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7 OCTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR OPINION NATIONAL Foreign language should be mandatory th By Khin Moh Moh Aung Yadanabon University El Nino could OREIGN language is a lan- VP U Myint Swe, entrepreneurs hold 20 guage which is not our moth- to attend foreign language proficiency er tongue. These languages classes. As today, however, is the IT age, F play an important role in the students can learn foreign languages world. The reason: they can create a through online. By doing so, they do better society by communicating with not need to give much time and pay a each other. They can help people make lot of money. many friends all around the world. By Thirdly, foreign languages help communicating with each other, the a lot in politics, since they can help world will be better. They are helping the national leaders and politicians to people in a lot of fields, such as educa- communicate with different countries tion, economy, and politics. Moreover, in the world. By understanding foreign foreign language is a kind of way to languages, the national leaders can explore the world. We should not be create a better communication with contented with what we have possessed other countries. Moreover, foreign lan- be on its way in our mind. If we are contented with guages can help to possess mutual meeting to promote private sector business what we have, we will be like a frog in understanding. By creating a mu- a little pond. tual understanding through foreign By learning a foreign language, languages, the world will be better. we can connect many people who are The next field in which foreign being alive in the world. The first thing languages work well is econom- we can receive well by learning foreign ics. Economics is one of the vital languages is many friends. It cannot be factors for a country’s develop- denied, as we can understand different ment. When a business runs languages to communicate with differ in cooperation with foreign Pull-outent foreign language speakers. And we- countries, supplement foreign languages PAGE-8 PAGE-2 can get help when we go abroad. Going are very important. For example, to foreign countries is not an easy way. If as our motherland, Myanmar, is merely we don’t understand what the foreigner a developing country, businessmen are says, we cannot stay in a foreign coun- cooperating with foreign countries try well. So, we need to learn foreign more and more. If so, they can get languages as much as we can. many profits. And, they can help the Secondly, foreign languages can country’s development in a way. help the students to expand their knowl Therefore, foreign languag- edge. In education, foreign languages- es are very important in play an important role. There are some a lot of fields as I have students who would like to go to foreign mentioned above. Nel- countries to expand their knowledge. son Mandela said, “If And then, there are a lot of scholar you talk to a man in a ships programs that are waiting for- language that he un- students who are willing to go abroad. derstands, it goes to his If those students understand the for head. If you talk to a man in eign language, they have many golden- his language, it goes to his heart.” So, opportunities to fulfill their wish. Some what I would like to say is foreign lan- students say that they cannot afford guage should be mandatory to connect to the world by your heart.

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President U Win Myint meets with civil servants from executive, judiciary and legislative State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets with NHK’s correspondent before the sectors in Magway. inclusive interview in Tokyo. PHOTO: MNA Civil servants urged to change State Counsellor gives mindset to speed up reforms exclusive interview to NHK

RESIDENT U Win Myint met habits TATE Counsellor Daw Aung San and Myanmar in solving the Rakhine is- with the Magway Region’s author- Regarding the purpose of his Mag- Suu Kyi, who is in Tokyo, Japan, sue. Following the interview, Daw Aung Pities, MPs, judiciary officials and way tour, President U Win Myint reiter- Sto attend the 10th Mekong-Japan San Suu Kyi met with staff of the Myanmar government employees as part of his ated the essence of his inaugural speech Summit, sat down with Ms. Orie Sugimoto, Embassy in Japan, the military attaché tour in which he hopes to speed up the when he was sworn in as the president, Japans’ NHK correspondent and chief and staff of the military mission in Tokyo momentum of reforms. saying that to make the country’s dem- of NHK Yangon branch, at Hotel New at the same hotel. In his speech at the meeting, the ocratic transition process smooth and Otani Tokyo, for an exclusive interview Also present at the meeting were President spoke of the important role of successful, it is very important for the yesterday. Union Ministers U Thaung Tun and U government employees in the administra- people, government employees and civil In the interview, the State Counsellor Kyaw Tin, Deputy Minister U Min Thu tive, judiciary and legislative sectors for servants to change their dogmatic mind- replied to questions about progress of rela- and U Set Aung, Myanmar Ambassador bringing about reforms that would ensure sets and habits. In order to effect this tions between Myanmar and Japan, plans to Japan U Thurein Thant Zin, Military success of the democratic transition. change, managers and department heads for Mekong-Japan cooperation, expected Attaché Brig-Gen Saw Min, staff of the need to lead the way. outcomes from the 10th Mekong-Japan Embassy and military mission and their Change dogmatic mindsets and SEE PAGE-3 Summit and cooperation between Japan families.—MNA 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. Figures as of value. President U Zaw Win Min ex- Alsos present at the meeting from the five work committees 21 September 2018 show the for- Myanmar Sustainable De- plained about sector wise works were Yangon Region ministers; conducted Public-Private Dia- eign trade to be US$ 17.297 billion velopment Plan (MSDP) is also conducted for private sector officials from five work commit- logue between private business which is US$ 2.353 billion more drawn up. The plan includes development and SME (small tees, UMFCCI President and persons and relevant ministe- than the last year’s figures. In this detailed Action Plans. As such, and medium enterprise) devel- members; officials from Union rial departments in attempts to too the private sector conducted private sector as the main driv- opment. Later Union of Myan- of Myanmar Bhamo-Lweje Bor- revolve the matters in stages,” US$ 14.806 billion or 85 per cent. ing engine is urged to participate mar Bhamo-Lweje Border Trade der Trade Merchant Association; said Vice President U Myint Swe. Export was up 1.632 billion and together with the people in the Merchant Association chairper- Myanmar Automobile Manufac- In the Asian Development trade deficit was reduced to about march toward a balanced and son Daw Yi Yi Sein, Myanmar turer and Distributor Association; Outlook 2018 Update recently US$ 900 million. sustainable development. Automobile Manufacturer and Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Veg- published by Asia Development The Myanmar Investment Associations and entities Distributor Association Dr. Soe etable Producer and Exporter Bank (ADB) economic devel- Commission is drawing up plans participating in today’s meeting Tun, Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Association; Myanmar Petrole- opment estimate for the ten to attract foreign investment. are also urged to discuss openly Vegetable Producer and Export- um Trade Association; Myanmar Southeast Asian countries were Now, ordinary passport hold- the difficulties they face with rel- er Association Vice Chairman Rice Federation; floor/wall tile reduced 0.1 per cent from the ers from Japan, Korea, Macao evant Union ministries, deputy Dr. Myint Sein, Myanmar Petro- factory and officials.—MNA

MPIE, NSKRE Residence (Myanmar) ink agreement to build 12-storey structure in Tamway

MYANMA Pharmaceutical In- fitness centre, minimart, restau- after the two parties received per- dustrial Enterprise-MPIE of the rant, business offices, car park- mit from Myanmar Investment Ministry of Industry and NSKRE ing. Commission which gave a permit Residence (Myanmar) Co Ltd The land lease agreement of 50-year land lease. signed an agreement yesterday was signed by U Ko Ko Aung, NSKRE Residence (Myan- to build a high-rise structure Managing Director of MPIE and mar) Co Ltd is a consortium of on the land owned by MPIE in Mr. Hirosato Fukimbara, Man- two Myanmar companies namely Tamway. aging Director of NSKRE Resi- Mann Myanmar Family Ltd and The building will be con- dence (Myanmar) Co Ltd, in the Asia Business Solution Co Ltd structed with the build-oper- presence of Union Minister for and Japanese company Nippon ate-transfer (BOT) system and Industry U Khin Maung Cho. Steel Kowa Real Estate.—Thi Union Minister U Khin Maung Cho (centre) witnesses the signing of land it is set to include 230 apartments, The signing ceremony came Thi Min lease agreement. PHOTO: MNA 7 OCTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Civil servants urged to change mindset to speed up reforms

FROM PAGE-1 their works in ignorance of the law, they are liable to be taken “Those government institu- action under the anti-corruption tions which are lagging behind law. Motions and questions ta- in the transformation process bled in the Region Hluttaw are will need to be put under tight to be assessed and reviewed so management controls,” he said. that they are in accord with the The effort would require Hluttaw laws. changes across all departments, The judiciary sector needs with an eye toward eliminating to judge the cases speedily, cronyism and criminal acts, he truthfully and without bias. All said. decisions and judgments are to “The country’s weak judi- be according to the law, and all ciary system would need to be are to be equal in the face of the strengthened. More efforts need law. Punishments or rulings need to be exerted to stamp out cor- to be according to the law and ruption. More efforts need to be appropriate to the crime com- exerted to prevent human rights President U Win Myint meets with Magway Region’s authorities, MPs, judiciary officials and government mitted. Human rights are to be violations. More efforts need to employees as part of his tour in which he hopes to speed up the momentum of reforms. respected and defended. be exerted to crack down illegal The Region Government is drug trade,” said the President. ary system should be free from are to be conducted according in mind that they are at their re- to successfully implement the “We need to manage pub- interference by the authorities, to the law. There is a need for spective departments to serve State policies and guidelines. lic funds properly so that there and only when the judiciary sys- CSO, NGO and media to cooper- the people and perform their du- The prompt and correct deci- is no wastage. Measures need tem is fair and right will it gain ate and participate in this. The ties for the benefit of the country sions and conducts of the Region to be taken to return confiscat- trust from the people. works are to be conducted with- and the people. They must not Government are connected to ed farmland to farmers and to out any influence from those who let-go of the opportunity to partic- the development of the country. give compensation to farmers have powers and rights. A Drug ipate in the democratic transfor- Furthermore the Region Gov- for losses they have suffered in Activity Special Complaint De- mation process. Performing their ernment need to manage, guide, accordance with the law,” said partment was opened at the Of- duties and responsibilities are control and monitor the depart- the President. … Successful fice of the President where public raising their own dignity. There ments and more emphasis need A successful democratic complaints were handled with are challenges in transiting from to be placed towards rule of law, transition requires government democratic re- the Ministry of Home Affairs and an old to a new system. That is stability, peace and security in employees to obey the law and successes were being achieved. why all are urged and instructed the Region. perform their duties in the inter- forms require Authorities need to point to participate together in estab- The President then cordially ests of the people and country, as cooperation out and prevent wastage of pub- lishing democratic federal union greeted the meeting attendees, they are civil servants who enjoy lic fund and cooperate towards and achieving internal peace said left Magway on a Tatmadaw spe- salaries and benefits given by from CSOs, properly using it for the benefit of the President. cial flight and arrived in Nay Pyi the State. the region. Projects using public Next, Magway Region Chief Taw in the afternoon. “Reform is not an enemy, NGOs and the funds need to be appropriate and Minister Dr. Aung Moe Nyo ex- Also present at the meeting but our good friend. Reform is beneficial to the region. State/ plained about the status of con- were Union Minister for Home not a threat, but opportunities. media. Region Auditors are to ensure ducting Region development Affairs Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe, Union So, civil servants are to change that fund usages are according works. Magway Region Hluttaw Minister for Agriculture, Live- their mindsets and habits to be to financial rules and regulations. Speaker U Tar explained about stock and Irrigation Dr. Aung able to adapt to reforms,” he said. Legislative Sector All levels of committees on Hluttaw affairs and Magway Re- Thu, Union Minister for Natural In the legislative sector, assessing and reviewing confis- gion Chief Judge U Sein Htun Resources and Environmental Executive sector should not laws that are truly beneficial cated farmlands and other lands explained about judicial matters. Conservation U Ohn Win, Deputy be a burden for people for the people of the Region are are to conduct their works ac- Afterwards, President U Minister for Electric and Energy Regarding the executive required. Laws to be enacted cording to the policies set by the Win Myint explained about the Dr. Tun Naing, Permanent Secre- sector, President U Win Myint should be reviewed so that it is State and not use any personal strengths and weaknesses of tary of the Office of the President stressed the need to create ad- truly beneficial for the Region, interpretations. Works must be the explanations made and to U Khin Latt, Chief of Myanmar ministrative machinery that can appropriate to the guidelines and done speedily to return the lands follow the tender rules and reg- Police Force Police Lt-Gen Aung guarantee security, safety and policies of the State and the Con- to the rightful owners. ulations when calling for tenders. Win Oo and officials.— MNA / peace for the people, adding that stitution. There should be check Public servants are to bear If responsible persons conduct Photo: Than Naing Oo (Ngape) the administrative machinery and balance among administra- should not be a burden for the tive, judicial and legislative sector people. but care must be taken so that Authorities concerned are one is not influencing the other to take responsibility and be held in anyway. accountable while supervising their staff, and employees must No friend nor foe in anti-cor- cooperate with their superiors, he ruption drive said. Successful democratic re- Anti-corruption works are forms require cooperation from to be conducted regardless of CSOs, NGOs and the media, with being friend or foe and haves or some added momentum, said the have-nots. State/Region anti-cor- President. ruption committees will be organ- ized to become a corruption-free Judiciary sector society. Eradicating corruption, The Judiciary sector should rule of law and the country’s de- be impartial and those who are velopment are interconnected. taking part in the judiciary sector As per the saying of no-one must obey existing laws and the is above the law, works on erad- Union Judiciary Law. The judici- ication and elimination of drug President U Win Myint being welcomed by officials at the Magway Airport. 7 OCTOBER 2018 4 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

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DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR By May Thet Hnin more competitive. Aye Min Soe "China’s Small and medi- [email protected] UNION of Myanmar Federation um-sized enterprises business- SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT of Chambers of Commerce and es are not stable due to a trade Kyaw Myaing Industry (UMFCCI) put forward war between United States and

SENIOR TRANSLATORS the suggestions of export pro- China. Upon this advantage, Zaw Min, motion and import substitution we have to persuade Chinese [email protected] at 20th coordination meeting businesses into coming to Myan- Win Ko Ko Aung, that brought together Vice Pres- mar. The private enterprises also [email protected] ident U Myint Swe, the Private should be invited to participate INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR Sector Development Committee in National Export Promotion Ye Htut Tin, Chairman, and entrepreneurs, Council," said Dr. Myint Sein, [email protected] which was held on 6 October. Deputy Chairman of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS EDITORS UMFCCI suggests ex- Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Pro- Tun Tun Naing (Editor), port promotion by setting-up Dr.Myint Sein. U Ye Min Aung. ducer and Exporter Association. [email protected] and forming National Export "Government side also un- Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), [email protected] Promotion Council which has and assistance from Govern- Regarding the import sub- derstands and supports the ini- also been proposed during the ment in terms of financeing, stitution, local and foreign di- tiatives," he said. TRANSLATORS recent meeting with the State land use and tax incentives as rect investment (FDI) needs to Between April and Sep- Khaing Thanda Lwin, Hay Mar Tin Win, Counsellor. “We will implement well as to sustain international be attracted. Similarly, existing tember this year, the country’s Ei Myat Mon this project as soon as possible market access, UMFCCI thinks local manufacturing industries export to international countries Zaw Htet Oo because the authorities have there should be a dedicated pri- need to be supported. Tax, tariff reached $8.5 billion, while its Kyaw Zin Lin already agreed earlier,” said U vate-public initiative for Export and non-tariff measures, includ- imports stood at $9.8 billion in Kyaw Zin Tun Ye Min Aung, vice chairman of Promotion. UMFCCI and pri- ing quota and minimum access total, resulting in a trade deficit REPORTER UMFCCI. vate sector will also work togeth- systems, will be introduced in of $1.3 billion, which decreased May Thet Hnin, As Myanmar’s exportable er with Government officials and order to make local manufac- by about $540 million against the [email protected] [email protected] products need more support agencies, he added. turing industries stronger and same period of the last year.

