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DON’T BE TOO FEARFUL BUT TAKE CARE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PAGE-8 (OPINION)

NATIONAL NATIONAL MoC facilitates import of COVID-19 MoHS Union Minister discusses COVID-19-related devices to be delivered without delay on matters with Administration public holidays Council members, regions/states health officials PAGE-3 PAGE-4

Vol. VIII, No. 93, 13th Waxing of Waso 1383 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Wednesday, 21 July 2021

Five-Point Road Map of the State Administration Council

1. The Union Election Commission will be reconstituted and its mandated tasks, including the scrutiny of voter lists, shall be implemented in accordance with the law. 2. Effective measures will be taken with added momentum to prevent and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. Actions will be taken to ensure the speedy recovery of businesses from the impact of COVID-19. 4. Emphasis will be placed on achieving enduring peace for the entire nation in line with the agreements set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. 5. Upon accomplishing the provisions of the state of emergency, free and fair multiparty democratic elections will be held in line with the 2008 Constitution, and further work will be undertaken to hand over State duties to the winning party in accordance with democratic standards.

Myanmar receives 30,000 Remdesivir drugs used in COVID-19 treatment from NSIC

A TATMADAW aircraft landed at Nay Pyi Taw Airport, carry- ing 30,000 Remdesivir drugs donated by the National Stra- tegic Investment Corporation Co. Ltd (NSIC) to the State Administration Council from Hyderabad, India, yesterday evening. Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Thet Khaing Win received the donated drugs from the General Manager of NSIC at the airport. The Remdesivir drugs are used for emergency treatment of COVID-19. It is the most effective medicine to reduce the death toll from the highly contagious COVID-19 virus worldwide. It was developed by Gileat Sciences Inc. in the United States of America and is FDA-approved in the US and Europe. The MoHS Union Minister is receiving Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 from the donor National Strategic Investment Corporation Co. Ltd SEE PAGE-3 (NSIC) at Nay Pyi Taw Airport on 20 July 2021.

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NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESS More medical Hidden 35 oxygen cylinders, Raw materials import Onion growers supplies arrive at 13 oxygen concentrators by CMP businesses earning less border found at General down by $531mln as of despite price checkpoint Hospital (100-bedded) 9 July increase PAGE-4 PAGE-6 PAGE-7 PAGE-7 21 JULY 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF

Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Order No 147/2021 12th Waxing of Waso 1383 ME 20 July 2021 WITHDRAWAL OF PROCEEDINGS

1. The State Administration Council has released this order according to Section (g) Any cases under Section 19 (a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic 419 of the Constitution to conduct effective measures against COVID-19, due Substances Law (regarding the drugs and psychotropic substances, to longer detention as the courts cannot hear the defendants for COVID-19 under Section 26 of that law, the weight limit for the seizure is 10 grams health rules, and for the citizens who are prosecuted for certain cases. and below or 3 grams, 200 grams and below for 100 grams, below 10 kg of 2. On 1 February 2021 and before that date, all criminal cases prosecuted at re- speciosa and below 5 kg of dried speciosa or speciosa powder); spective courts with the following offences shall be dropped and the defendants (h) Any cases under Section 19 (e) of the Arms Act; shall be released. (i) Any cases under the Suppression of Prostitution Act; (a) Penal Code Section 379, 380 and 379/ Section 54 of the Code of Criminal (j) Any cases under the Police Act; Procedure, 380/ Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; (k) Any cases under the Television and Radio Law. (b) Any cases except for Sections 42 and 43 of the Forest Law; (c) Any cases under the Gambling Law; By Order, (d) Any cases under the Excise Law; Aung Lin Dwe (e) Any cases under the Habitual Offenders Bond Act; Lieutenant - General (f) Any cases under Section 16 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Secretary Law; State Administration Council

Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports Order No 293/2021 12th Waxing of Waso 1383 ME 20 July 2021

THE Ministry of Health and Sports is exercising the warehouses, pharmaceutical and medical to purchase essentials. rights in Article 21-(b) of the Prevention and Control equipment businesses, drinking water (e) Only two persons per household may go out- of Communicable Diseases Law to issue this order. businesses, and factories producing daily side for hospital or clinical visits. 1. The Ministry of Health and Sports is continuously hygiene products are not included. (f) Always wear facemasks/masks when going working on prevention measures for Coronavirus (3) Those in the airline industry who provide outside. Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Due to a surge of COV- services in relief flights/cargo flights and (g) Allow only vehicles transporting working peo- ID-19 positive cases and rapid increase of cases in charter flights, ground services, aircraft ple and permitted vehicles may enter any and , stay-at-home refuelling, import/export of goods by air, township. programmes are necessary for the people in some international freight forwarder compa- (h) Within the ward, only the driver and one other townships in Kachin State and Magway Region. nies, companies and agencies that provide person are permitted to go shopping and only 2. Therefore, people living in the following townships customs services, aircraft food production the driver and two other persons are permitted in Kachin State and Magway Region are included and export and aircraft maintenance. to go to the hospital. in the Stay-at-Home Programme. (4) Those who work in the private ports to (i) Comply with Standard Operating Procedure (a) Kachin State provide services for cargo ships, shipping (SOP) for the smooth movement of goods from (1) Township line resident representative offices, inter- those townships. (2) Phakant Township national freight forwarders, companies (1) If the number of people exceeds the lim- (3) Township and agents that provide customs services, itations mentioned in Paragraph 3-(d), (b) Magway Region container trucking, freight vehicles of (e) and (h), or for any other emergency (1) Township export/import goods, shipping companies, reasons, prior notice should be given to (2) Township inland container depot and dry ports are the relevant ward administrator and they, (3) Township not included. in turn, must only permit the people going (4) Township (5) Those who work in the telecommunication from and returning to the ward and not (5) service providers such as post office ser- allow people from outside the ward to (6) Sinnbaungwe Township vices, land and mobile telephony services, enter or other people within the ward to (7) Mindon Township internet services (excluding the shops leave. (8) that sell telephone and data) and tower (2) Failure to comply with this order will have (9) Township and fibre repair services are not included. action taken in accordance with existing 3. All people living in these Stay-at-Home townships (b) The respective state/region administration laws. are required to adhere to the following rules: councils shall issue necessary orders and (3) This order takes effect as of 4 am on 21- (a) Stay at home. regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 7-2021. (1) Employees under the government de- in the raw material and cut-make-pack (CMP) partments are not included. factories and workplaces. (2) Those in the private sector concerning (c) Organizations and companies to operate from Dr Thet Khaing Win banks and financial services, fuel refill- home. Union Minister ing stations, food businesses and cold (d) Only one person per household to go outside 21 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 BGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGA All must place emphasis on ecosystem restoration

