 2017-2018 was US$ 33.521 billion energy requirement s of Myan- Yangon Region for private sector explanations and suggestions businesses through UMFCCI. out of which US$ 27.240 billion mar and there are also possi- development. made by private sector business “We need to take time to re- or 81 per cent was conducted by bilities of increasing the export Following this, UMFCCI persons. solve some obstacles and officials the private sector.