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We appreciate your feedback and According to the instruc- meats, edible oils, instant noo- imported from abroad. By sell- In Myanmar, the Consum- contributions. If you have any comments tion, all businesses must pro- dles, frozen foods, drinking wa- ing high quality products, we can er Protection Law was enact- or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email vide information and a guide ter bottles, chilli sauce brands, not only promote the market but ed since 2014. The National [email protected] on their products regarding instant snacks, betel, liquor and also boost the country’s econo- Food Law was enacted in 1997 with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only with direction for use, direction smoking cigarettes. my, said U Swe Tint Kyu. and currently it is also being able to publish “Letter to the Editor” for keeping, its side-effects and Businesses will have six “The consumers concern amended. This instruction will that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words allergic the reaction. The prod- months to comply with the of- about the food safety in the mar- be issued the notification let- please be aware that your letter will be ucts are inclusive of local and ficial notification, once it is re- ket. People are affecting over ter to be followed by the busi- edited. foreign. This must be provided in leased. The businesses, who the products which were im- ness before the Labeling Law. 7 OCTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 5 Growers reap healthy profits for guava fruits this season

DEMANDS for guava fruits have market in Kyaukpadaung Town- been on the rise in the domestic ship. Moreover, merchants from market this season that finan- Magway and Meiktila townships cially benefits farmers in Kuauk- come to the guava producing padaung Township in NyaungU villages and they buy the fruits District, Mandalay Region, ac- through local brokers. cording to local guava producers. Growers say that this year “Guava growers got a good saw a significant increase in pric- yield in this harvest time with the es of guava fruits. The prices of use of groundwater, earning a the fruit increased twofold in this handsome income for them with harvest time. When compared higher growing local demands,” with the previous year, the prices Guava trees are seen in farmland in Mandalay. PHOTO: KO HTAIN (NGATHAYAUK) said U Pike, one of guava grow- of guava fruits rose by roughly ers in the township. Ks 600 per viss (3.6 lbs). Last kind of nutritionally valuable stops. row and they seasonally use He added that guava fruits year, a viss of guava fruits was and remunerative crops. The Local growers shared their groundwater for their planta- are mainly produced from Leg- sold for Ks 300 only. The figure fruits are consumed widely in experience on guava cultiva- tions. After passing the plating wa, Letpanai and Hsatpyakyin increased to Ks900-Ks1,000 per the country where retailers tra- tion practices that the planting time for one and a half years, the villages in the townships. The viss this year. ditionally sell the fruits mostly distance between guava trees trees bear the fruits. — Ko Htain fruits are usually sent to Myoma Guava is considered as a in the markets and near the bus in the villages is 4.5 feet in the (Ngathayauk)

External trade Export of mineral commodities up by $368 million THE export value of mineral million by the public sector and by nearly $1.3 billion than that of products between Myanmar and $458 million by the private sector. the similar period in the last year. exceeds $18bln, but foreign trade partners went up When compared with the According to the yearly trade by US$368 million, the Ministry same time last FY, this year saw report issued by the Ministry of of Commerce reported. a significant increase in value of Commerce, the mineral exports moves into deficit From 1 April through 30 Sep- mineral exports from both sec- were valued at $1.784 billion in tember this year, the private sec- tors. The public sector’s exports the last fiscal year 2017-2018. MYANMAR’S external trade period, the country’s inter- tor exported $403 million worth of of minerals rose by $196 million, The country’s export of the topped $18 billion in its six- national trade by sea hit $14 minerals and the public sector while the private sector saw an substances was $897 million in month interim fiscal period, billion whereas its external exported the substances worth increase in value by $172 million the 2011-2012 FY, $399 million in increasing by over $2 billion border trade reached $4.2 bil- $631 million, showing the trade against last year. the 2012-2013 FY, $1.34 billion in comparing with the same peri- lion. When compared with the value at $1.034 billion. During According to the ministry’s the 2013-2014 FY, $1.498 billion od last year, when foreign trade same time the last year, the the similar period last year, the trade data, the country earned in the 2014-2015 FY, $968 million totalled $16.3 billion, according country’s non-border trade country’s export values of min- almost $8.5 billion from overall in the 2015-2016 FY, and over to the Ministry of Commerce. went up by $1.56 billion while eral commodities put the figure exports of domestic products $1 billion in the 2016-2017 FY. During the period be- its border trade increased by at $665 million, consisting of $207 within the six-month period, up — Khine Khant tween April and September over $450 million. this year, the country’s exports Usually, the country ex- reached $8.5 billion, while its ports seven main groups of Closer cooperation needed to combat illegal imports were valued at $9.8 bil- commodities, covering agri- lion in total, resulting in a trade cultural, forest, marine and import of edible palm olein in Sagaing deficit of $1.3 billion, which de- animal products, minerals, creased by about $540 million manufactured products and TO combat illegal import of edible PHOTO: MYO WIN against the same period last other miscellaneous items. palm olein in Sagaing Region, col- TUN (MONYWA) year, when Myanmar recorded It imports three ma- laboration is needed between the a trade deficit of nearly $1.86 jor categories of commod- Food and Drug Administration billion. ities, containing capital (FDA) and related government Myanmar conducts over- goods, intermediate prod- departments, said Dr Zaw Win, seas trade principally through ucts and consumer goods. Sagaing Region Minister for So- by sea. During the six-month —Swe Nyein cial Affairs. At regular session of Sagaing Region Hluttaw on 5 September, U Nyi Nyi Thun, an MP from Ka- tha Township constituency, raised a question relating to the govern- ment’s efforts on elimination of illegal trading and distribution Call of edible palm olein in the region. departments, such as the Gener- holder of Import Recommen- Thin Thin May, Giving a reply to the query, al Administration Department, dation (IR) a long with Import Dr Zaw Win said that it is impos- the Customs Department and Health Certificate (IHC) for palm 09251022355 sible for the FDA to control the the Department of Trade. olein are eligible to officially im- illegal flows of edible palm olein RBO palm olein is one of port and distribute the products 09974424848 into the region. It is needed to the imported products granted in the region.—Myo Win Tun raise cooperation with the related by the FDA. Importers who are (Monywa) 7 OCTOBER 2018 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Vice President U Myint Swe receives Independent Commission of Enquiry

VICE President U Myint Swe changed. received the Independent Com- The meeting was attended mission of Enquiry and mem- by Deputy Minister for Ministry bers led by Ambassador H.E. of State Counsellor’s Office U Rosario Manalo at the Envoys Khin Maung Tin, Deputy Min- Hall of the Presidential Palace ister for Social Welfare, Re- yesterday afternoon. lief and Resettlement U Soe At the meeting matters Aung, Ministry of Foreign Af- relating to commission’s field fairs Permanent Secretary U visit and action taken, activities Myint Thu and officials while of ARSA terrorist group, status Ambassador H.E. Rosario of preparations made to receive Manalo was accompanied returnees, status of coopera- by Independent Commission tion with UNDP and UNHCR, of Enquiry members U My- works conducted by the State int Thein, Ambassador H.E. for Rakhine State stability and Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Prof. Dr. development and future works Aung Tun Thet and officials. Vice President U Myint Swe holds talks with Ambassador H.E. Rosario Manalo at Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi were discussed and views ex- — MNA Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA National Scrutiny Card issued to workers in industrial zones in Yangon

MINISTRY of Labour, Immigra- Since its taking office, the migration and Population U tion and Population launched incumbent government has Thein Swe. a program yesterday to issue carried out the project namely In Yangon Region, the National Scrutiny Card to about “Thitsar” sending the immigra- ministry issued household cer- 8,000 workers in industrial zones tion officials door to door to issue tificates to 11,631 families, Na- in Yangon Region. the National Scrutiny Card to tional Scrutiny Card to 1,490 to The ministry has conducted the people at homes, to school the family members and 3,971 the two-month project making children aged 10 and above at workers. Union Minister U Soe Win signs the book of condolences for the a field trip to factories in the schools, and to internal migrant In the 2018-2019 Academic demise of Mr. Do Muoi, former General-Secretary of the Communist industrial zones after it received workers at work sites, according Year, the ministry issued Nation- Party of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, at the Embassy of Viet the statistics that about 8,000 to the ministry. al Scrutiny Card to 33,024 school Nam in Yangon on 6-10-2018. PHOTO: ZAW MIN LATT workers, out of 400,000 at fac- During the period from 1 children so far, according to the tories in industry zones in the May, 2016 to 30 September, 2018 ministry. region, have no national scruti- of the Thitsar Project, the min- “It is found that some work- 65 killed in 341 road accidents ny card due to several reasons. istry issued household certifi- ers lost their opportunities for The ceremony to launch cates to 42,528 families of inter- getting legal oversea jobs as on Yangon-Mandalay the project was held at the of- nal migrant workers, National they have no National Scrutiny fice of the Thakayta Industry Scrutiny Card to 8,410 workers, Card and also social security highway from Jan to Sept Zone Supervisory Committee in and 952,962 school children, said benefits,” said Union Minister Thakayta Township yesterday. Union Minister for Labour, Im- U Thein Swe.—Thi Thi Min

A TOTAL of 341 road accidents caused 65 fatalities and 629 injuries on the Yangon-Mandalay highway from January to September 2018 it is learnt. Following is the breakdown. Myanmar’s economy expected to

Month Road acci- fatality Injury grow 7.4 pct this FY 2018-19 dent cases THE ASEAN+3 Macroeconom- sustained inflow of foreign direct reforms will boost private sec- January 41 9 83 ic Research Office (AMRO) has investment, improving invest- tor development and upgrading February 36 11 76 forecast that Myanmar’s econo- ment sentiment and continuing the key infrastructure including my is expected to grow 7.4 per- strong growth in garment ex- electricity, and logistics could March 33 4 62 cent in this new fiscal year 2018- ports and domestic consump- provide an attractive environ- April 44 12 137 19 which started on October 1. tion, the report said. ment for investment and trade May 37 8 77 The AMRO has recently Also, inflation rate is fore- in the country, the report added. established the annual consul- cast to stabilize at 5.0 percent The AMRO also urged to June 40 6 55 tation report on Myanmar, based in this FY 2018-19, but inflation upgrade the country’s education July 28 4 37 on its annual consultation visit may be boosted on account of system, focusing on vocational to Myanmar from May 15 to 25 depreciation when the stronger training to provide the neces- August 38 6 44 and data available up to June U.S. dollar will exert downward sary skill sets and talents to September 44 5 58 29 this year. pressure on the kyat. meet the needs of the economy. Total 341 65 629 The AMRO has forecast Moreover, structural re- The AMRO, an internation- that the country’s economy has forms including hard and soft al organization, is established — Than Oo (Laymyetna) reached on a gradual recovery infrastructure and the regula- to contribute to securing the path in last FY 2017-18 as it grew tory and legal environment are economic and financial stability to 6.8 percent in FY 2017-18, up reportedly needed to develop a of the ASEAN+3 regions, com- from 5.9 percent in FY 2016-17. market-based economy target- prising of ASEAN members and The country’s economic ing inclusive economic growth. China, Japan and South Korea. recovery will be supported by The accelerating structural — Xinhua 7 OCTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7

Rakhine State issue

The necessary arrangements for repatriation, relief and resettlement have now been undertaken in accordance with the bilateral arrangement signed by Myanmar and Bangladesh on 23 November 2017. The Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) consisting of two well-known international personalities and two local experts was established in accordance with the law. This Commission is tasked to investigate allegations of hu- man rights violations and the related issues of terrorist attacks. There will be cooperation and collaboration among relevant departments and organizations, the security forces and the ICOE.

(Excerpt from the report on the current work of the Union Government, delivered at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 19 September 2018)

Outstanding farmers in Pyinmana honoured by Agri company

MYANMAR Agri Foods Co., Ltd. technical and other supports to honor partner farmers and pres- partner farmers, purchase back ent agriculture performance the products, prepare, pack and awards at a ceremony held in export it. Mingala Byuha Sasana Beik- Director-General U Kyaw man, Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw Swe Lin from Ministry of Agri- Council yesterday morning. culture, Livestock and Irriga- At the ceremony, Pyithu tion said agriculture products Hluttaw representative U Kyaw from Myanmar were export- Tint, heads of departments from ed without proper packing or Ministry of Agriculture, Live- preparation in the raw status to stock and Irrigation, Myanmar neighboring countries. By value Agri Foods Co., Ltd. Chairman adding through preparation and U Ye Myint Maung, officials from packaging like Myanmar Agri Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko (right) accepts Ks 200 million donated by Shwe Parami Tawra Sayadaw Ayeyawady Agriculture compa- Foods Co., Ltd. means that the Ashin Sandadika, Agga Maha Siri Suddhama Mani Jotadhara U Shein Win and Daw Khin Cho Oo ny, Biosupreme Co., Ltd. and products need not rely only on (Tat Lann Company) for the construction of Etnernal Peace Pagoda. PHOTO: MNA Big-M Co., Ltd. presented crop neighboring countries’ market. wise agriculture performance This processing and value add- Cash contributed to construction of awards to farmers and gifts of ing allow expansion of market honors to partner farmers of as well as assuring a market for Myanmar Agri Foods Co., Ltd. the products. It is important for Eternal Peace Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw At the ceremony Myanmar such processing and packaging Agri Foods Co., Ltd. Chairman U factories to be in operation and THE third cash donation cere- million each. Tamil Hindu Foundation U Thein Ye Myint Maung said Myanmar this depends on the farmers mony for the Eternal Peace Pa- U Thein Han (Tokyo Pipe Lwin and family donated Ks farmers were able to produce too. As the company provides a goda which is under construction & Excel Hotel Group) and wife 3,333,333. many agriculture products but firm market for the farmers and in Nay Pyi Taw was held at the Dr Thi Thi and family donated Union Minister Thura were weak in exporting the prod- farmers produces the products, Vijaya Mingalar Dhamma Hall Ks 50 million, U Kyaw Myint U Aung Ko accepted the do- ucts to foreign markets. Based the company and farmers need on Kaba Aye Hillock in Mayan- (representative of Union Peace nation and presented certifi- on the fact that purchasing to build up mutual trust, said U gon Township, Yangon yesterday. Conference-21st Century Pan- cates of honor to the donors in agriculture products from the Kyaw Swe Lin. Union Minister for Religious glong), Daw Win Myint (Taw Win return. farmers and exporting would in- Myanmar Agri Foods Co., Affairs and Culture Thura U Pann Pharmaceutical Company) Later, Union Minister de- crease the farmers’ income, the Ltd. is located near Kyi In Vil- Aung Ko and the audience re- and family donated Ks 29 million, liver a speech of appreciation company started this business. lage beside the Nay Pyi Taw ceived Five Precepts from Maha Mr. Jain Glover-Daw Myat Thet to the donors after which Shwe Farmers partnering with the by-pass road and is exporting Saddhamma Jotika Dhaja Shwe Saw (Myat Kan Moe Enterprise Parami Tawra Sayadaw Ashin company will have a firm market frozen vegetables while working Parami Tawra Sayadaw Ashin Co., Ltd) and U Yan Aung-Siha Sandadika delivered a sermon and profit. If water is available together with partner farmers Sandadika. Sudhamma Singi Daw Yin Shwin and the audience shared the all year round, they can plant to expand the production and Union Minster then present- (New Star Gem Jewelry) family merits gained. about four crops and earn more processing of farm products, it ed offertories to Shwe Parami donated Ks 10 million each. A total of Ks756,537,333 from income. The company provided is learnt.—MNA Tawra Sayadaw. Suddhama Mani Jotadhara 42 donors were presented for the For the construction of U Myo Nyunt and Daw Tin Tin construction of Eternal Peace Eternal Peace Pagoda, Shwe Myint (Moe Yan Shwe Lamin Pagoda in the ceremony. Parami Tawra Sayadaw Ashin & Myat Su Kaday) and family In the afternoon, at the Sandadika and Agga Maha Siri donated Ks 5.4 million, U Thein Yangon branch office of Min- Suddhama Mani Jotadhara U Maung, Daw Par Par (Sandi istry of Religious Affairs and Shein Win, Daw Khin Cho Oo herbal medicine) family donated Culture, Mogok Aung Sakyar (Tat Lann Company) and family Ks 5.004 million, Siha Sudham- Monastery, Thaketa Township donated Ks 200 million each, and ma Singi Daw Tin Nu (Yoke Pyo Nayaka Sayadaw Dr Sanda Thiri Dr Tint Soe Linn, sister Daw Company) and Siha Sudhamma donated Ks 5 million and relics Pwint Mar Khaing and relatives Singi U Shein Myint, Siha Sud- of the Arahants to the Eternal (Shwe Pu Zun family) and U hamma Singi Daw Khin Than Peace Pagoda. Union Minister Myo Thwin and Daw Khaing Su Myint (Pa Pa Win Jewelry) and accepted the donations and the Mon (Shwe Pann Taing Trading family donated Ks 5 million each, relics and presented certificate An official presents agricultural performance award to an outstanding Company) family donated Ks 100 and Chairman of All Myanmar of honor in return.—MNA farmer. PHOTO: MNA 7 OCTOBER 2018 7 OCTOBER 2018 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR OPINION 9 El Nino World Mental Health Day 2018