INCLUDING the Covid-19 global pandemic. With the continued outbreak of the pandemic this year, all must place emphasis on ecosystem restoration as a priority to solve the problems of depleting natural resources, environmental pollution and climate change.

(Excerpt from the speech to the State Administration Council meeting made by the Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 6 June 2021) CHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHD Myanmar receives 30,000 Remdesivir drugs used in COVID-19 treatment from NSIC

FROM PAGE-1 chased a production licence Remdesivir in developing kyats from India and donated istration Council.—MNA In addition, Hetero Labs from Gileat Sciences Inc, to countries. NSIC ordered them to the people of Myan- Limited from India has pur- manufacture and distribute 30,000 drugs worth 3 billion mar through the State Admin- MoC facilitates import of COVID-19 devices to be delivered without delay on public holidays

WITH the current rise in the third wave of COVID-19 out- breaks across the country, the urgent need for oxygen, med- icines and related items for disease prevention, control and treatment are also on the rise. The Ministry of Commerce is coordinating with relevant min- istries for easy and fast impor- tation without delay from inter- national airports, seaports and border trade posts. Imported liquid oxygen tank via the Muse land border. Imported liquid oxygen tank via the Myawady land border. The import of medical sup- plies, COVID-19 devices and Cov- It has been announced that id-related equipment, which are private companies should men- urgently needed by the people, tion the name of the contact have not stopped even on public person, company name and the holidays. Yesterday, 72 tonnes of phone number in China in the liquid oxygen, 4 oxygen genera- application form for the mate- tors, 3,978 oxygen concentrators, rials and medical supplies to be 20,000 test kits and 55 tonnes delivered quickly from the Muse of masks were imported. From border, and in case of inquiries, 12 to 20 July, 441 tonnes of liq- responsible contact persons can uid oxygen, 62 tonnes of oxygen be found on the Ministry of Com- cylinders, 15,561 oxygen concen- merce’s Website commerce.gov. trators, 134,500 test kits and 420 Imported oxygen cylinders via the mm. – MNA Imported oxygen cylinders via the Chinshwehaw land border. tonnes of masks were imported. Tachilek land border. 21 JULY 2021 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR MoHS Union Minister discusses COVID-19-related matters with Yangon Region Administration Council members, regions/states health officials UNION Minister for Health conducted not only at night but and Sports Dr Thet Khaing Win also in the morning and during held a coordination meeting for the day so that those who are effective COVID-19 prevention, going out and going to work can control and treatment activ- be more careful. ities via videoconferencing The Union Minister also yesterday morning. highlighted the exact lists of During the meeting, the people who want to get COV- Union Minister discussed ID-19 vaccine, the registration plans to establish more COV- system for those who receive ID-19 treatment centres in vaccines, issuance of COV- the Yangon Region, emergen- ID-19 vaccination record cards, cy care for patients, medical proper medical treatment for treatment, adequate oxygen emergency patients without supply at the private hospitals any delays, monthly cash assis- and efforts of the ministry to tance of K50,000 for night shift provide the needs in Yangon workers including the ones un- Region promptly. and medical supplies for the The Union Minister firstly public health officials should der the contract system, ox- Then, Yangon Region Ad- patients with mild and mod- explained the instructions of cooperate with the respective ygen production rate across ministration Council Chairman erate COVID-19 including the the Chairman of State Admin- regions/states Administration the nation and appointment of U Hla Soe and Deputy Minister patients with hypertension and istration Council made at the Councils. They need to distrib- health supervisor (2), midwives Dr Aye Tun and Yangon Re- diabetes. 3rd coordination meeting for ute the masks to the public and and daily wage workers. gion Public Health Department The Union Minister also COVID-19 on 18 July. Then, he the ministry will provide other Then, the other health Head Dr Tun Min presented met the Heads of Public Health said if the people follow the or- assistance. officials coordinated the dis- their current work plans and of Taninthayi Region, Chin, ders, instructions and requests The public health aware- cussion and the Union Minis- the Union Minister instructed Rakhine and Kayah states via of the ministry, the infection ness programmes and educa- ter instructed the necessary the need to arrange medicines videoconferencing at noon. rate can decline. Moreover, the tive programmes should be things. — MNA More medical supplies arrive at Thirty oxygen tanks ordered from Thailand arrive in Tachilek Chinshwehaw border checkpoint MEDICAL supplies from Chi- and one six-wheeler. said. na are being imported from the Medical supplies such as From 15 to 20 July, a total Myanmar-China border check- 2,500 packs of masks and 280 of 7,320 40-litre oxygen tanks point in Chinshwehaw border packs of medicines imported were imported from China crossing, Township, from China through the Chin- through the Chinshwehaw Kokang Self-Administered shwehaw land border were border crossing. Zone, northern for temporarily placed at Shwe It is reported that essen- use in the prevention, control Thanlwin Warehouse and Shwe tial medical equipment includ- and treatment of COVID-19 Taw Win Warehouse in Shwe ing 11 home oxygen concen- disease, officials said. Ku Wa Village, Town- trators; 5,395 packs of masks Yesterday, 2,500 packs of ship. and 280 boxes of the pill have FURTHER 30 oxygen tanks ar- ing stored at the District Peo- masks and 280 packs of Chi- Through these warehous- already arrived at Chinshwe- rived in Tachilek yesterday via ple’s Hospital and 10 are being nese-made “Lianhua Qingwen es, the medical products will be haw land border. —Zin Zin the Myanmar-Thailand Friend- transported to the Shwe Laung Capsules” were transported by sent to Nay Pyi Taw, , (IPRD)/ GNLM ship Bridge No. 2 in Shan State Tin Charitable Association in two vehicles: one 22-wheeler Yangon and Mandalay, officials (East), officials said. Yangon. With the supervision of Tri- According to Colonel Min angle Region Command, Tac- Min Tun, 10 oxygen tanks were tical Commander Colonel Min donated by Shan East (Tachil- Min Tun, and officials ordered ek) Water Supply Company, 30 sets of 40-litre sized oxygen while another 10 by Heinleig tanks from Thailand and pre- Group of Companies and 10 fur- sented them to township elders ther oxygen tanks by Kokang to meet the oxygen needs in Social Welfare Organization Shan State (East) and Yangon. for needy areas. — Yar Say The oxygen tanks are be- (IPRD)/GNLM