Dr Aung Tun (Ministry of Health and Sports) Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 am Saturday 6th October, 2018) could be ORLD Mental World-wide, approximately that’s not always possible. You Health Day is 20% of children and adolescents can also give them a call, drop BAY INFERENCE: Weather is cloudy over the Andaman Sea observed around suffer from a disabling mental them a note, or chat to them on- and South Bay and partly cloudy elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. W the world every illness, Anxiety disorders, de- line instead. Keep the lines of year on October 10. The day is pression and other mood dis- communication open: it’s good FORECAST VALID UNTIL EVENING OF THE 6th Octo- on its way first celebrated in 1992 at the ini- orders, and behavioural and for you! ber, 2018: Rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread tiative of the World Federation of cognitive disorders are among 6. Ask for Help-None of us in (Northern and Southern)Shan State, scattered in Lower Mental Health and World Health the most common mental health are superhuman. We all some- Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway and Taninthayi Regions, Kachin HE World Meteorological Organization forecast “a 70 Organization supports this ini- problems among adolescents. times get tired or overwhelmed and Kayah States and isolated in the remaining Regions and per cent chance of an El Nino developing by the end of tiation through raising aware- Half of all lifetime cases of mental by how we feel or when things States. Degree of certainty is (100%). this year”. ness on mental health issues disorders starts by the age of 14. don’t go to plan. If things are get- T El Nino is triggered by periodic warming in the eastern using its strong relationships Every country and culture ting too much for you and you feel STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moderate in Myan- Pacific Ocean which occurs once every four to seven years and can with Ministry of Health and civil have children and adolescents you can’t cope, ask for help. Your mar waters. Wave height will be about (2 - 5)feet off and along trigger drought in some regions, heavy rain in others. society organizations across the struggling with mental health family or friends may be able to Myanmar Coasts. While El Niño events normally occur every five-to-seven years, world. The theme of World Men- problems. Most of these young offer practical help or a listening the recurrence of the event so close to the previous one, suggests tal Health Day in 2018 is “Young people suffer needlessly, unable ear. Local services are there to OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Continuations that climate change may be having an impact. people and Mental Health in a to access appropriate resourc- help you. of rain or thundershowers in Shan State. Myanmar’s prominent weather expert U Tun Lwin has urged the changing world”. es for recognition, support, and 7. Take a break-A change authorities concerned and the people of the country to take precau- Specific goal of the 2018 treatment. Ignored, these young of scene or a change of pace is FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING tions for the powerful climate phenomenon which will bring drought. campaign is to bring attention to people are at high risk for abuse good for your mental health. It AREA FOR 6th October, 2018: Isolated rain or thundershowers. October, November and December which usually sees storms in the issues our youth and young and neglect, suicide, alcohol and could be a five-minute pause Degree of certainty is (100%). the Bay of Bengal are ex- adults are facing in our world other drug use, school failure, from cleaning your kitchen, a periencing lack of storms today and begin the conversation violent and criminal activities, half-hour lunch break at work, FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA this year. It means the around what they need in order mental illness in adulthood, and made a plan about they would With the support of WHO, health promotion and prevention or a weekend exploring some- FOR 6thOctober, 2018: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree El Nino weather front, to grow up healthy, happy and health-jeopardizing impulsive attempt suicide during the past the comprehensive school health efforts in Myanmar. where new. A few minutes can of certainty is (100%). We must moni- which is more severe resilient. behaviours. Each year, about 4 12 months. Female students strategy (2017-2022) was devel- be enough to de-stress you. Give than previous years, is million adolescents world-wide (11.2%) are not significantly oped based on the context of Let’s start today yourself some ‘me time’. FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING tor the weather expected to arrive in this The Global Burden of Mental attempt suicide. Suicide is the than female students (10.3 %) to National Health Plan 2017-2022 It’s important to take care of 8. Do something you’re good AREA FOR 6thOctober, 2018: Isolated rain or thundershowers. region. Health Problems third leading cause of death seriously consider attempting for younger generation which yourself and get the most from at-What do you love doing? What Degree of certainty is (100%). front as we are still But, the weather pat- Mental Health is a state of among young people. suicide. Overall, 3.7 % of students come from both education and life. Mental Health Foundation activities can you lose yourself tern is kept under watch well-being in which an individual have no close friends. Female health sector. of UK provides the following 10 in? What did you love doing in not in a position by meteorologists, and if realizes his or her own abilities, Mental Health Situation in students (3.7 %) are significantly With the support of UNFPA, practical ways to look after your the past? Enjoying yourself can it is approaching us to can cope with the normal stress- Myanmar more likely than male students the National strategic plan for mental health. help beat stress. Doing an ac- us, the weather bureau es of life, can work productively According to Public Health (3.5 %) to have no close friends. Young People’s Health (2016- 1. Talk about your feel- tivity you enjoy probably means Invitation to young writers whereby we can will sound alarm about and is able to make a contribu- Statistics (2014-2016), mental Mental health problems are in- 2020) has been implemented to ing-Talking about your feelings you’re good at it, and achieving the weather event that tion to his or her community. health problem per 100,000 pop- creasing in Myanmar. aim at strengthening the existing can help you stay in good mental something boosts your self-es- for Sunday Special know the exact usually takes effect in Mental disorders comprise ulation in 2016 revealed that 9 policy framework and adolescent health and deal with times when teem March, April and May in a broad range of problems, with person reported with psychosis, 6 Adolescent Mental Health health programmes. you feel troubled. 9. Accept who you are-We’re The Global New Light of Myanmar is accepting submissions of extent of El Nino’s Myanmar with extreme different symptoms. However, person had depression, 7 person Promotion and Prevention Currently, the Ministry of 2. Keep active-Regular ex- all different. It’s much healthier high temperatures. they are generally character- showed anxiety and mental re- in Myanmar Health and Sports is committed cise can boost your self-esteem to accept that you’re unique than poetry, opinion, articles, essays and short stories from young people arrival to the our Myanmar experi- ized by some combination of tardation, 5 stayed with epilepsy, The Ministry of Health and to promoting and maintaining and can help you concentrate, to wish you were more like some- for its weekly Sunday Next Generation Platform. Interested candidates enced the El Nino weath- abnormal thoughts, emotions, 120 depend on alcohol. Sports and the Ministry of Ed- the mental health status of My- sleep, and look and feel better. one else. Feeling good about can send their work to the Global New Light of Myanmar at No. er in 2015-2016 winter and behaviours and relationships According to Myanmar Glob- ucation of Myanmar jointly are anmar people through various Exercise keeps the brain and yourself boosts your confidence country. 2016 summer seasons. with others. al School based Student Health reforming school health pro- health care services including your other vital organs healthy, to learn new skills, visit new plac- 150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, or by The 2015-16 El Niño was The global burden of mental Survey 2016, in MYANMAR, gramme with a greater emphasis mental health promotion and and is also for a significant bene- es and make new friends. Good email to [email protected] with the following one of the strongest ever disorders continues to grow with Overall, 3.6% of students most of on health promotion and health prevention, with the support fit towards improving your men- self-esteem helps you cope when information: (1) Sector you wish to be included in (poetry, opinion, recorded, and had an impact on global temperatures, which saw 2016 significant impacts on health and the time or always felt so worried literacy, environmental health and participation of the related tal health. life takes a difficult turn. etc.), (2) Own name and (if different) your penname,(3) Your level of enter the record books as the warmest year. major social, human rights and about something that they could and sanitation, NCD prevention, ministries and sectors, interna- 3. Eat well-Your brain needs 10. Care for others -‘Friends However, the World Meteorological Organization predicts that economic consequences in all not sleep at night during the past including mental health, injury tional and local NGOs and the a mix of nutrients in order to are really important… We help education, (4) Name of your School/College/University, (5) A written it does not expect the anticipated El Nino would have less impact countries of world. 12 months. Female students and violence prevention. With community as a whole. However, stay healthy and function well, each other whenever we can, so note of declaration that the submitted piece is your original work and than in the 2015-2016 event, but it will still have considerable impacts. v 1 in 4 people are affected by (3.8%) are significantly more the support from UNICEF, Min- specifically youth-focused mental just like the other organs in your it’s a two-way street, and sup- has not been submitted to any other news or magazine publishing It also warned that the advance prediction of this event will help a mental disorder at some likely than male students (3.4%) istry of Education has been im- health promotion and prevention body. A diet that’s good for your porting them uplifts me.’ Caring save many lives and considerable economic losses. point in their lives. to most of the time or always plementing Skills Based Health programs under Myanmar Youth physical health is also good for for others is often an important houses, (6) A color photo of the submitter, (7) Copy of your NRC El Nino would mean that Myanmar would see drier-than-normal v By 2030 depression will be feel so worried about something Education and Life skills Pro- Policy should be implemented as your mental health. part of keeping up relationships card, (8) Contact information (email address, mobile number, etc.).— conditions during the post-monsoon season. the leading cause of disease that they could not sleep at night. gramme since 2002. Life skills- joint efforts between Ministry 4. Drink sensibly-We often with people close to you. It can Editorial Department, The Global New Light of Myanmar According to weather experts, El Niño brings extreme tempera- burden globally. Overall, 8.5 % of students felt based Education refers to an of Health and Sport, Ministry of drink alcohol to change our even bring you closer together. tures and poses severe problems including unusual rainfall patterns, v 900,000 persons commit su- lonely most of the time or always. interactive process of teaching Education and Ministry of Social mood. Some people drink to deal Ref: 1. Mental Health Action acute water shortage and diseases for the country. icide each year. Suicide is Female students (9.8 %) are sig- and learning which enables chil- Welfare in collaboration with re- with fear or loneliness, but the Plan (2013-2020),WHO, 2013 Prolonged drought can compromise not only freshwater supplies the second most common nificantly more likely than male dren and young people to acquire lated ministries. effect is only temporary. When 2. Myanmar GSHS survey find- and food security, but can also have cascading impacts on public cause of death among young students (7.0%) felt lonely most of knowledge,attitudes and skills Continued support and close the drink wear off, you feel worse ing, MOHS, 2016 health, the economy and food distribution. people. the time or always. Overall, 9.2 % which support the adoption of collaboration from the WHO and because of the way the alcohol 3. Public Health Statistics (2014- The late arrival of annual rainfall, one of the impacts of El Nino, v 3 out of 4 with severe mental of students seriously considered healthy behaviours such as:tak- other partners are essential in has affected your brain and the 2016), MOHS, 2017 Call could have detrimental effects on cultivation of monsoon paddy crops. disorders receive no treat- attempting suicide during the ing greater responsibility for the struggle for mental health rest of your body. Drinking is not 4. WHO WMHD package, WHO, Thin Thin May, Hence, most importantly we must monitor the weather front as ment. past 12 months. Female students their own lives; making healthy promotion in Myanmar. Civil so- a good way to manage difficult 2018 we are still not in a position whereby we can know the exact extent v People with Mental Health (10.6 %) are significantly more life choices; gaining greater re- cieties at national, regional and feelings. 5. How to look after your mental 09251022355 of El Nino’s arrival to the our country. disorders are exposed to a likely than male students (7.6 %) sistance to negative pressures; international levels are needed 5. Keep in touch-There’s health, Mental Health Founda- Taking lessons which we experienced in the 2015-2016 winter wide range of human rights to seriously consider attempting and minimizing harmful behav- to play an important role in con- nothing better than catching up tion, UK, 2018 09974424848 and 2016 summer seasons, We must seek ways and means for risk violations. suicide. Overall, 8.4% of students iours. tributing to the success of mental with someone face to face, but reduction in the face of severe weather patterns. 7 OCTOBER 2018 10 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sudan, S Sudan agree to establish buffer zone, open border crossings

KHARTOUM—Sudan and minutes of the talks before Lt Gen Kamal Abdul-Marouf the course of the two countries’ danese President Omar al- South Sudan on Friday agreed developing them into a mem- Al-Mahi, Sudanese Army’s bilateral political and military Bashir and National Defense to establish a buffer zone on orandum of understanding for chief of joint staff, was quoted relations. These talks consti- Minister Maj. Gen. Awad ibn their joint border, demarcate military cooperation. in the report as saying. tuted a new breakthrough in Auf. the Zero line and open bor- “The talks were held un- For his part, Gen Gabriel various areas of military coop- Sudan and South Sudan der crossings before the end der appropriate circumstances Jok Riak, chief of staff of South eration and means of strength- signed a deal in 2012 on secu- of 2018, Sudan’s official SUNA that allow boosting the military Sudan’s Army, reiterated his ening and developing them fur- rity arrangements stipulating news agency reported. cooperation between the two country’s full commitment to ther,” he said. withdrawal of the two countries’ Sudan and South Sudan countries to reach common un- what has been agreed on, the Riak started a visit to Su- troops for 10 km north and south on Friday concluded military derstandings and pave the way report said. dan five days ago, where he of the zero line agreed on to es- talks, where the two coun- for a great breakthrough in a “What has been reached held talks with his Sudanese tablish a demilitarized zone on tries’ chiefs of staff signed the number of outstanding issues,” is considered a strong push on counterpart and met with Su- the joint border.—Xinhua Crown prince downplays Trump’s statement on Saudi military

RIYADH—Saudi’s Crown Prince like Japan, like South Korea, Mohammed bin Salman has why are we subsidising their brushed off comments from US military?” President Donald Trump that “They’ll pay us. The prob- Washington is “subsidising” the lem is nobody ever asks,” he kingdom’s military, Bloomberg added. reported on Friday. Prince Mohammed down- The crown prince insisted played any apparent rift with that the kingdom has always the US leader and said rela- paid for armaments from the tions between the two allies US. remains strong. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (pictured August 2018), who took office in 2015 and has dealt with many anti-government protests for his agressive reform agenda, has been almost unanimously re-elected. PHOTO: AFP “Ever since the relation- “You have to accept that ship started between Saudi any friend will say good things Arabia and the United States and bad things. So you can- of America, we’ve bought not have 100 per cent friends Ethiopia ruling party backs everything with money,” he saying good things about you,” told Bloomberg in an interview. he said. Last week Trump asked at “You will have some mis- PM Abiy at key meeting a rally “when you have wealthy understandings. So we put that countries like Saudi Arabia, in that category.”—AFP ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopia’s resignation of his predecessor countryside and violence in ruling party on Friday re-elect- Hailemariam Desalegn. the capital have raised fears ed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Starting in late 2015, his of looming crises in Africa’s as chairman in a near-unan- administration was roiled by second most-populous country. imous vote that underscored anti-government protests led During Abiy’s first public official support for his reform by Ethiopia’s largest ethnic appearance in the capital Addis agenda, state-affiliated media groups the Oromo and Am- Ababa, a grenade attack set off reported. hara, who were angered by a stampede, killing two people The 177 voting members of the heavy-handed rule of the and injuring scores. the ruling Ethiopian People´s EPRDF, which controls every Meanwhile, nearly one Revolutionary Democratic seat in parliament and has tar- million people have been dis- Front (EPRDF) backed Abiy, geted dissenters during its 27 placed after fighting between along with his deputy Deme- years in power. the Oromos and the Gedeo ke Mekonnen, during the par- Since his inauguration, ethnic minority in Ethiopia’s ty’s long-delayed congress in Abiy, an Oromo, has pursued south broke out shortly after the southern city of Hawassa, an aggressive reform agenda Abiy took office. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured April 2018) insists that Fana Broadcasting Corporate that includes releasing jailed Last month, clashes on the the kingdom has always paid for armaments from the US. PHOTO:AFP reported. dissidents and journalists, outskirts of the capital left at “Abiy won 176 of the 177 making peace with arch-foe Er- least 58 people dead, with those votes, while Demeke received itrea and announcing the pri- fleeing saying they were tar- 09251022355, 149 votes,” the broadcaster vatisation of key state-owned geted by Oromo mobs because 09974424848 said. Abiy, 42, took office in enterprises. they are members of minority April after the unprecedented But ethnic clashes in the ethnic groups.—AFP 7 0CTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11 Pompeo eyes progress over Trump-Kim summit on Asia trip

TOKYO (Japan)—US Secretary expectations for a major break- of State Mike Pompeo said he through, saying: “I doubt we will hoped to accelerate a second get it nailed but begin to develop summit between Kim Jong Un options for both location and tim- and Donald Trump as he kicked ing for when Chairman Kim will off an Asian trip on Saturday meet with the president again.” featuring a meeting with North “Maybe we will get further Korea’s leader. Pompeo arrived than that.”In June, Trump met in Tokyo on the first leg of a tour Kim in Singapore in the first-ever that will take him to Pyongyang summit between the countries. for a fourth time as the contours No sitting US president has US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. PHOTO: AFP of a possibly historic US-North visited North Korea, which ac- been bumpy. Trump scrapped a edly declined to be drawn out pub- Tokyo, holding talks with Prime Korea deal take shape. Speaking cording to human rights groups previously planned trip by his top licly on the shape of an eventual Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign on the plane on the way from the remains one of the most repres- diplomat to Pyongyang after what agreement. The United States Minister Taro Kono. United States, Pompeo said his sive countries on Earth. he said was insufficient progress has called for a comprehensive Japan, which has seen North aim was to “develop sufficient Since the Singapore sum- towards implementing the terms accord and strict enforcement Korean missiles fly over its ter- trust” between the historic foes mit, which yielded what critics of the Singapore declaration. of sanctions on North Korea in ritory and been threatened with to inch towards peace.“Then we charge was a vague commitment But the unorthodox US pres- the meantime. annihilation, has historically tak- are also going to set up the next by Kim towards denuclearisa- ident has also declared himself en a hard line on Pyongyang and summit,” said Pompeo. tion of the Korean peninsula, “in love” with the strongman in ‘Grand bargain’ stressed the need to maintain However, he played down the road towards better ties has Pyongyang.Pompeo has repeat- Pompeo kicks off his trip in pressure on the regime.— AFP Russia creates system Fujimori, in hospital plea, says return capable of spotting drone to prison would be ‘death sentence’ operators LIMA(Peru)—Peru’s ex-presi- previous president in December. leader of the main opposition dent Alberto Fujimori said from However, immediately af- Popular Force party, described MOSCOW—The holding com- Cheryomukha is now being his hospital bed on Thursday ter his re-arrest Fujimori was the court’s decision on Wednes- pany Roselektronika (an affiliate integrated with the drone resist- that a return to prison would be admitted to a clinic with heart day as “inhuman” and “unjust”. of Rostec) has created a special ance system incorporating a pas- a “death sentence,” the day af- problems. “Today is the saddest day of system capable of spotting the sive radar and radio-electronic ter a court revoked a pardon for His doctor, Alejandro Agu- our lives. It’s painful,” said Keiko, location of drone operators, the jamming module Serp. crimes against humanity. inaga, told reporters he experi- who is seen by many Peruvians corporation told the media on 2 The passive radar spots all Fujimori, 80, addressed a enced a drop in blood pressure as the heir to Fujimori’s political October. radio waves reflecting objects, plea to Peru’s President Martin and an accelerated heart beat — dynasty. “The holding company Rose- while Cheryomukha finds out if Vizcarra and the South American the same problems for which he lektronika has developed a radio these targets receive radio sig- country’s judiciary in a video re- has been hospitalized in the past. Questionable pardon monitoring module codenamed nals and if yes, whether the tar- corded at his bedside. “He is already considered a Fujimori was pardoned last Cheryomukha (Bird Cherry) gets are drones, and then spots “Please do not kill me. If I prisoner,” Interior Minister Mau- December on humanitarian capable of spotting drones and the command centre. return to prison my heart will ro Medina told Chile’s RPP radio. grounds, but critics said the move identifying the location of their The system is being de- not support it. It is too weak to “He is expected to leave the was in exchange for Fujimori’s command centre,” Rostec said. veloped by the research and go through the same thing again. clinic to take him to the peniten- son helping then-president Pedro In the process of testing development institute Vektor Don’t sentence me to death. I can tiary,” the minister said. Pablo Kuczynski avoid impeach- Cheryomukha managed to de- (affiliated with Roselektroni- give no more.” Fujimori, a Peruvian of Jap- ment. termine the direction towards ka). It will be available in two A court on Wednesday an- anese descent, has been living in Fujimori was 12 years into the drone and its operator with configurations - stationary and nulled a presidential pardon for Lima but has been hospitalized a 25-year jail sentence handed an error of just two degrees. mobile.—Tass Fujimori, ending more than nine four times since his release last down for ordering two massacres months of freedom granted un- December. by death squads between 1991 der the shock pardon issued by a His daughter Keiko Fujimori, and 1992.— AFP

US Senate approves sending Kavanaugh nomination to final vote

WASHINGTON (United ual abuse allegations against him. to move ahead. States)—The US Senate on Fri- The Senate voted 51-49 to A final vote on the Republican day narrowly approved moving approve Kavanaugh in the pro- nominee is planned for Saturday, to a final vote on President Don- cedural cloture vote, with one with the result still in question as ald Trump’s embattled Supreme Republican, Lisa Murkowski, op- another Republican senator, Susan Russia has developed a radio monitoring module capable of spotting drones Court pick Brett Kavanaugh amid posing going forward while one Collins, reserved her stance on and identifying the location of their command centre.PHOTO: TASS continuing controversy over sex- Democrat, Joe Manchin, voted final approval.— AFP 7 OCTOBER 2018 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Japan military joins historic Philippine war games

Japanese Ground Home Defence Forces disembark from their amphibious assault vehicles during an amphibious landing exercise at the beach of the Philippine navy training center facing the south China sea in San Antonio town, Zambales province, north of Manila on 6 October, 2018, as they join the annual joint US-Philippine marines exercises. PHOTO: AFP

SAN ANTONIO (Philippines) — Fifty unarmed Japanese Major Koki Inoue. “Our purpose naval stand-off. and installed military facilities Japanese troops stormed a beach soldiers in camouflage marched is to improve our operational ca- The Philippines has since on them. in the Philippines on Saturday behind their four armoured ve- pability and this is a very good ramped up military cooperation “It has nothing to do with in joint exercises with US and hicles and picked up Filipino and opportunity for us to improve our with Washington, its long-time a foreign nation or any sort of Filipino troops that officials said American troops playing the role humanitarian assistance and dis- ally, and also held joint naval ex- foreign army. This is exclusive- marked the first time Tokyo’s ar- of wounded combatants while aster relief training,” Inoue said, ercises with Japan near Scarbor- ly counter-terrorism within the moured vehicles rolled on foreign moving inland over sand and adding Japan was not involved ough Shoal in 2015. Philippines,” US Marine commu- soil since World War II. sparse bushland. in the drill’s combat component. Japan has its own maritime nications officer First Lieutenant The small Japanese con- The exercise, codenamed The exercise was held at territorial dispute with Beijing in Zack Doherty told AFP. tingent played a humanitarian Kamandag (Venom), marked the a Philippine navy base facing the East China Sea. About 150 US, Filipino and support role in the drill after US first time Japanese armoured the South China Sea some 250 The US military stressed Japanese troops took part in Sat- and Filipino marines made an military vehicles were used on kilometres (155 miles) from the that Saturday’s exercise was not urday’s landing, Doherty added. amphibious landing to retake foreign soil since the country Scarborough Shoal, a territo- aimed at China, which has also This year’s 10-day Kaman- Philippine territory from a “ter- adopted a pacifist constitution ry claimed by Manila that was built artificial islands on disput- dag exercises finish on Wednes- rorist” group. after its 1945 defeat, said Japan’s seized by China during a 2012 ed areas of the South China Sea day. —AFP

S-400 deal shows highest level of trust DPRK, S Korea call for end to between Russia and India: Russian official war on peninsula MOSCOW — Russia’s decision PYONGYANG — The Dem- Minister of South Korea Cho to sell the sophisticated S-400 ocratic People’s Republic of Myoung-gyon were present at Triumf air defence missile sys- Korea (DPRK) and South Ko- the ceremony. tem to India by 2020 testifies to rea called for a complete end The two sides called for the highest level of trust and to the danger of war, the official “a complete end to the danger understanding between the two media reported here Saturday. of a war on this land and turn strategic partners, a top official The appeal was issued on our land into the peaceful one of a Russian industrial conglom- Friday at an event held here to without nuclear weapons and erate said on Friday. celebrate the 11th anniversary nuclear threats.” India and Russia conclud- of the 2007 inter-Korean sum- They also called for thor- ed the USD 5 billion S-400 air mit and released on Saturday oughly carrying out the his- defence system deal, notwith- According to Vladimir Putin, Russia and India have also mapped out by the Korean Central News toric Panmunjom declaration ambitious long-term plans. PHOTO: TASS standing the US warning that Agency. signed at the 2018 inter-Korean the agreement would be a “fo- cant” business deals with the Vladimir Putin for the annual Kim Yong Nam, presi- summit held in April and the cus area” for it to implement Russians. summit with Prime Minister dent of the Presidium of the September declaration signed punitive sanctions against a The deal was sealed during Narendra Modi in New Delhi Supreme People’s Assembly last month by leaders of the nation undertaking “signifi- the visit of Russian President on Friday. — PTI of the DPRK, and Unification two countries. —Xinhua 7 OCTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ENVIRONMENT 13 S Arabia threatens to block key UN climate report: sources INCHEON (South Korea) in Incheon, South Korea adoption of the IPCC Spe- small island states threate- — Oil giant Saudi Arabia is vetting a major report cial Report if scientific fin- ned with extinction,” said is seeking to block adop- that traces pathways for dings are not changed or another participant at the tion of a key UN climate limiting global warming deleted according to its de- meeting who also reque- change report unless a to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 mands,” said an informed sted anonymity. passage highlighting the degrees Fahrenheit). observer who asked not to “The report hangs in inadequacy of national Most of these scena- be named. The source, al- the balance,” the meeting’s carbon-cutting pledges is rios involve a sharp re- ong with two other persons chair said Saturday — a removed or altered, mul- duction in the use of fossil with direct knowledge of day after talks were due to tiple sources told AFP. fuels — Saudi Arabia’s key the situation, identified the end — before convening Already in overtime, a export. country as Saudi Arabia. an emergency huddle of meeting of the 195-nation “We are very concer- “This has become a the IPCC’s half-dozen vice The 195-nation Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel ned that a single country battle between Saudi Ara- chairs, according to some- is vetting a major report that traces pathways for limiting on Climate Change (IPCC) is threatening to hold up bia, a rich oil producer, and one in the room. —AFP global warming. PHOTO: AFP

Chernobyl begins new life as solar power park Poems on Myanmar (In English) CHERNOBYL (Ukraine) By Lokethar — Ukraine launched on Includes Poems on: ABC of Myanmar, Friday a park of photovol- Heritage Sites, Memorable Features of taic panels at the former Myanmar and Myanmar Travelogue. Chernobyl power plant as Price: Kyats 2000/- the country seeks to use so- Available at lar power to give the scene 1. Sarpay Beikman Book Shop, of the world’s worst nuclear Merchant Street, Yangon. disaster a new lease on life. The 1 million-euro 2. Innwa Book Shop, Pansodan Street, Yangon. ($1.2-million), one-mega- 3. Yar Pyae Book Shop watt plant is located just (a) Pasodan Street, Yangon a hundred metres (yards) (b) U Htun Lin Garden Road, Hledan Yangon. from a giant metal dome sealing the remains of the the nuclear power plant New solar panels at the site of the closed Chernobyl power plant, scene of the world’s worst CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE which suffered a cata- nuclear disaster. PHOTO: AFP M.V MAERSK WOLGAST VOY. NO. (1813/1814) strophic meltdown in 1986. Consignees of cargo carried on M.V MAERSK “Today we are con- the site, which due to con- 50 per cent, according to Soviet authorities evacuat- WOLGAST VOY. NO. (1813/1814) are hereby notified necting the station to the tamination from radiation experts. Ukraine, which ed hundreds of thousands that the vessel will be arriving on 7-10-2018 and cargo will power system of Ukraine,” cannot be used for farming. has stopped buying natural of people and the vast ter- be discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T/M.I.P where it Yevgen Varyagin, the Ukrainian authorities gas from Russia in the last ritory — over 2,000 square will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to head of Solar Chernobyl, a have offered investors few years, aims to diversify kilometres wide — has re- the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Ukrainian-German compa- nearly 2,500 hectares to its electricity generation. mained abandoned. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am ny behind the project, said construct solar panels, Reactor Number Four The other reactors to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now at the launch ceremony. and beside the cheap price of the Chernobyl plant ex- were only gradually shut declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo The facility, which is of the land the site is also ploded on 26 April, 1986 and down, with the last closing from the Vessel. installed across an area of attractive as it offers con- the fallout contaminated in 2000, ending industrial No claims against this vessel will be admitted after 1.6 hectares (4 acres), can nections to the power grid. up to three quarters of Eu- activity in the area. the Claims Day. power a medium-sized vil- Foreign investors are rope, according to some Humans cannot re- SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT lage, or about 2,000 house- attracted by the price at estimates, especially hit- turn to live in the zone for MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY holds. which Ukraine will buy the ting Russia, Ukraine and another 24,000 years, ac- AGENT FOR: M/S MCC TRANSPORT Plans are to eventually solar power, which exceeds Belarus. cording to the Ukrainian (S’PORE) PTE LTD produce 100 megawatts at the European average by Following the disaster, authorities. —AFP Phone No: 2301185

CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE M.V PACITA VOY. NO. (028 W/E) M.V MATHU BHUM VOY. NO. (1061 W/E) M.V EF ELENA VOY. NO. (008 N/S) Consignees of cargo carried on M.V PACITA VOY. Consignees of cargo carried on M.V MATHU Consignees of cargo carried on M.V EF ELENA NO. (028 W/E) are hereby notified that the vessel will be BHUM VOY. NO. (1061 W/E) are hereby notified that VOY. NO. (008 N/S) are hereby notified that the vessel arriving on 7-10-2018 and cargo will be discharged into the vessel will be arriving on 7-10-2018 and cargo will will be arriving on 7-10-2018 and cargo will be discharged the premises of M.I.T.T/A.I.P.T where it will lie at the be discharged into the premises of M.I.P/M.I.T.T where it into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. the byelaws 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 from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S OCEAN NETWORK MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S NEW GOLDEN SEA LINES EXPRESS (S’PORE) PTE LTD AGENT FOR: M/S NEW GOLDEN SEA LINES Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 7 OCTOBER 2018 14 SOCIAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Italy’s ‘other’ film fest to kick off in Rome How Charles Aznavour

ROME (Italy) — Cate Blan- premiere films. likes of Blanchett, Weaver and changed music forever chett, Martin Scorsese, Sigour- Sony Pictures will premiere Isabelle Huppert, who will also ney Weaver and Michael Moore the latest instalment in the Mil- receive a lifetime achievement will all be attending this month’s lenium series, “The Girl in the award. Rome Film Fest, Italy’s ‘other’ Spider’s Web”, to be attended by cinema gathering after Venice. the cast including star Claire Foy, Moore on Trump Just don’t call it a festival. who played Queen Elizabeth II in The director of the Cannes “We are not a festival and the Netflix series “The Crown”. Film Festival Thierry Fremaux those who want a festival will al- France’s Studio Canal will will discuss the thorny issue of ways be disappointed here,” the show “Mia and the White Lion” Netflix and the often delicate Fest’s director Antonio Monda about an 11-year-old girl’s rela- relationship between streaming told journalists on Friday ahead tionship with a lion. services and film fests/festivals. of the 18-28 October event which US director Barry Jenkins, Rome’s show opens with does not include a competition. who won the Oscar for Best Film “Bad Times at the El Royale” “What distinguishes us is in 2016 with “Moonlight”, returns starring Dakota Johnson and Jeff Charles Aznavour reinvented popular music one cold December night that artists, directors, actors, with “If Beale Street Could Talk” Bridges, which tells the story of in Paris in 1960. PHOTO: AFP actresses and producers choose which tackles US racism and dis- seven strangers at a run-down PARIS — “He just blew my tionary. He changed everything: Rome even if they don’t have a crimination in 1970s. hotel in the Sierra Nevada. brains out,” said Bob Dylan of the way songs were written, the film, book or CD to sell,” Monda Martin Scorsese returns to Outspoken US documentary the first time he witnessed the themes a song could tackle, the said. his roots to receive a lifetime maker Michael Moore will show French singer’s style of delivery way they could be performed.” The fest’s 13th edition will achievement award on 22 Octo- “Fahrenheit 11/9” about the day a little over two years later. Never good-looking — Piaf screen 60 features, including 34 ber. that Donald Trump became US That concert has since gone badgered him to get a nose job, premieres. For the first time in Other workshops and discus- president. down as one of the greatest ever then told him it was horrible — Rome, two ‘major’ studios will sion groups will be held with the “An entertaining and wor- at New York’s Carnegie Hall. he was by then balding and pre- rying film that mixes Michael Yet that night in Paris when maturely aged. Moore’s irony, intelligence and a nervy Aznavour — who died But even as doors closed prophetic spirit,” said Monda. Monday aged 94 — stepped out in his face, he was rebuilding British documentary mak- on stage to change the way songs himself from the best of his he- er Tim Wardle will show “Three were sung forever, his career was roes. “My four points of refer- Identical Strangers” about tri- on the skids. Unloved at home ence were “Edith Piaf, Charles plets adopted by separate fam- and utterly unknown abroad, he Trenet, (the Russian acting ilies who discover each other’s was at the end of his tether. guru) Konstantin Stanislavski existence aged 19. He had pulled out all the and Maurice Chevalier,” he told The “Stan & Ollie” biopic stops to fill the Alhambra con- AFP last year, adding that Bing about Laurel and Hardy, star- cert hall in one final bid to win Crosby, Mel Torme and Frank ring Steve Coogan and John over the public. Sinatra were also in the mix. “He C. Reilly will also be screened, But the critics had come to stole his famous bar stool routine along with “A Private War” by bury not to praise him. from Sinatra,” said Dicale. “And Matthew Heineman, about The little Armenian who had that way he had of telling stories This month’s Rome Film Fest, its 13th edition, will screen 60 features, Sunday Times journalist Marie written songs for Edith Piaf, and between songs was inspired by including 34 premieres. For the first time in Rome, two ‘major’ studios Colvin who was killed in Homs, spent years as her bag carrier, Sinatra’s Las Vegas shows.” will premiere films. PHOTO: AFP Syria in 2012. —AFP was going nowhere, stuck as the “I had done classical dance, “ugly duckling” of the cabaret variety and theatre, and I wanted circuit without any kind of hit for to get all that into my perfor- #MeToo is about right vs wrong: Deepika Padukone four years. mances,” Aznavour, who will be Yet it was — irony of ironies buried on Saturday, told AFP. NEW DELHI — Deepika Padu- — a song he wrote about a des- kone said Friday that #MeToo perate provincial crooner dream- ‘He put his guts into it’ movement is about the victory ing of fame, “Je m’voyais deja” “I said to myself that if I of right over wrong and should (It Will Be My Day), that finally put them all in I would find my not be reduced to men versus launched Aznavour to stardom. own style. And I did, it became women. When asked about the Yves Montand, the actor ‘Aznavour’,” said the singer born #MeToo movement in the light and singer, had earlier turned it Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian of Tanushree Dutta’s allegations down, saying “songs about show to parents fleeing the massacres of harassment against Nana business never work”. of Armenians as the Ottoman Patekar, Padukone said, “For But that night at the Alham- empire collapsed. me, the #MeToo movement is bra, Aznavour did not just sing “He broke all the rules of his not about gender. It is about the the song, he turned it into “a one- era when singers had to be really victory of right over wrong.” act play” about the poor croon- good looking,” said the French “Anyone who faces any kind songwriter Calogero. “But he Deepika Padukone. PHOTO: PTI er’s life, acting out him dressing of discrimination or any sort to go on stage. had this incredible personality.” of abuse, I think we as people the event and shared the dais “But if it has happened, For the rapper MC Solaar must support that person. It is with her, said he condemns har- then it takes a lot of courage for ‘He was revolutionary’ “you can see the feeling with not about a woman or a man or assment in every form. somebody to come out and speak And with the song’s last pro- Aznavour. He wanted to move about female vs men. Let’s not “Harassment per se is just about it. You know you have been phetic line, “But a day will come/ people, we are far beyond just complicate or get confused in that wrong. Harassment of anyone, through some very disturbing When I will show them I have the singing with him,” he added. conversation. I think the #MeToo women, men or any person being experience. It takes courage to talent”, Aznavour brought the Dicale added that Aznavour should not be only about gender. harassed is wrong, whether it is speak publicly about it. Therefore house down. really became the characters in It’s about right vs wrong,” she in the workplace, public place, you must consider what this per- The man who begun per- the songs, “really putting his guts said at the Hindustan Times street or at home. It is wrong. son is saying... If it has happened, forming at five finally found his into it”. That is what impressed Leadership Summit 2018 here. Right now there is something it is absolutely wrong and I con- mojo at 36. his peers, the writer said, and Actor Ranveer Singh, who that has happened. There is all demn it emphatically,” Ranveer His biographer Bertrand Di- what won him the hearts of audi- had accompanied Padukone to kind of speculation. said. —PTI cale said “Aznavour was a revolu- ences across the world. —AFP 7 OCTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 15

First SpaceX mission with astronauts set for June 2019: NASA

WASHINGTON (United States) “These are new spacecraft, — NASA has announced the first and the engineering teams have crewed flight by a SpaceX rocket a lot of work to do before the sys- to the International Space Station tems will be ready to fly.” (ISS) is expected to take place Both missions are consid- in June 2019. It will be the first ered tests: the two astronauts manned US launch to the orbit- transported in each flight will ing research laboratory since spend two weeks aboard the orbit- the space shuttle program was ing ISS before returning to Earth. retired in 2011, forcing US astro- In the long term, NASA will nauts to hitch costly rides aboard use SpaceX and Boeing to take Russian Soyuz spacecraft. astronauts to the ISS for regular A flight on Boeing spacecraft missions, which last about six is set to follow in August 2019. months. SpaceX will carry out The timetable for both an uncrewed test in January 2019, launches has already been post- and Boeing in March 2019. Atlas, a humanoid robot made by Boston Dynamics, can run on different types of surfaces. PHOTO: AFP poned several times, but NASA SpaceX will use its Falcon 9 said Thursday it would now be rocket for its launch with a Crew providing monthly updates on Dragon capsule attached on top. Increasingly human-like robots spark deadlines. Boeing’s Starliner ship will “This new process for re- be propelled into space by an At- fascination and fear porting our schedule is better; las V rocket made by the United nevertheless, launch dates will Launch Alliance, a joint venture MADRID — Sporting a trendy Human, but not too human fect human face” and this im- still have some uncertainty, and with Lockheed Martin. brown bob, a humanoid robot As such, robots must move perfection provokes a feeling of we anticipate they may change NASA is depending on the named Erica chats to a man in around “in a supple way” despite “rejection” among humans, said as we get closer to launch,” said success of both missions as its front of stunned audience mem- their rigid mechanics and stop Miguel Salichs, a professor at the Phil McAlister, director of Com- contract with the Russian space bers in Madrid. what they are doing in case of robotics lab of Madrid’s Carlos mercial Spaceflight Development agency expires in November She and others like her any unforeseen event, he added. III University. at NASA Headquarters. 2019. —AFP are a prime focus of robotic That’s why people are choos- As such, he chose to fash- research, as their uncanny hu- ing “modular systems shaped ion his robot Mini Maggie into a man form could be key to inte- like human bodies” which are small cartoon animal. grating such machines into our meant to easily fit into real-world lives, said researchers gathered environments built for humans. ‘Understand humans’ this week at the annual Interna- For instance Atlas, a hu- In Japan, robots like Erica tional Conference on Intelligent manoid robot made by Boston are already used as reception- Robots. Dynamics, can run on different ists. “You mentioned project types of surfaces. But for one of their makers, management. Can you please In Madrid, Marc Raibert, Hiroshi Ishiguro, a professor at tell me more?” Erica, who is founder of the US firm, played Osaka University, humanoids are playing the role of an employer, a video showing Atlas doing a above all “a very important tool asks the man. backflip. to understand humans”. She may not understand In a sign of fears over the po- Researchers have to think the conversation, but she’s been tential future uses for these hu- hard about the human form and SpaceX will use its Falcon 9 rocket to launch its Crew Dragon capsule - simulator trained to detect key words and manoids, Amnesty International how humans interact to develop pictured here - to the orbiting International Space Station. PHOTO: AFP respond to them. has accused Atlas, financed by an robots that look like them. A source of controversy due agency of the US Department of “We understand the humans in part to fears for human em- Defense, of being a “killer robot” by using robots, the importance US researchers develop algorithm ployment, the presence of robots made for future warfare. for example of eye gazing,” said in our daily lives is nevertheless Another example of human- Ishiguro, who has also made ro- to predict blood pressure inevitable, engineers at the con- oids presented in Madrid is Talos, bots that look like dead celebri- ference said. a robot made by Spanish compa- ties, or “moving statues”. MSAN FRANCISCO — Re- and Omron Evolv wireless blood The trick to making them ny Pal Robotics shown testing He believes that humanoids searchers at the University of pressure monitor. With machine more palatable, they added, is his stability on a balance board. are best to improve interactions California (UC) San Diego have learning and data from wearable to make them look and act more While it may not be the only between robots and humans. developed for the first time an devices, the researchers devel- human so that we accept them form used for those coming into “The human brain that we algorithm to predict a patient’s oped an algorithm to predict the into our lives more easily. contact with humans, “it’s easier have has many functions to blood pressure using wearable users’ blood pressure and show In ageing societies, “robots for people to accept the robots recognise humans. The natural technology and machine learning. which particular health behaviors will coexist with humans sooner when they have human-like faces interface for the humans is the Scientists at the university affected it most. or later”, said Hiroko Kamide, because people can expect how humans,” said Ishiguro. carried out research on daily They recorded many possible a Japanese psychologist who the robots will move, will react,” For Jurgen Schmidhuber, blood pressure prediction and its factors and lifestyles of high-blood specialises in relations between said Kamide. president of artificial intelligence relationship to health behaviour pressure patients, including their humans and robots. That’s comforting, but it also start-up NNAISENSE, robots — data collected by wearables. bedtime and its impact on their Welcoming robots into has its limits. be they humanoid or not — will Sujit Dey, co-author of the blood pressure. households or workplaces in- Japanese researcher Ma- be part of our future. study’ paper and director of the Dey and his team found that volves developing “multipurpose sahiro Mori’s “uncanny valley” They won’t just imitate hu- Centre for Wireless Communica- the patients who went to bed 58 machines that are capable of in- theory, which he developed in mans but will solve problems tions at UC San Diego’s Jacobs minutes earlier over the past teracting” with humans without the 1970s, states that we react by experimenting themselves School of Engineering, worked week experienced an average being dangerous, said Philippe positively to robots if they have thanks to artificial intelligence with a team to gather sleep, ex- 3.6 percent drop in systolic blood Soueres, head of the robotics de- physical features familiar to us without “a human teacher,” he ercise and blood pressure data pressure and 6.6 per cent de- partment at a laboratory belong- but they disturb us if they start believes. from patients throughout over crease in diastolic blood pressure ing to France’s CNRS scientific looking too much like us. Sitting on her chair, Erica 90 days using a FitBit Charge HR from a week before. —Xinhua institute. “You can’t ever make a per- nods her head. —AFP 7 OCTOBER 2018 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Klopp believes Napoli loss can spur Disciplinary committee takes Liverpool on against Man City disciplinary actions against players and both finalists LIVERPOOL (United King- dom)—Liverpool manager Ju- THE disciplinary committee of Myanmar Football Federation rgen Klopp reckons a midweek (MFF) took disciplinary actions against the players and two final- Champions League defeat by ists of Yangon United and Hanthawady United who were involved Napoli could inspire his side in the improper incidents in the final match of General Aung San when they face Premier League Shield 2008 Knock-out Football Tournament. leaders Manchester City in a top- The final match of General Aung San Shield 2008 Knock-out of-the-table clash at Anfield on Football Tournament organized by the MFF took place in Aung San Sunday. Stadium on September 30 and the championship trophy presentation Liverpool are currently ceremony followed. second to City on goal differ- At the 64th minute of the second half when Yangon United led ence alone but, for all the praise the game with 2-1 win over Hanthawady United, Min Kyaw Khat they’ve received so far this sea- wearing No 22 jersey of the former team committed a blatant foul on son, the Merseysiders have not Jurgen Klopp hopes a defeat by Napoli will sting his Liverpool side into the player wearing No 19 jersey of the latter team who was dribbling won in three games—a League action against Manchester City. PHOTO:AFP the ball into the penalty area of the opponents’ team. The referee Cup draw and Premier League py with the Napoli performance. But Klopp rejected sugges- offered a penalty kick to Hanthawady United. The Yangon United loss to Chelsea followed by We defended in a lot of moments tions he had some special hold player made abusive words to the referee and forcibly pushed the Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by Napoli. really good.”He added: “Now we over Pep Guardiola’s side.“Ob- chest of the referee for about three times. Then, the referee sent But having had time to re- will have three days together until viously we won the last three the Yangon United player off by showing a direct red card and at flect on that reverse in Italy, Klopp we play City and (we could) make games against City. After none the meantime the red-carded player made a lot of attempts to be told a pre-match news conference the boys aware of what was all of these games you go into the hostile toward the referee. on Friday: “After the game it felt wrong.”“I didn’t want to lose at dressing room and think, ‘Now At the same time, goalie Kyaw Zin Htet of Yangon United was much more clear they deserved Napoli but, if you ask me which is we’ve got it, now we know how to not happy with the penalty decision of the referee, thereby making to win than after the analysis. the best preparation mood wise, beat Manchester City’, because abusive comments to the referee and forcibly pushing the chest “Yes they (Napoli) had more it’s losing a game. “We felt it now there is no real way, no one thing of the referee. The referee sent the Yangon United goalie off by chances, we didn’t have a shot on and we don’t want to have that that you have to do,” said Klopp. showing a red card. Afterwards, the Yangon United goalie made target,” the German added. feeling again so we will fight with “You have to be ready, you abusive words to the referee for several times and the teammates “In the last 15 minutes they all we have for a different result.” need a fantastic football team— had to persuade him and bring him out of the pitch. The annoying had two big chances and scored Liverpol have won their last which thank God I have—with incident halted the match for about five minutes. a goal, they had moments more three matches against City, in- outstanding character, ready to The supporters of Yangon United entered the pitch, throwing than we did.“But the crowd was cluding both legs of a Champions be really brave, ready to make water bottles at the players, the referees and the match officials in a lot of moments really unhap- League quarter-final last season. mistakes. Then it can work.— AFP and some supporters of Hanthawady United did the same matter. At the stoppage time, goalie Kyaw Zin Htet of Yangon United entered the pitch and celebrated together with his teammates and made abusive words to the referees once again. Present on the final match among the audience were the heads of Yangon Region Arsenal can cope with hectic Government, high ranking military officials, the officials of the MFF and the football club owners. Unprofessional conducts tarnished the prestige image of Myanmar football arena and the MFF. schedule, insists Emery Regarding the incidents mentioned above, the disciplinary committee asked the referees who were in-charge of the final match LONDON—Unai Emery insists Arsenal won’t and reviewed the report of the match supervisor as well as watched be allowed to use their hectic schedule as an audio visual records. —Htute Htut (Twantay) excuse for a poor performance when they face Fulham on Sunday.Emery’s side head to Craven Cottage bidding to extend their winning streak to nine matches in all competitions. Striker Aung Thu to join But Arsenal will be battling fatigue after touching down in Lon- don in the early hours of Friday morning, following a 4,000km flight from Myanmar national football squad Azerbaijan, where they beat Qarabag 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday. It is hardly ideal preparation for an important Premier League clash, but on 11 October Emery tried to guard against burn-out by resting several players against STRIKER Aung Thu, a Myan- ber although he is not brought Qarabag. And regardless of the potential for dwindling energy levels mar football star, who is playing to Indonesia. For the sake of after the gruelling European trip, the Spaniard believes his stars should for Thai club Police Tero as loan, his right wrist injury, he is not be able to cope. “For us it’s not a problem to play on Thursday and then is going to join his home team wanted to be brought to Indone- on Sunday because we want to play a lot of matches and a lot of com- of Myanmar national football sia. It is not easy to exactly say petitions,” Emery said. “We also want to give the players the chances squad on 13 October, said a whether he will be action in the and opportunities to play, to give them confidence, responsibility and source close to Myanmar foot- friendly match against Bolivia. rhythm like today for all our players. “The players who sometimes ball arena. All depends on the situation of don’t play were used against Qarabag. But then also, maybe players At present Aung Thu is tak- his injury,” said an official of My- who featured against Qarabag can play on Sunday too. ing a retirement because he anmar national football team, “We can do that with some players. For us it’s very important has sustained a minor injury on who asked not to be named. on Sunday to produce the best performance.” The Gunners right wrist. His injury will miss Myanmar national football should be able to use the momentum from their impressive win- the season remaining matches squad will play two warm-up ning run to keep them firing on all cylinders in the London derby. of Police Tero and the warm-up matches in the second week of Arsenal, up to fifth place after recovering from their slow start match against Indonesia on 10 October. Myanmar will play away Arsenal manager Unai to the season, are vying to win six successive Premier League October. friendly match against Indonesia Emery expects his side to cope with their hectic matches within a single campaign for the first time since August to “Aung Thu will come to on October 10 and home friendly schedule. PHOTO: AFP October 2016.— AFP join Myanmar national football against Bolivia on 13 October.— squad in Yangon on 11 Octo- Htute Htut (Twantay) The Global New Light of Myanmar