5,860 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 20 July, total figure rises to 240,570 MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 240,570 after 5,860 new cases were reported on 20 July 2021 according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these confirmed cases, 167,171 have been discharged from hospitals. Death Imported medical supplies via Chinshwehaw land border. toll reached 5,567 after 286 died. —MNA 21 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5

Statement to appreciate teachers’ efforts

TEACHERS are honoured as part of the Five Infinite Venerables, and the manner of paying respect to the teachers can be only seen in Myanmar as a tradition. The teach- ers teach their pupils based on their goodwill like their own children and dutifully serve a teacher’s duties. They must train their pupils and students in the best discipline. They see that they grasp their lessons well. They instruct them in the arts and sciences, they provide for their safety in every quarter, and they introduce them to their friends and associates. As the COVID-19 infection rate is controlled to a certain extent, the basic education high, middle and primary schools under the Department of Basic Education have reopened across nation for the 2021-2022 academic year starting 1 June. Those who want to seek good sake of one party, political extremist NLD members and supporters, NUG, CRPH and PDF committed arson attacks at the schools using mines, homemade bombs and grenades to fail the teaching processes, and threatened the teachers in addition to the incitements, social punishment and threats against education staff to join CDM while the officials made preparations for the reopening of schools and during the current teaching period. Their doings left some causalities, and the State Administration Council has expressed its deepest condolences and sympathy to the victims’ families. The SAC also appreciates the concerted efforts of teachers, who understand two virtues, Hiri -- shame at doing evil —and Otappa—fear of the results of doing evil —for teaching the new generations of the country amid such difficulties and challenges. The security forces will take extraordinary measures to ensure the safety of teachers who are making efforts in the academic sector for the next generations in order to promote the education qualification. The people should keep security awareness and cooperate with the security members in community peace and peaceful learning of children. Information Team State Administration Council Tatmadaw provides anti-COVID-19 equipment, oxygen tanks

TATMADAW medical team, tive military commands have healthcare workers and civ- donated 3,533 oxygen tanks, il society organizations are 321,762 surgical masks, 1,560 sets working together for the COV- of PPE, 689 hand gel bottles, 200 ID-19-positive patients in the face shields, four buckets of hand military hospitals, public hos- wash, 1,200 surgical gloves, 900 pitals, healthcare departments hair covers, with petrol, food and and COVID centres since the cash assistance. third wave of COVID-19 was Donors from Yangon Re- increasing. gion, Ayeyawady Region and In doing so, Tatmadaw provided medical members have been donating equipment related to the dis- the disease prevention, control ease, nutritious food and cash and treatment equipment and assistance for the COVID-19 oxygen tanks and foods to the centres. Certificates of honour hospitals. for the well-wishers were given From 1 July to yesterday, by Commanders and respective Commanders from the respec- officials. — MNA Preparations continue to provide healthcare services to COVID-19 patients Public Notification sites, provided food and cash assistance, and coordinated as THE Ministry of Health and Sports is striving for the effective necessary. prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 and only with the As of yesterday, a total of 242 participation of the people can these activities be effective in the people have been quarantined in short term and the third wave of disease can be overcome with the Nay Pyi Taw Interrogation minimal damages. Therefore, the people are kindly requested Camp; 30 COVID-19 positive pa- to follow the following points and cooperate with us. tients are being provided with 1. Stay indoors as much as possible; Staying at home protects necessary healthcare services your family members from the risk of infection, breaking in the Ottarathiri station bat- down the disease chain in a short matter of time and result- talion; 505 positive patients in ing in the immediate control of the infection in the region. the Hline Township Interroga- 2. Do not accept any guest at home as well as do not be a guest tion and Accommodation Camp at all. 3. If you have to go outside, please wear a mask, wash your in Yangon Region; 70 positive hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds, stay 6 feet away patients in the Ye Mon station from others and avoid going to poorly ventilated rooms. battalion; 35 positive patients 4. Avoid the crowd. TATMADAW hospitals, military Ministry of Health and Sports, in in the Station Training 5. If possible, do shopping once a week and avoid buying from training schools, interrogation collaboration with department School respectively and a to- sellers who do not wear masks properly. and accommodation camps in officials, charitable organiza- tal of 79 people recovered from 6. When you return home, be careful not to bring germs home. respective military headquar- tions and the public, is prepar- the illness were sent back home Dispose of used masks and disposables properly outside the ters are preparing to provide ing for quarantine centres in yesterday. home and avoid close contact with others at home before healthcare services to COV- respective townships. The military station med- changing clothes and washing hands. ID-19 positive patients and Yesterday, chairpersons ical teams and officials are 7. Please systematically participate in the disease prevention, those who need to be quaran- of the respective state/region taking care of the patients with control and treatment activities, as much as possible, and tined, and healthcare services administration councils and necessary healthcare services. support with manpower, financial assistance and skills. are being provided at the com- military officials from respec- They are in good health, it is Ministry of Health and Sports pleted sites. In addition, the tive commands inspected the reported. – MNA 21 JULY 2021 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR The Information Team of the State Administration Council replied to the questions raised by the media as follows: - Q: Currently, the news is Myanmar Now media outlets are volunteers were not arrested. Q: NLD party member U at the respective prisons and of- spreading like some people dis- broadcasting that the security We are investigating why they Nyan Win died from COVID-19. fered medical treatment against guised as COVID-19 patients ar- forces arrested the volunteer doc- broadcast such fake news stories Please confirm this news. COVID-19. rest five volunteer doctors and tors and volunteers who are offer- among the public. Other informa- A: NLD party member U Among them, 152 were dis- the security forces seized the ox- ing medical treatments for COV- tion also spreads such as they Nyan Win who is under medical charged from the hospital while ygen cylinders and medicines in ID-19 patients on the morning of secretly offer medical treatments treatment died from his under- 208 are still under treatment. Dagon (North) Township. 19 July in Dagon Myothit(North) to COVID-19 patients at their lying diseases – diabetes and hy- There are only six deaths until The case draws criticism among Township and seized the medical homes at high service charges, pertension at Insein prison this the death of U Nyan Win. We the public. Did the case really supplies and oxygen cylinders and post the proper treatments morning. There are 375 male and freed nine inmates, who were occur? Would you like to release including K3.2 million based on for the patients so that they can female inmates who were infect- recovered from COVID-19 on the true information and why did the words of leader U Chan Lay. cure themselves via social media. ed across the nation. The officials their release date. We still pro- they make arrests? That case did not really hap- Therefore, the patients lose their establish prison hospitals, clinics vide proper medical treatments A: The BBC Burmese and pen and the CDM doctors and lives unnecessarily. and COVID-19 positive centres to the COVID-19 patients.

Oxygen cylinders supplied to hospitals, COVID centres in regions/states

THE Tatmadaw and donors gloves, medicines and food were have donated oxygen cylinders donated to to public hospitals, Tatmadaw Hospital in northern Shan State. hospitals, medical departments Tatmadaw officials and and COVID-19 centres in vari- generous donors also donated ous regions and states to help 100 oxygen cylinders to Dawei meet the oxygen needs in the Public Hospital; 75 oxygen cylin- treatment of patients who have ders to public hospitals in Dala, been diagnosed with the COV- Twantay, Kawhmu, Kungyan- ID-19 disease and those who gon, Seikkyi/Khanaungto town- need special care. ships in Yangon Region; 70 oxy- Yesterday, Tatmadaw of- gen cylinders to public hospitals ficials from the Nay Pyi Taw in Kyonemange, Thaboung Military Regional Military and townships in Ay- Headquarters donated 47 ox- eyawady Region. ygen cylinders to the General Oxygen cylinders, oxygen Hospital (1,000-bedded) in Za- concentrators, liquid oxygen buthiri Township and 45 oxygen and COVID-19 devices imported cylinders to the Public Hospi- by the private companies and tal (300-bedded) in Pobbathiri by the fund of the Healthcare Township in Nay Pyi Taw Union Department and generous do- Territory. Oxygen cylinders are donated to the 300-bedded Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw. nors have reportedly arrived. In addition, 120 oxygen They will be distributed to the cylinders were donated to pub- pitals and COVID-19 centres in northern Shan State. Five regulator, two oxygen pipes, 120 respective regions and states. lic hospitals, Tatmadaw hos- in , Lashio townships oxygen cylinders, one oxygen PPEs, 4,800 masks, hand gels, – MNA

Hidden 35 oxygen cylinders, 13 oxygen concentrators found at Homalin General Hospital (100-bedded)

THE officials inspected the of- they found 35 oxygen cylin- Therefore, the Tatmadaw med- CDM health workers starting at the offices and warehouses fices and warehouses of CDM ders — 28 oxygen cylinders ics, including nurses, provid- from 19 April to date. of hospitals, according to the doctors at Homalin Gener- (40 litres), one oxygen cylinder ed healthcare services to the The officials found the hid- tip-off. — MNA al Hospital (100-bedded) in (20 litres), six oxygen cylinders locals together with the non- den oxygen-related materials Khamti District of Sagaing (15 litres), and 13 oxygen con- Region on Saturday. centrators from four wards of The inspection team in- the hospital. cluded Homalin Township Currently, the seized ox- Administrator U Thein Zaw, ygen cylinders and concen- Commander of Station Mil- trators are used well for the itary Hospital Major Pyae patients. Phyo Aung, Project Head U After Tatmadaw took State Tin Maung Win, Township Im- Power on 1 February, the med- migration Head U Min Nyunt, ics led by Superintendent Dr Township Agriculture Depart- Win Naing Tun of Homalin ment Head Daw Su Su Htwe, General Hospital closed the Superintendent U Kan Sein hospital and joined CDM start- of Homalin General Hospital ing 6 February. (100-bedded), the Town Elders Meanwhile, the Homalin and other officials. residents relied on No (19) Mil- During the inspections, itary Hospital (100-bedded). Concealed oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrators are uncovered at Homalin General Hospital on 17 July 2021. 21 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 7 Raw materials import by CMP businesses down by $531mln as of 9 July