7 OCTOBER 2018 NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Foreign language should be mandatory

By Khin Moh Moh Aung Yadanabon University

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 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 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. 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, can get help when we go abroad. Going as our motherland, 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. INTERVIEW 7 OCTOBER 2018 2 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Myanmar has been implementing the recommendations of the final report by the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, and we are also encouraged by the recent assessment visit undertaken by the UNHCR and UNDP to meet with the communities in the various village tracts to find a durable solution for all communities in Rakhine State.

Exclusive Interview with Her Excellency Singaporean Ambassador to Myanmar Ms. Vanessa Chan

Q: Excellency, we understand that you served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at assistance should be provided to all affected communities, and the voluntary repa- the Singapore Embassy in Myanmar from 2007 to 2011. I’d like to know your opin- triation of displaced persons should be carried out in a safe, secure and dignified ion about the changes during your terms here. What do you think of the present manner without delay. However, addressing the root causes of the conflict and cre- situation in Myanmar? ating a conducive environment for the affected communities to rebuild their lives A: My last assignment in Myanmar from 2007 to 2011 was very eventful. I arrived on does not take place overnight. In this respect, Myanmar has been implementing the eve of what is known to the outside world as the Saffron Uprising in October 2007. the recommendations of the final report by the Advisory Commission on Rakhine I was here when Cyclone Nargis ravaged the Ayeyawady Delta in May 2008 and when State, and we are also encouraged by the recent assessment visit undertaken by Mr. John Yettaw swan across Inya Lake to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s residence in 2009. the UNHCR and UNDP to meet with the communities in the various village tracts I was among the international observers monitoring the 2010 General Election but un- to find a durable solution for all communities in Rakhine State. A win-win outcome fortunately, I left just before the pivotal handover of power from Chairman of the State in Rakhine State may provide inspiration for the ongoing peace process. Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe to President U Thein Sein We are also entering a period of uncertainty in the international order. No in March 2011 and the beginnings of the transition in Myanmar. one country can insulate itself from events happening outside our countries. For I took a year off work to pursue my research interests in sar-si-kyo before re- Myanmar which has only recently reintegrated itself into the global economy, I suming my responsibilities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in January 2012. Due can only imagine the scale of the challenges it is facing. I applaud the courage of to my research, I made regular visits to Myanmar and I could observe the changes the government to continue its reform process and the resilience of the Myanmar happening in Myanmar society each time. However, it is only when I assumed my people to bite the bullet to give time for the reforms to bear fruit. current responsibilities as Ambassador in December 2017 when I begin to grasp Myanmar has no shortage of friends. Among friends, disagreements are the enormity of the changes that have been set in motion since 2011. common. But more importantly, all of Myanmar’s friends want to see it succeed. For one, there are certainly many, many, more cars on the roads than I recall Singapore will look at our niche advantages to continue to support Myanmar in its from my last assignment. The cost of a sim card today is about MMK 1,500 compared development priorities, such as in the area of vocational education. From our own to some USD 300 – 400 in the past. We used to require special permission from the developmental journey, having recovered from two debilitating racial riots in the government to travel beyond Yangon but many places have become more accessible 1960s, we have realised that primordial differences can be mitigated when all groups not just to foreign diplomats but to tourists as well. Where people were afraid to voice have equal access to opportunities and the fruits of our collective labour are shared. their opinions publicly in the past, Myanmar people today now post their thoughts I therefore echo President Win Myint’s call to uplift the socio-economic conditions freely on social media platform, such as Facebook and Twitter. of all peoples in Myanmar. There has also been notable improvements in the provision of utilities and commodities. Electricity supply appears to be more regular and the supermarkets Q: Can you please tell us the present situation of bilateral trade between our two are well stocked with overseas product. I also noted that the Food and Beverage countries? And do you have any suggestions for improving it? establishments have also flourished and there is a broad spectrum of international A: Trade relations between our two countries have always been strong. The Singapore-My- cuisine to choose from in Yangon. Myanmar today, is very different from the Myan- anmar Joint Ministerial Working Committee (JMWC) is a cornerstone of our bilateral mar that I had lived between 2007 and 2011. economic relations. It serves as a platform to discuss ways to improve cooperation in trade and related sectors. I am happy to note that Singapore was Myanmar’s third Q: What do you think are the biggest challenges for our country in her transition largest trading partner in 2017, and recent statistics from the Myanmar Government, to democracy, and do you have any suggestions for facing these challenges? we are Myanmar’s second largest trading partner in ASEAN in 2018 thus far. A: Transition in any society is not easy. As State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi I believe that trade between our two countries has the potential for greater said at the Singapore Lecture in August, the complexity of the current transition growth. One area I can think of is the export of Myanmar agriculture products and lies in its amorphous nature, diverse opinions among its people and its overseas fisheries to Singapore. Singapore people are already big fans of your sein-ta-lone friends on how and what the transition should be as well as the enormous hopes mangoes. I have also heard that we are buying specialty coffee grown in Myanmar. and aspirations, and not to mention anxieties intertwined in this process. These I have met many NGOs working with Myanmar farmers to introduce sustainable sentiments have also been amplified by the social media. organic farming practices to improve the livelihood of the people. I understand that Public opinion is important in any functioning democracy. Democracy as a form a Singapore company, Golden Sunland, has commenced a pilot project in Nay Pyi of governance has also evolved over time. I noticed that the NLD government tries Taw to introduce a variety of hybrid rice to Myanmar farmers that has a higher yield to accommodate a broad segment of opinions, not merely giving greater priority and could potentially provide more income for them. With proper post-harvest pro- to the voices of its supporters, in order to achieve national reconciliation. From a cessing and the development of cold-chain logistics, I am confident that Singapore political standpoint, this may restrict what the government can do in any given will be an important destination for Myanmar produce. scenario. In addition, a fixed electoral cycle also puts pressure on the government to deliver results. What Myanmar is facing in terms of domestic political pressure is Q: As we all know, Singapore is one of the biggest investors in our country. Could not very different from those faced by many other countries from this perspective. you please give us some information about the Singapore FDI in Myanmar? And In a short span of seven years since the beginning of the transition in 2011, My- what advice would you give us in order to attract more FDI from Singapore? anmar has made tremendous strides. However, many of the challenges have long A: Singapore investors are committed to the long-term development of Myanmar. historical roots and do not lend themselves to quick fixes, especially when it came In the past five years, Singapore has been the top foreign investor in Myanmar. to rebuilding trust and confidence. One such example is the situation in Rakhine However, I would like to clarify that a significant amount of these investments are State. Singapore has taken the consistent and principled position that humanitarian from foreign companies based in Singapore. SEE PAGE- S-3 7 OCTOBER 2018 NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 3

in the form of Alzheim- er’s disease. It is the one which gets grad- ually worse. By no means, all elderly people are in this category. Many senior citizens are in possession of all their faculties and see retirement as a time of freedom. Not only that, if they have generous retirement pension, they are like- ly to be quite well off Being aged and ageism with money to spend on holidays and other luxuries. Because of this, both businesses and government have a respect for what is HAVE much sympathy upon the remove the wrinkles, skin which has known as grey power. This name comes old people. Although I do not sagged may be tightened by means of from the fact that elderly people usually know the life-span of people in a facelift, and hairdressers may dye have grey hair and the power, especial- I Myanmar, I can see many old grey hair a more youthful color, but we ly financial or political power held by people around me. They all are more cannot remain young forever. elderly people. Nonetheless, I do not than 70 years of age. Some of them are Advances in medicine have made want to be a grey-powered person. This in bed and some cannot go out of their it possible for more people to stay alive is the rare case among the aged. Most houses. Seeing them, I do not want to longer. However, what is important is of the aged are weak, both physically live long. There are some reasons that the quality of life and people age differ- and mentally. I do not want to live over 70 years. How- ently. Some people remain quite well All in all, there are some cultures By Laura Htet ever, I cannot deny how many years my and able to look after themselves when which are noted for the great respect UDE English fortune will let me to live. they get old, but others of the same age with which they treat their old people, Everyone is in association with are not so lucky. They have to go into but many people regard the old as hav- four phenomena namely birth, decrep- sheltered housing or even into a resi- ing very low status in society and treat itude, infirmity and death. No one will dential home or nursing home in order them accordingly. People in the latter be deprived of such four phenomena to receive adequate care. Moreover, culture are often guilty of ageism. They though they do not want to meet them. the worst aspect of ageing is that often regard the old people as geriatrics who I am a youth so that I have already the mind becomes less alert. As people have one foot in the grave. This is a experienced with birth. Then, I have grow older, they often experience loss state like Myanmar saying that goes, to surely meet the decrepitude with- of short-term memory although they “Not respected by man; not cowed by out fail. Growing old happen to all of may well be able to recall quite easily dog.” Therefore, I would like to remind us, however hard we may try to delay events that happened long ago. Later such ones that they, too, will be old the process. Cosmetic surgery may they may suffer from dementia, often one day.

FROM PAGE- S-2 Singapore is always happy to welcome more Myanmar people to work there. In As many of our friends would know, Singapore is a small country who tries to be our contact with the Myanmar people in Singapore, they have proven to be intelligent, useful to the rest of the world. To this end, we have been quite successful as a regional diligent and willing to learn. Many of the skills and mind-set that they have acquired financial hub and to create an enabling environment to attract foreign companies will be useful to Myanmar’s development. interested in investing in the region to establish their operations in Singapore. To encourage more investments from Singapore, we are in the midst of finalising a Q: What do you think we should do to attract more tourists from Singapore? Bilateral Investment Treaty with Myanmar as well as to update our existing Avoidance A: Myanmar has a lot of potential for tourism, given the diversity of your peoples and of Double Taxation Agreement. In addition, new legislations rolled out by the Myan- the richness of the culture, heritage and natural beauties. I recall that the Myanmar mar government such as the Investment Law and the Companies Act has renewed Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has recently launched a new campaign “Myanmar, interest by companies in Singapore to invest in Myanmar. The Singapore business Be Enchanted”. Despite this being my second assignment in Myanmar, I am still community in Myanmar is also doing its part to promote Myanmar as an investment very much enchanted by your people, traditions and your bountiful natural treasures. destination. The Singapore Association of Myanmar will be organising a business When Myanmar and Singapore granted visa exemptions to each other’s citizens forum in November 2018 in conjunction with its annual Charity and Fundraising Golf from 1 December 2016, the number of visitors from Singapore increased by more than and Dinner where it will invite Chairman of the Myanmar Investment Commission, 10% year on year. According to Singapore Tourism Board statistics, more than 146,000 and Minister for the Office of the Government, HE U Thaung Tun to deliver a keynote Myanmar travellers visited Singapore in 2017, a 28% increase compared to 2016. Silk address as well as distinguished speakers to speak at the event. Air launched its multi-city “stopover flights” connecting Singapore-Yangon-Mandalay Like Singapore, Myanmar is also trying to navigate its way in a turbulent inter- in October 2017. This will encourage tourism flows between both countries. national economic climate. Singapore will continue to offer its technical assistance Increasingly, tourists are becoming more sophisticated and want to experience some- in accordance to our strengths and Myanmar’s needs. We will also be happy to work thing different. I would suggest that the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism to work towards with our international partners in this regard to enhance the confidence in Myanmar’s distinguishing its attractions to provide a unique experience for visitors, be it the beaches economic prospects and joint collaborations for Myanmar’ s development. along the Andaman coasts, the Shan mountain ranges or the pagodas in Bagan.