IMPORTS of raw materials by rate movements contributed to CMP (cut-make-pack) business- a sharp increase in cost burdens, es has touched a low of US$1.18 the HIS Markit stated. billion as of 9 July in the current fi- More than 500 members and nancial year 2020-2021. It reflects over 700 garment factories in My- a decrease of $531 million com- anmar are listed on the MGMA, pared with the year-ago period, with about 600,000 workers. the Ministry of Commerce stated. Women account for 95 per cent The figures plunged from of workers in the garment indus- $1.7 billion registered in the last try. However, a third of garment FY2019-2020, the Commerce Min- industry workers are out of jobs istry’s data indicated. in difficult times. Myanmar’s garment exports Myanmar’s manufacturing witnessed a decline of over 20 sector is largely concentrated in per cent in the past eight months garment and textiles produced on (October-May) of the current fi- the Cutting, Making, and Packing nancial year 2020-2021 compared basis. It contributes to the coun- with a year-ago period on the try’s GDP to a certain extent. back of a slump in demand by Myanmar mainly exports the European Union market. The CMP garments to markets in raw materials import by the CMP Japan and Europe, along with businesses fell simultaneously, the Republic of Korea, China, and Myanmar’s manufacturing sector is largely concentrated in garment and textiles produced on the Cutting, Making, stated the Ministry of Commerce. the US. and Packing basis. It contributes to the country’s GDP to a certain extent. Exports of garments man- The export value of CMP ufactured under the cut-make- international fashion retailers exports. The CMP garment in- The factories include foreign garments was only $850 mil- pack (CMP) system were valued such as Primark and Bestseller dustry emerged as a promising investment, domestic investment lion in the 2015-2016FY, but it at US$2.2 billion between 1 Oc- starts to resume new orders. one, with preferential trade from and joint venture businesses. has tripled over the past two tober and 28 May in the current Additionally, Germany will also Western countries. Nevertheless, China constitutes a majority of FYs. In the 2016-2017FY, about FY, according to data from the continue its support for Myan- we cannot still expect normal- the foreign investment with 267 $2 billion was earned from ex- Ministry of Commerce. mar garment businesses so that cy for now due to the possible factories. ports of CMP garments. The The figures plunged from Myanmar women can continue disruption in the logistics and Myanmar’s manufacturing figure increased to an estimated $2.7 billion in the corresponding their livings, Germany Embassy supply sector and other serious sector recorded an accelerated $2.5 billion in the 2017-2018FY period of the last FY2019-2020. Yangon’s Facebook posted. None- consequences amid the political downturn in the previous months and $2.2 billion in the 2018 mi- The garment industry is fac- theless, the COVID-19 infections instabilities and the COVID-19 as political changes and the COV- ni-budget period (from April to ing cancellation of the order and are spiking in the country, and all impacts, traders stressed. ID surge led to factory closures. September). It tremendously a slump in output, new orders. the CMP factories are temporar- Myanmar Garment Manu- The layoff is extended, and some grew to $4.6 billion in the 2018- However, The Swedish fashion ily closed down during the official facturers Association (MGMA) workers were forced to return 2019FY and $4.8 billion in the retailer H&M is gradually placing public holidays (17-25 July). reported in the June newsletter to their hometowns. Turning to 2019-2020FY, according to the orders from Myanmar again after The garment sector is among that 502 factories are actively run- prices, higher material costs Commerce Ministry. – Htet it paused in March. Then, more the prioritized sectors driving up ning the business. and unfavourable exchange Myat/KK/GNLM Onion growers earning less despite price increase

TRANSPORT difficulties disrupt according to the meeting result The prices of onions sharp- market hiked up prices, soaring is getting worse amidst the COV- the onion supply chain and the of the leading group on the pro- ly dropped owing to the closure up to K4,000 per viss on 15 No- ID-19 negative consequences. price has risen in the retail mar- tection of the farmer rights and of the western border following vember 2019, according to the The prices of domestic ket. The growers, however, do enhancement of their benefits. the coronavirus impacts. Addi- Mandalay commodity depot. onions exceeded K3,000 per viss not earn much, onion growers The onion growers have tionally, the sluggish trade amid The high demand by foreign in 2015, 2018, and 2019. stressed. been facing extreme losses on a the current political conditions markets and a remarkable rise in The onions are primarily The price of onions jumped downward trend due to the lack and shutdown of the restaurants, price prompted the growers to grown in Mandalay, Magway and to K500-700 per viss (a viss equals of foreign demand. They cannot hotels, factories and donation expand the onion cultivation in Yangon regions, Nay Pyi Taw and 1.6 kilogrammes) in the retail cover the cultivation cost as well events exacerbates the onion 2020. Unfortunately, the market Shan State. – Ko Htet/GNLM market on the back of strong as afford the harvesting cost for market. demand. The transport problem now. Earlier, onions were highly causes low supply and price hikes Consequently, the prolonged demanded by Bangladesh and in the retail market. Neverthe- price declines led some growers India. The trade with Bangladesh less, the growers are earning less in Magway Region to leave their and India has been halted to con- with a large stockpile. They re- onions unharvested last year as tain the spread of the coronavi- ceive only K200-250 per viss, said they cannot cover the labour wag- rus. Having said that, the price a grower from Ba Yint Naung es and transportation charges. remained low. The onion growers, wholesale market. In early 2020, the onion as well as traders, have been ex- The closure of border posts fetched K1,200-1,300 per viss. periencing market fallouts due to resulted in the drastic price drop Then, the price drastically fell the COVID-19 impacts last year, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the COVID-19 crisis and the said the onion wholesale dealer making the growers suffer loss. growers cannot even cover the from Mandalay. The high demand by foreign markets and a remarkable rise in price To tackle this problem, the input cost. At present, the price Next, Bangladesh’s demand prompted the growers to expand the onion cultivation in 2020. Ministry of Commerce is imple- slightly rose in the retail market, for Myanmar’s onions coupled Unfortunately, the market is getting worse amidst the COVID-19 negative menting to set the basis price, said a trader. with high demand in the local consequences. 21 JULY 2021 21 JULY 2021 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE / NATIONAL 9