Q: In a previous interview with former Ambassador H.E. Robert Chua, he shared Q: What do you like most about living and working in Myanmar? that there is a growing Singapore community in Myanmar: a wonderful presence A: Compared to my first assignment in Myanmar from 2007 to 2011, the living standards of almost 200,000 Myanmar people living and working in Singapore. Do you have that I am experiencing at this moment is a dramatic improvement. But what motivated any plan to recruit more Myanmar workers? me to return to Myanmar to serve another tour is the fact that I have been personally A: I am told that there are between 100,000 to 200,000 Myanmar people living in Singa- touched by the warmth and the generosity of my Myanmar friends. I also feel that I pore at any point in time. Some are there to study while others are working there. For can do more in my current capacity to advance the relationship of our two countries the latter, there is a broad range, from the semi-skilled to highly trained professionals. and our peoples as well as to support Myanmar’s development and transition. They have contributed to Singapore’s development during their sojourn with us. 7 OCTOBER 2018 7 OCTOBER 2018 4 ARTICLE THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE 5

I have read that Charles Darwin (12 February 1809-19 have succeeded. In the same vein, about 40 years later in April 1882) and Karl Marx (5 May 1818-14 March 1883) (per- the 1940s and 1950s, Ho Chi Minh would, probably not have sonages which are perhaps even more influential in history succeeded in Viet Nam in his anti-colonial struggle against than Lenin and Gandhi) had, at some point in their lives, the French if he were to adopt only Gandhian non-violence Gandhi and Lenin’s Birth lived (at most) perhaps a hundred miles from each other methods as a weapon (pun is intended) of struggle. in England. Both Darwin and Marx died within a year of The writer realizes that this is a counter-factual hy- each other in England but apparently they had never met. pothetical but he is not ‘done’ yet with ‘counter-factual One wonders whether Lenin and Gandhi, like Marx and hypotheticals’ so to speak. Indeed, beyond the ‘realm’ of Darwin, has (n)ever met? Have they ever corresponded? the counter factual he would indulge in what colloquially From the writer’s vague recall from reading The Life and but perhaps quite tellingly is called ‘iffy history’ which is: if Anniversaries and ‘Iffy History’ Death of Lenin, biographer the late Robert Payne did not this and that event had not occurred or if they had occurred indicate that these towering (not based on their heights) differently would certain aspects of human history be the personalities of the 20th century had ever met or perhaps same or not? even corresponded. Very likely they did not. The writer is IF (if) Gandhi –instead of Lenin—had died in January subject to correction on these points especially as regards 1924 at the age of 53 years and 9 months—as Lenin actually PART I: MAHATMA GANDHI AND VLADIMIR LENIN hard copy’ in modern parlance) in Mandalay the obituaries method of non-violent resistance that eventually brought the correspondence part. did -- of say, natural causes, instead of being assassinated of, among others, philosopher Bertrand Russell (died Febru- forth Indian and, one might add, Pakistan’s independence in at the age of 78 years and 3 months (in actuality) would Mahatma Gandhi and Lenin Centennial Anniversa- ary 1970), retired United States Chief Justice (one biography August 1947. In neighboring Burma it was (at least initially PART II COUNTER-FACTUAL HYPOTHETICALS modern (i.e. 20th century) Indian and indeed world history ries in 1969 and 1970 of him has the title ‘super Chief’) Earl Warren (died July from 1940 to 1942) armed resistance through tutelage and AND ‘IFFY HISTORY’ have been different or not? 2 October 2018 is (using the historic present tense) 1974) and historian Arnold Toynbee (died October 1975) cooperation with the then Japanese Fascists, as it was Similarly, (or in the obverse) IF (if) Lenin had lived as the 149th birth anniversary (pre 150th birth anniversary) of that appeared in Time magazine. They were all well-written used later to describe them, that the British were (during Counter-factual hypothetical and ‘iffy history’ re- long as Mahatma Gandhi did and died only at the age of Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869-30 January 1948). There almost touching tributes of those personages. But it was the War years) driven out of the country. After the Second garding Lenin’s and Gandhi’s lives and deaths 78 —as Gandhi did—would Soviet history and world history will be commemorations of the birth of this icon of, among only around 2005 that I have had the chance to read the World War, the British returned to Burma. In post-war Mahatma Gandhi and Vladimir Lenin might never have changed or not? others, non-violence ideology. This year (2018) commemo- even more movingly and affectingly written obituary of the Burmese politics it was perhaps partly through the Gan- have met but they were contemporaries. Lenin, born in If these counter factual hypotheticals were to take rations are perhaps an overture for what can be considered Mahatma in a contemporaneous Time magazine article dhian method of negotiation and peaceful resistance (and April 1870, was just over six months younger than Gandhi, place, would the changes for India, the Soviet Union and as grander commemorations in 2019 of Gandhiji’s 150th of early February 1948 entitled ‘Of Truth and Shame’. (So not the Leninist revolution) that brought about Burma’s born in October 1869. But Lenin died (on 21 January 1924) the world be for the better, for the worse or more or less birth anniversary. far, the writer has only read Mahatma Gandhi’s obituary independence in 1948. 24 years to the month almost to the day before Gandhi was the same? Mahatma Gandhi’s 100th birth anniversary was cele- Hand-written notes of Gandhi downloaded from the World Wide Web. Recently, the writer In far flung Viet Nam (in contrast to Burma, Viet Nam assassinated (on 30 January 1948). In the contemporaneous The writer has one more ‘counter-factual hypothetical’ brated in the Union of Burma in October 1969. The writer (in English), dated 13 March 1927. enquired both at University of Mandalay and University of is far flung from India), Ho Chi Minh fought militarily and obituary in the New York Times of Mahatma Gandhi, it is ‘up his sleeve’ and, for that matter, with a local ‘flavor’. IF recalls that, as high school students at No. 6 State High Yangon libraries whether they have ‘hard copies’ of Time defeated the French in 1954, nine years after his unilateral stated that in January 1922 the British colonial government (if) Lenin had lived up to the age of ‘our own’ (the phrase School in Mandalay, we were required (rather than ‘invited’) reach the level, ‘height’ or fervor of the centennial ones magazine from around February 1948. The University of declaration of independence in September 1945. Though sentenced him to jail, but because of Gandhi’s medical is used advisedly) General/U Ne Win (6 July1910? - 5 De- to attend the talks on Mahatma Gandhi held at Mandalay in 1970. Mandalay library has selected copies of Time dating back Ho Chi Minh’s method(s) cannot be fully described as conditions he was released in January 1924—the month cember 2002) (92 years and five months) then Lenin would Town Hall. The writer only recalls one speaker who spoke to the early 1960s, not earlier, but University of Yangon Leninist, it was also assuredly not Gandhian non-violence and the year of Lenin’s death. have been alive on 4 October 1957 when the Soviet state at the Gandhi centenary at Mandalay Town Hall. He was Lenin’s contemporaneous obituaries in Time mag- library staff informed me that for easy retrieval they only that Ho Chi Minh employed in his successful attempt to Vladimir Lenin became politically active against an he founded launched the world’s first man-made satellite the late historian Sayagyi (‘Revered teacher’) Dr. Than Tun azine and the New York Times have copies dating back to 1997!) regain Vietnamese independence. oppressive, definitely feudal system and regime which had Sputnik I which orbited the Earth from Space. (6 April 1923-30 November 2005). The writer does not recall Quite some time after the centennial celebrations of As stated above New York Times reported the announce- In a certain sense and in different modes, the writer Lenin would have been ‘only’ 87 years and 5 months any of the contents of Dr. Than Tun’s speech except that Gandhi and Lenin, the writer has had the chance to read ment of Lenin’s death in January 1924 to the Soviet apparat- admires both Mahatma Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh but—let’s old when Sputnik I orbited the Earth. Better, if Lenin were he ended his speech quite abruptly saying ‘that’s enough’ the contemporaneous reports and obituaries of various chiks and the emotional scenes that immediately broke out not beat about the bush—not Vladimir Lenin. The writer to live as long as U Ne Win, Lenin would have been alive ေတာ္ပါၿပီ (Taw Bar Byi). Perhaps Dr. Than Tun might have personages online from the archives of Time magazine among them. Twenty-four years later the New York Times is of the opinion though and acknowledges that in terms of when the Soviet Union sent the late Yuri Gagarin into Space rushed through his speech and abruptly ended it because (which from the years 2003 to about 2007 was free; since also reported that Gandhi’s funeral procession was 5 miles impact and influence in the 20th and early 21st centuries, to orbit the Earth in less than two hours on 12 April 1961. If previous speakers might have spent more than their allotted about 2009, if not earlier, it is a paid service.). The obituary long. Time magazine added that, at the funeral, quite a few and as argued by Michael H. Hart in his book The Hundred: Lenin were alive at that historic date Lenin would be ten time or perhaps he was in no mood to continue his speech. of Lenin published in Time magazine of February 1924 distraught mourners tried to jump into the funeral pyre. In A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, it was days short of 91— still younger than U Ne Win when he Fast forward (or rewind backward first to October 1869 wrote somewhat enigmatically, ironically (and perhaps order to deter such suicides from occurring, the Indian police and it is Lenin who would probably (and arguably) ‘top’ passed away apparently at the age of 92 years and 5 months. and then forward) to April 1870. 22 April 1970 was the 100th prematurely?) that ‘it would take a century to “estimate” had to beat them with lathes (iron-bound bamboo stick used Gandhi. (Please note that ‘influence’ is not the same as, Likewise, if Mahatma Gandhi were to live as long as U anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin (22 April 1870-21 Lenin’. If Lenin’s death in January 1924 is taken as the ‘time as a weapon, by the police), Time reported. indeed it could be vastly different from, brilliance. prestige, Ne Win, he would also have been alive when Yuri Gagarin, January 1924). Lenin’s birth centenary, also like Mahatma line’ then it is not quite yet time to ‘estimate’ Lenin since it Thousands of Soviet citizens might willingly have ‘given morality, fame, goodness or even evilness of personages). a Soviet citizen became the first human in Space. In April Gandhi’s was commemorated if not (almost) worldwide then is not yet a century since Lenin has passed on. every drop of their blood to save Lenin’ but at least a few Still, it needs to be pointed that in 2007, the United Nations 1961, Gandhi, if alive, would have been 91years and 6 months in many countries around the world including in the Union Lenin’s ‘Great October Socialist Revolution’ (of No- Indians did try to jump into Gandhiji’s funeral pyre ‘to be General Assembly passed a Resolution to commemorate 2 old. If Gandhi had lived as long as U Ne Win, he would also of Burma. The celebrations of the birth centenary of Lenin vember 1917 according to the Gregorian calendar) was cremated with the Mahatma’. October every year as ‘International Day of Non-Violence’ have been alive when a citizen of a neighboring country, in 1970 would be more widespread and much grander in the in fact a sort of coup (by the Bolsheviks against the Men- in honour of the Mahatma. As far as the writer knows, U Thant of Burma, was unanimously elected (101 for, no then Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) than sheviks) in the Provisional Government formed after the Mahatma Gandhi and Lenin’s political views, actions certainly after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in vote against, no abstention in the United Nations General in the Union of Burma. In contrast, in the United States, at Tsar’s overthrow in February 1917. If that revolution or and impacts briefly contrasted 1991, no United Nations body has designated either the day Assembly) as the Secretary-General of the United Nations the height of the Cold War (albeit just a few years before the ‘coup’ date by the Bolsheviks is taken as the starting point Mahatma Gandhi’s advocacy and practice of non-violence Lenin was born or the day that he died to be internationally on 3 November 1961. If (If) Mahatma Gandhi was alive in détente years), at least officially the commemorations (if there to ‘estimate’ Lenin then the century mark was reached Ahimsa အဟႎသာ and Lenin’s revolutionary—indeed open commemorated. November 1961 when U Thant became Secretary-General, were any at all) would be much more muted. several months ago. and ruthless advocacy and practice of violence, both when he U Thein Pe Myint attributed ‘humanity’ to Lenin in he would ‘only’ be 91years and one month old and would The writer also attended the 100th anniversary of The New York Times’ contemporaneous report de- was struggling for power and immediately after he obtained his talk of April 1970. But as stated by biographer Robert be younger than U Ne Win (if the above date of birth men- Lenin’s birth anniversary talks held on or around 22 April scribes the emotional scenes with Soviet Communist dep- power -- rhetoric and methods stood in stark contrast from Payne’s The Life and Death of Lenin (first published 1964), tioned is true) than the age when U Ne Win passed away 1970 at Rangoon (as it was then called) Town Hall. Again, I uties wailing loudly, beating their chests and tearing their each other. They shed much light on Gandhi’s and Lenin’s which I (deliberately) finished reading on the 108th birthday in December 2002. Handwritten note of Lenin, apparently in Russian, only recall one speaker from that occasion: the late writer U political ideologies. Such a contrast can also be discerned hair with abandon when Lenin’s death was announced. of Lenin (22 April 1978), and in a more recent biography written around April 1917 (ten years earlier than Gandhi’s Most of the statements in this section, to repeat the Thein Pe Myint (10 July 1914-15 January 1978) at the Town A week or so later in the early February 1924 issue of the philosophically and perhaps also from the perspective of by Victor Sebestyen, Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and note) which, in part, so the description says states Lenin phrase in the title, are ‘iffy history’. Some parts of this article Hall talk all those 48 years ago. And I recall that unlike the weekly Time magazine’s reportage and commentary men- political morality albeit some (political) cynics might raise the Master of Terror (2017), it was stated and argued with advocated the overthrow of the provisional government deals with (comparative) politics, (comparing) personalities speech of Dr. Than Tun, U Thein Pe Myint did not end his tioned above it editorialized that it would take a ‘century to the ‘ontological’ issue of whether there is in existence such a ample evidence that Lenin’s political actions were tainted formed in February 1917. and (comparative) biographies. In this section exercising speech abruptly but with an anecdote -- apparently a warm estimate Lenin’. It also mentioned that the Soviet officials ‘genre’ as political morality or morality in politics. with (some might argue ‘drenched in’) cruelty as well. lasted for hundreds of years—the Tsarist rule in Russia. writer’s license I discuss about iffy history or ‘the pasts and touching one -- concerning one aspect of the relation- announcing the death of Lenin asserted that there were Indeed, personally this writer would find it somewhat There are many books which just fell short of ‘designat- In contrast, the British colonial government in India was a that never were’. ship between Lenin and his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya. thousands and thousands of Soviet citizens who would will- of a puzzlement if a person were to tell him that they (using ing’ Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘secular saint’ and there are also relatively benign regime in comparison with the feudalistic In Burma in the Family of Nations, published in 1956, From my recall, U Thein Pe Myint concluded his speech ingly have ‘given every drop of blood in their bodies if they gender neutral language) admire both Gandhi and Lenin a few which sort of debunks the ‘secular sainthood’ status and oppressive Tsarist rule. Both Gandhi and Lenin became which in large part covers aspects of the diplomatic and stating that a great leader or revolutionary in addition to could have saved Lenin’. But enough of Lenin’s obituary with equal devotion and fervor. It is perhaps understand- attributed or accorded to Gandhi. Nevertheless, even the politically active around the same time—late 19th to early legal history of Burma, the late President Dr. Maung Maung the qualities that made him a great leader also needs to and on to the Mahatma’s obituary that appeared almost able to admire both while at the same time admire one most critical biographies of Mahatma Gandhi would not 20th century. Lenin was trying to overthrow Tsarist rule (31 January 1925-2 July 1994) wrote: ‘History is not interest- have a sense of and exhibit humanity လူသားဆန္ရမယ္ (Lu 24 years to the month later in Time magazine and the New personage Lenin or Gandhi (much) more than the other. (and dare not since there is no historical record or evidence) and later he also turned against his erstwhile ‘coalition ed in ifs and buts. History has a will and a way of its own.’. Thar Hsan Ya Mae). York Times (Lenin died on 21 January 1924; Gandhi was To this writer, it is an anomaly if not to use a Marxist (but accuse Gandhi of possessing the characteristics of cruelty, partners’ (albeit perhaps not ‘comrades’) the Mensheviks The contention that aspects of Indian, Soviet/Russian The 150th anniversary of Lenin’s birth may—or may not assassinated on 30 January 1948). not Leninist?) term ‘inner contradiction’ to assert that ruthlessness and treachery attributed to Lenin by not only through all means including violent ones. and world history of the 20th century—this time not iffy his- —(perhaps) be commemorated in April 2020 including (or a person simultaneously and equally admires both the critical biographers but also as discernible from post-Soviet In contrast, Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and meth- tory—have been impacted one way or the other by the lives is it especially?) in the Russian Federation. Perhaps with Mahatma Gandhi’s contemporaneous obituary in author of State and Revolution (Lenin) and espouser of era declassified archives. ods were non-violent. In an academic (as in learning and and actions of Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand the (arguable) decline (one hesitates to state ‘downfall’) Time magazine and the New York Times non-violence resistance to authority exemplified in Gandhi’s as in futility) indeed hypothetical exercise even if the (for Gandhi) and Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov) are based on of Communism in the former Soviet Union and Eastern In the 1970s, several weeks after certain personages discourses and actions. A historical curiosity: has Lenin and Gandhi ever want of a better phrase) Machiavellian Lenin did adopt (historical) facts which are virtually beyond dispute. Europe, the commemorations might not (or they might?) had passed away, this writer has had the chance to read (‘in Arguably, it was at least partly through the Mahatma’s met or even corresponded? Gandhian methods against Tsarist rule he might well not 7 OCTOBER 2018 6 EDUCATION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

over ukd ausmfvGefaom[lonfht"dyÜm,fjzifhvnf; okH;onf/ She is over 40. olr touf 40 ausmfNyD/ There are over 3,000 students at our colleage. ]]NyD;qkH;aom}}[laom t"dyÜm,fjzifhvnf; okH;onf/ The school is over. ausmif;qif;NyD/ The war is over. E NGL I SH ppfNyD;oGm;NyD/ 8 (7) ESpfck?ESpfa,muftMum; between trsm;tMum; among okH;avh &Sdonf/ LESSON (a) The dispute between the two countries has been By C. T. O peacefully settled. ESpfEkdifiHtMum; tjiif;yGm;rIukd Nidrf;csrf;pGm ajz&Sif;NyD;NyD/ (b) Among the three sisters, Myint Myint is the prettiest. (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) nDtpfrokH;a,mufMum;wGif jrifhjrifhonf tvSqkH;jzpfonf/ tjcm; Narrative essay wpfyk'fudk atmufwGifay;xm;ygonf/ avh (Preposition) xnfhvkdufjcif;jzifh rl&if;pmvkH;\ t"dyÜm,faysmufum (c) The food will be divided among the five boys. vmyg/ t"dyÜm,ftopfwpfck &&Sdygonf/ ¤if;wkdYukd t*FvdyfpmwGif Idioms [k ac:ygonf/ Idioms rsm;ukd oifcef;pm(1)ESifh (2)wGif ay;cJhygonf/ (8) vkd(wlaom)twGuf t*FvdyfpmwGif like okH;avh&Sdonf/ A visit to a village (C) jrefrmpmwGif 0dbwfonfwGJzufokH;pGJaom emrf\aemufrSuyfvkdufonf/ (a) He can run like a borse. Last Sunday my friend Htay Lwin took me to a village. It pm;yJGay:rSm ol jrif;wpfaumifvkd ajy;Ekdifonf/ is his native village. It is called Myittha. It is on the opposite tdyfxJrSm He can speak English like an English man. bank of the Hlaing River from Insein. Our friends Tun Shwe opfyifatmufrSm ol t*Fvdyfpum;ukd t*Fvdyfwpfa,mufvkd ajymEkdifonf/ and Hla Pe came along with us. We first went to Insein by t*FvdyfpmwGif Preposition [laom pmvkH;rSm Pre (rwkdifrD) ESifh (ol t*Fvdyfwpfa,mufr[kwfwmukd owdjyKyg) bus. Then we took a boat to the village. Htay Lwin has an Positon (ae&m)ukd wGJzufxm;jcif;jzpfonf/ ae&m\ a&SUrS xnfh&onf/ uncle there. We went to his house. on the table (9) ]]tjzpf}} twGuf as okH;avh&Sdonf/ His uncle U Myint Thein warmly welcomed us. He in the house (a) We chose Ko Ko as our representative. is a rich farmer. He grows paddy. He has a large live- under the tree igwkdYonf ukdukdYukd igwkdY\ ukd,fpm;vS,ftjzpf a&G;cs,f cJhMuonf/ stock farm. We drank a lot of milk and ate a lot of eggs. (D) þoifcef;pmrSm Prepositions rsm;ukd okH;pGJwwfatmif avhvm (b) Health cannot be given to us as a gift. Then we went round his farm. He has many cows, pigs, &mwGif tvG,fulqkH;jzpfatmif pDpOfxm;ojzifh ½IwfaxG;ítjiif;yGm;Ekdif chickens, and ducks on his farm. We saw many farm aom taMumif;t&mrsm;ukd ay;rxm;ao;yg/ (10) ]]txJokdY}} twGuf into okH;avh&Sdonf/ workers. Most of them are girls. Some were milking (a) She went into the room. the cows. Some were feeding the chickens. Some were (1) tcsdefrSm at olr tcef;xJokdY 0ifoGm;onf/ punding broken rice. Some were punding broken rice. aeESifh&ufrSm on (b) He put the books into the bag. Some were washing the pigs. Some were gathering eggs. ESpfESifhvrSm in okH;&onf/ ]]tjzpfodkY}} twGufvnf; into okH;avh&Sdonf/ Some were carrying water from the river. We then went (a) He usally leaves for work at 9. (a) We can change this sentence into passive voice. to a small stream that flows into the Hlaing River and (b) Bogyouk Aung San was assassinated on July 19. uRefawmfwdkY þpmaMumif;udk Passive Voice tjzpfodkY swam in it. We watched the village girls carrying water. She will arrive here on Monday. ajymif;Ekdifonf/ We also saw many fishermen. We went back to U Myint (c) He died (passed away) in 1964. (b) She will grow up into a beautiful lady. Thein's house and had lunch. Then we went round the Our examination will be held in March. olronf vSyaom rdef;rysKdtjzpfodkY BuD;xGm;vmvdrfhrnf/ village. It is a large village. There are over 700 houses and nearly 4,000 people in it. Most of the houses are made (2) ae&mESifhtcsdefwGif usOf;vQif at us,fvQif in ukd okH;avh&Sdonf/ (11) ]]ESifh ESifhtwljzifh}} twGuf with okH;avh&Sdonf/ of wood and bamboo. There is a pagoda at the head of (a) I live at Ahlone in Yangon. (a) She lives with her aunt. the village. There is a monastery near it. It is a brick &efukefESifh,SOfvQif tvkHonfusOf;í at okH;jcif; jzpfonf/ olronf olr\ ta':ESifhtwl aeonf/ building. There is a State Middle School at the village. &efukefESifh rEIdif;,SOfvQifrl I live in Ahlone. [k a&;Ekdifonff/ (b) She watched the young doctor with interest and It is in the centre of the village. It has over 500 boys and (b) He arrived at the station early. curiosity. girls. The co-operative shop is near the school. It sells She arrived in Myanmar yesterday. (c) He crossed the road with caution. groceries, textiles and tarming implements. (c) Our class begins at 9. We left the village at about 4 pm. On the way back we We should take exercises early in the morning. (12) ]]rygbJ? r&SdbJ}} twGuf without udk okH;avh&Sdonf/ rowed the boat ourselves. It was very exciting. It was 6 (a) I never go out without any money in my pocket. o'clock when we arrived back. (3) jrefrmpmwGif ]]v,fuGufxJrSm}} [k okH;aomfvnf; t*FvdyfpmwGif uRefawmfhtdyfaxmifxJrSm ydkufqHrygbJ uRefawmfb,fawmhrS yxrtyk'frSmuJhokdYyif wpfckNyD;wpfckjzpfysufcJhonfwkdYudk Simple on the farm [k okH;avh&Sdonf/ tjyifxGufavhr&Sdyg/ Past Tense jzifha&;ív,fuGufxJwGif jrifcJh&aom jrifuGif;wkdYukd Past There are chickens and pigs on his farm. (b) We cannot live without air. Continuous Tense jzifh a&;om;ykHwkdYukd avhvmyg/ avr&SdbJ igwdkY toufr&SifEdkif/ There is, there are ESifh wJGzufaompmaMumif;rsm;okH;xm;ykHukdvnf; (4) jrefrmpmwGif ]]jrpfxJrSm}}[k okH;aomfvnf; t*FvdyfpmwGif on the (c) He went to bed without taking off his jacket. avhvmyg/ river [k okH;onf/ oltay: tuFsDrcRwfbJ (cRwfypfjcif;r&SdbJ) tdyf&m0ifoGm;onf/ Glossary There is a man in the boat on the river. (d) He attended the meeting without being invited. opposite qefYusifbuf jrpfxJu avSay:rSm vlwpfa,muf&Sdonf/ olzdwfMum;jcif;rcH&bJ tpnf;ta0;wufcJhonf/ came along with us uRefawmfwkdYESifhvkdufvmonf/ livestock farm arG;jrLa&;NcH (5) toif;tyif;rsm;wGif yg0ifvQif jrefrmutxJrSm okH;onf/ t*Fvdyf (13) ]]jzwfí}} (uefYvefY) twGuf across udk okH;avh&Sdonf/ farm workers v,f,mvkyfom; pmwGif on okH;onf/ (a) He can swim across this river. broken rice qefuGJ (a) He is on the School Council. olþjrpfudk jzwful;Edkifonf/ at the head of the village &GmOD;xyfrSm (b) She is on the Ward People's Council. groceries ukefajcmuf olr &yfuGuf jynfolYaumifpDxJrSm ygonf/ (14) ]]azmufxGif;jzwfoef;í}} twGuf through okH;avh&Sdonf/ textiles txnftvdyf (a) The thief came into the room through the window. farming implements v,f,mokH;ud&d,mrsm; (6) tay:rSm (xdaevQif) on olcdk;onf tcef;xJodkY jywif;aygufrS jzwfoef;0ifa&mufvmonf/ co-operative or0g,r tay:rSm (xdraevQif) above (b) The train passed through the tunnel. exciting pdwfvIyf&Sm;zG,faumif;aom tay:rS jzwfausmfvQif over okH;avh&Sdonf/ rD;&xm;onf OrifxJrS jzwfoef;cJhonf/ dropped in 0ifa&mufcJhonf (a) Her book is on the table. (c) We passed through Meiktila on our way to oifcef;pmtopftjzpf 0dbwfrsm;(Prepositions)rsm;ukdwifjyygrnf/ (b) The moon is above our heads now. Mandalay. (A) Prepositions rsm;onf 0guswnfaqmufrI (Structure) (c) The plane flew over the city. uRefawmfwdkY rEÅav;toGm;wGif rdwD¦vmudk jzwfcJhonf/ wGif ta&;ygaom pmvkH;rsm;jzpfojzifh rSefuefpGmtokH;cswwf&efvkdyg av,mOfysHonf NrKdUay:rS jzwfausmfysHoef;cJhonf/ ]]rSwpfqifh}}[laomt"dyÜm,fjzifhvnf; through udk okH;avh&Sdonf/ onf/ owdrxm;vQif t*FvdyfvlrsKd;ynmwwfrsm;yif rSm;okH;wwfaom above ukd atmufyguJhokdYvnf; okH;onf/ She sent me a letter through Maung Maung. pum;vkH;rsm;jzpfonf/ He is above the average. olr uRefawmfhxHodkY armifarmifrSwpfqifh pmwpfapmifydkYcJhonf/ (B) xkdtjyif tcsKdUaom pmvkH;rsm;aemufwGif wpfpkHwpfckaom 0dbwf olonf omreftqifh txufwGif &Sdonf/ (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) 7 OCTOBER 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR COMICS 7 7 OCTOBER 2018 8 NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

tinations someday, somehow. And then if they ever ask what they really need to know, they would become knowledgeable one day. Finally, if they do not waste a day by sleeping extra hours Bedtime and if they are always alert they will make it to the end of their entire life. These three moral lessons are those which teach the children to become nice youths one day too. Telling or reading bedtime stories every night to our young can tie the relationship knot between parents and children stronger. It can give a warm contact and make them feel more EMEMBERING Stories about our child- to our golden children. Additionally, there are secure in the loving arms of the parents. The sto- hood, our parents and grandparents as well many celebrated stories. For example, ries contain many flavours, such as happiness, used to tell us bedtime stories every the tortoise and the hare, Shwe Yon and Shwe fear, sadness and love. This habit of bedtime R night. They, the bedtime stories, play Kyar, Mother turtle and Ma Htway, An old man stories has been handed down from generation an important role in our childhood. They are the and the three sons (a story about having unity) to generation. ones that tell us about life. In case of bedtime and so on. All of them tell the importance of life Sadly, these days this family tradition is fad- stories, some make up their own ones while oth- lessons to our young. ing slowly away. We have to keep it alive, right? ers read books. However, telling or reading them What’s more, as our Myanmar country Children are full of imagination and all of them has been a vogue for centuries and centuries. used to shine with glory once, parents always are thrilled to listen to bedtime stories which go There are lots of stories not only in the tell stories about our brave Myanmar kings right up to their adulthood. They also open the Western countries but also in the Asian coun- to little kids who are the future’s stars. Those doorway of reading and writing. Though we grow tries including Myanmar. Usually in foreign stories encourage children to become brave older and older, these bedtime stories never countries, fairy tales are popular among young and let them know the history of our Myanmar get older as they remain as wonderful as ever. children. They include, The Princess and the Kingdom. Frog, Three Little Pigs, Humpty Dumpty and Among the famous bedtime stories, “Maung King Arthur, etc. These favourite ones of little Pauk Kyaing” is the best of all time. The quote, children are very famous that most of them are “If you walk on and on, you get to your des- now made into animations these days which tination. If you question much, you get your are as well gaining huge fans around the world. information. If you do not sleep, you preserve It is true to say that Asians and the West- your life”, is what makes the theme of the erns have a different taste. Mostly in Asia, folk folk tale become more delicious than ever. tales of each country plays a role for a child’s By telling this story to our young, we good night. There are lots and lots of them can educate them that if they never stop such as Japanese folk tales, Indian or Chinese trying and keep on walking on and on, folktales. they will certainly get to their own des- Likely, we have our own folk tales to tell