Don’t be too fearful MYANMAR GAZETTE Covid recovery to drive all-time Transfer and Appointment but take care of of Heads of Service the COVID-19 emissions high: IEA Organizations The State Administration Council has transferred and appoint- ed the following persons as the Heads of Service Organizations ARBON emissions are set billion annually to countries at the pandemic and parts of northern Europe sub- shown against each of their names from the date they assume to hit an all-time high by merged in unprecedented flooding, front line of climate change. charge of their duties. C2023 as just two per cent the impacts of climate change are Writing ahead of the COP26 HE terrible COVID-19 pandemic has been imposing a threat of pandemic recovery finance is hitting even developed economies climate summit in Glasgow in No- Name Appointment upon mankind since December 2019. All global people being spent on clean energy, the harder than ever before. vember, the countries also urged 1. Dr Nyunt Soe Rector Tare waiting for their turn when they would be victims of International Energy Agency said The IEA said investment historic polluters to rapidly de- Rector Technological University such a pandemic in waves. The disease destroyed not only the on Tuesday. measures announced among G20 carbonise their economies while Technological (Sagaing) economy but also the social and political affairs of the countries Countries have allocated nations were expected to meet 60 helping others to do likewise. University Ministry of Science and Tech- Ministry of Science and nology in an attempt to amend global history. more than $16 trillion (14 trillion per cent of the spending required Overall, the IEA said that all Technology We all should take care of the steps of the pandemic without euros) in fiscal support throughout to keep the Paris temperature countries were missing the oppor- 2. Dr San San Yi Rector losing sight. We should assess the tactics of the pandemic in re- the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly in goals within reach. tunity to divert private and pub- Rector Technological University al-time. Powerful and well-off countries provide anti-COVID-19 the form of emergency financial Among developing nations, lic funds towards green projects Technological (Meiktila) vaccines to the least developed and developing countries. It is a help for workers and businesses. that fell to just 20 per cent, as that would provide triple climate, University () Ministry of Science and Tech- good spirit. Donor countries setting aside diverse political ideas The IEA’s Sustainable Recov- countries hard hit by Covid-19 health and economic benefits. Ministry of Science and nology try to save the people from the dreadful mouth of the disease. ery Tracker found that just $380 prioritized emergency health and “Not only is clean energy Technology We welcome it. billion of this had been provided welfare spending over sustainable investment still far from what’s 3. Dr Khin Htike Htike Rector Lwin Technological University On the other hand, we for clean energy projects. investment, the analysis found. needed to put the world on a path Rector (Taunggyi) all need to strive for preven- If all spending plans were to In June, the IEA released its to reaching net-zero emissions by Technological Ministry of Science and Tech- tion, control and treatment be realized, the intergovernmental clean investment report, which mid-century, it’s not even enough University (Kyaukse) nology So, we all of the disease to the patients body said, global carbon emissions found that annual green invest- to prevent global emissions from Ministry of Science and with living-kindness. The would hit record levels in 2023 and ment must increase more than surging to a new record,” said Technology relevant ministries should continue to rise in the following Countries allocated more than $16 trillion in fiscal support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but just $380 sevenfold — from less than $150 Birol. 4. Dr Thin Thu Naing Rector billion of this had been provided for clean energy projects. PHOTO: AFP should not encourage medical profes- years. billion in 2020 to more than $1 tril- “Governments need to in- Rector University of Computer Stud- sionals to create innovation Overall carbon pollution erupted, many governments may The United Nations says that downs and travel restrictions lion by 2030 if the world is to reach crease spending and policy action University of Computer ies () Studies (Taunggyi) Ministry of Science and Tech- of new drugs to be able to would be 3.5 billion tonnes higher have talked about the importance to keep the 1.5 degree Celsius tem- saw carbon pollution fall briefly carbon neutrality by 2050. rapidly to meet the commitments be fearful of Ministry of Science and nology totally fight against the dis- than a scenario in which econo- of building back better for a clean- perature goal in play, emissions last year, concentrations of plan- New emissions record they made in Paris in 2015 -- includ- Technology ease. There are unknown mies are compliant with the 1.5 er future, but many of them are must on average fall more than et-warming gases in Earth’s at- Last week, more than 100 ing the vital provision of financing the disease medical professionals in degrees Celsius temperature goal yet to put their money where their seven per cent annually through mosphere are still on the rise. developing nations called on rich by advanced economies to the de- Myanmar. The relevant of the Paris climate deal, it said. mouth is,” said IEA Executive Di- to 2030. With record-breaking heat- economies to make good on a dec- veloping world.” ` ministries need to search “Since the Covid-19 crisis rector Fatih Birol. Although pandemic lock- waves battering North America ade-old promise to provide $100 SOURCE : AFP but we and organize them to join the COVID-19 prevention should take measures. Myanmar Daily Weather Report In the world, all the (Issued at 4:00 pm Tuesday 20 July 2021) events which happen now Fewer women than men will regain work care of it. We had occurred in the past. BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon isstrong to vigorous over theAn- There is no new event. daman Sea andSouth Bay and moderate elsewhere over the So, medical professionals during COVID-19 recovery: ILO Bay of Bengal. all the people should search the history FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 21 July of disease how it was pre- 2021: Rainor thundershowers will bescattered in Lower Sagaing, united cut vented in the past and how Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, ac- Magway Regions and Kachin State, fairly widespread in Nay medicines were used. Both Pyi Taw,Upper Sagaing, Mandalay Regions and Northern Shan western and Myanmar cording to a new study released on Monday by the UN’s labour agency. State and widespreadin the remaining Regions and States with the infection traditional medical practi- likelihood of regionally heavyfalls in Rakhine, Kayin and Mon tioners should focus on the BUILDING Forward The ILO paper suggests that en’s employment decreased by grammes. States and isolated heavyfalls in Mandalay, Magway, Bago,Yan- production of potent drugs Fairer: Women’s women have seen disproportion- 1.9 per cent. gon, Ayeyawady, Taninthayi Regions and ShanState. Degree of rate of to eliminate the pandemic IN rights to work and ate job and income losses because Building forward certainty is (100%). in a short time. at work at the core of the COV- they are over-represented in the Mitigation efforts To address these imbalances, STATE OF THE SEA: Squalls with rough seas are likely at COVID-19 is killing a ID-19 recovery, the International sectors hit hardest by lockdowns, Throughout the pandemic, gender-responsive strategies must times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi disease with large number of global peo- Labour Organization (ILO) high- such as accommodation, food ser- women faired considerably bet- be at the core of recovery efforts, Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40)m.p.h. ple day by day. Its killing is lights that between 2019 and 2020, vices and manufacturing. ter in countries that took meas- says the agency. Sea will bemoderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height systematic fearful. But we should forget women’s employment declined by ures to prevent them from losing It is essential to invest in the will be about (8-11)feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along it killing while abiding by re- 4.2 per cent globally, representing Regional differences their jobs and allowed them to get care economy because the health, Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and (6-8)feet in off and along Rakhine stricted health guidelines 54 million jobs, while men suffered Not all regions have been af- back into the workforce as early social work and education sectors Coasts. lifestyle. issued by the Ministry of a three per cent decline, or 60 mil- fected in the same way. For exam- as possible. are important job generators, es- OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Continuation of Health and Sports. So, we lion jobs. ple, the study revealed that wom- In Chile and Colombia, for pecially for women, according to increase ofrain in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady, Taninthayi Regions all should not be fearful of This means that there will be en’s employment was hit hardest example, wage subsidies were ILO. Moreover, care leave poli- and Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States. the disease but we should 13 million fewer women in employ- in the Americas, falling by more applied to new hires, with higher cies and flexible working arrange- A female factory worker works on a production line in Belarus. PHOTO: FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING WORLD BANK take care of it. We all the people united cut the infection rate of ment this year compared to 2019, than nine per cent. subsidy rates for women. ments can also encourage a more AREA FOR 21 July 2021: Isolated rain or thundershowers. disease with systematic lifestyle. but the number of men in work This was followed by the Arab And Colombia and Senegal even division of work at home be- of equal value is also a potentially report highlights the need to elimi- Degree of certainty is (100%). Wash your hands. Don’t go outside unnecessarily. Wear face will likely recover to levels seen States at just over four per cent, were among those nations which tween women and men. decisive and important step. nate the scourge immediately. FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA masks and face shields. Take sunray and fish for vitamin D. two years ago. then Asia-Pacific at 3.8 per cent, created or strengthened support The current gender gap can Domestic violence and Promoting women’s partici- FOR 21 July 2021: Some rain or thundershowers.Degree of Eat sour meals for vitamin C. Sleep soundly. Drink soups and This means that only 43 per Europe at 2.5 per cent and Central for women entrepreneurs. also be tackled by working towards work-related gender-based vio- pation in decision-making bodies, certainty is (100%). purified drinking water or milk. So, it is sure you will have high cent of the world’s working-age Asia at 1.9 per cent. Meanwhile, in Mexico and universal access to comprehen- lence and harassment has wors- and more effective social dialogue, FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURINGAREA immune to resist the disease well. May all people overcome the women will be employed in 2021, In Africa, men’s employment Kenya quotas were established sive, adequate and sustainable ened during the pandemic – fur- would also make a major differ- FOR 21 July 2021: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of pandemic easily! compared to 69 per cent of their dropped by just 0.1 per cent be- to guarantee that women benefit- social protection. ther undermining women’s ability ence, said ILO. certainty is (100%). male counterparts. tween 2019 and 2020, while wom- ed from public employment pro- Promoting equal pay for work to be in the workforce – and the SOURCE: UN 21 JULY 2021 10 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

The Fifth Month of the State Administration Council Government By Kanaung Overview As mandated by the Consti- tution, the Government led by the State Administration Council has now passed its fifth month in its journey to ensure the rule of law and ultimately, democra- cy based on truly free and fair elections.

State visit to the Russian Federation The Chairman of the State Administration Council, Com- mander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing addressed the 9th Moscow International Security Conference “The Asia-Pacific Region in the Context of Global Politics”. The two-day confer- The Myanmar delegation led by State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing ence, held on 23 and 24 June, holds talks with the delegation of the Russian Federation led by Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoigu in Moscow in June 2021. provided a platform for discuss- ing issues of international secu- views were held with Russia-24 ministration Council Chairman eign Affairs U Wunna Maung ed the workshop. rity. In addition, the trip raised and RIA, where the Russian and received the Chinese Ambassa- Lwin discussed regional coop- On 11 June, the coordination awareness in the international international audiences heard dor to Myanmar Mr Chen Hai eration and the situation in My- meeting of the Citizenship Verifi- community of Myanmar’s inter- his views on Russia-Myanmar in Nay Pyi Taw. The Chairman anmar. He also met with senior cation Committee discussed the national stance and the actions military-technical cooperation, emphasized that Myanmar was officials of China and ASEAN. return to Myanmar from Bang- of the government led by the current political developments willing to work with ASEAN to An agreement was reached to ladesh of 72 persons displaced State Administration Council. in Myanmar, and COVID-19 dis- enhance domestic stability and implement 22 socio-economic by the unrest in earlier years. The trip will strengthen the basis ease prevention, control, and that Myanmar sees China as projects worth more than US$8 The Ministry of Foreign Af- for future cooperation between treatment. an important neighbor. Ambas- million for Myanmar, which will fairs issued three press releases the two countries. During the visit to Kazan in sador Chen Hai stressed the be implemented with the Me- on 13, 15 and 19 June, strongly While in the Russian Feder- the Republic of the Tatarstan, traditional friendship between kong-Lanchang Cooperation condemning the 11 June state- ation, the Commander-in-Chief the Commander-in-Chief of De- China and Myanmar, and Chi- Special Fund. ment issued by the United Na- of Defence Services attended fence Services and his delega- na’s support and constructive In June, Union Minister tions High Commissioner for the consecration ceremony and tion met with the President of role for the consensus by ASE- General Mya Tun Oo attend- Human Rights (UNHCHR) and mounting of the diamond bud, the Republic of the Tatarstan AN and Myanmar. The two sides ed the 15th ASEAN Defence strongly objecting to the 13 June vane, and golden umbrella at Mr Rustam Nurgaliyevich Min- also discussed China-Myanmar Ministers Meeting and related statement of the G-7 Summit on the top of the Replica Shwe Da- nikhanov. The delegation toured relations and joint prevention meetings, and the 8th ASEAN Myanmar internal politics, not- gon Pagoda in Moscow, and also medical instrument manufac- and control of the COVID-19 Plus One Defence Ministers ing that both statements were donated the Saddhamma Jotika turing companies, shipbuilding pandemic. Meeting and related meetings. based on biased information Ordination Hall on 21 June. The factories, the KAMAZ Holding On 3 June , Phoenix Tele- He also joined the Asia-Pacific from unverified sources. The events were organized by the Company, the largest producer vision — a Hong Kong media Regional Summit on Silk Road third press release issued on Myanmar Theravada Buddha of trucks and other vehicles in outlet — premiered its earlier in- Cooperation held on 21 June 19 June stated that Myanmar Vihara in Moscow. Russia and the Commonwealth terview with the Chairman. The through video conferencing. In would continue to work for its On 21 June, the Command- of Independent States, the Ka- Chairman answered questions addition, Myanmar and Russia own national interests in line er-in-Chief of Defence Services zan Helicopter manufacturing on the current political situation, co-chaired the with its foreign policy and does and the Secretary of the Secu- facilities, and the Kazan High- international relations, and so- 11th ASEAN Defence Min- not accept any interference in rity Council of the Russian Fed- er Tank Red Banner Command cio-economic aspirations for the isters Meeting Plus Experts’ the internal affairs of the coun- eration met and held friendly School. The delegation also at- future of the country. Working Group on Counter-Ter- try, which would undermine the talks to enhance the existing tended the Tatarstan traditional On 3 June, the Chairman rorism on 30 June. Myanmar sovereignty of the country. This friendship and cooperation be- Sabantuy summer festival. The of the State Administration also participated in the dis- was in response to the draft res- tween the two countries’ armed delegation then left the Repub- Council received a delegation cussion of the ASEAN-Russia olution “The Situation in My- forces. On 22 June, the Com- lic of Tatarstan for Novosibirsk, led by Peter Maurer, Chairman Security High-Level Security anmar” submitted by Liech- mander-in-Chief was welcomed where they visited the Novosi- of the International Committee Dialogue on 28 June. The My- tenstein to the United Nations by the honour guard of Russian birsk State Academic Opera and of the Red Cross (ICRC) to dis- anmar Deputy Attorney General General Assembly. Defence Minister General Ballet Theatre, Higher Military cuss humanitarian issues. On chaired the ASEAN Senior Le- Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, Command School, and the Si- 4 June, the Chairman received gal Officials Meeting. Myanmar Ongoing efforts to boost the with whom he had a friendly ex- berian Branch of the Russian Brunei’s Second Foreign Min- participated at a workshop on development of States/Re- change of views. Academy of Science on 26 June. ister Erywan Yusof and ASE- disaster management between gions The Myanmar delegation During the visit to Russia, a del- AN Secretary-General Lim Jock ASEAN sectoral organizations On 1 June, the Chairman of led by the Commander-in-Chief egation led by the Command- Hoi. COVID-19 vaccines figured and related organizations. the State Administration Coun- of Defence Services visited er-in-Chief (Navy) General Moe among the topics of discussion. On 2 June, the ASEAN cil officiated at the unveiling of Rosoboronexport Company and Aung attended the International At the Special ASEAN-Chi- Disaster Management Work- the new name for the bridge Ostankino Tower in the Russian Naval Defence Exhibition and na Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in shop between ASEAN Sectoral which joins Bilu Kyun island to Federation on 22 June. On 24 held talks with Russian coun- Celebration of the 30th Anniver- Organizations and Related Or- the mainland. Construction of June, the Military University of terparts. sary of the Dialogue Relations ganizations was held in Jakarta the bridge had started in 2015, the Russian Federation award- and related meetings held in through videoconferencing. A and local people had led protest ed an honorary doctorate to the Other international affairs Chongqing, People’s Republic delegation led by Deputy-Attor- marches and petitions Commander-in-Chief. Inter- On 5 June, the State Ad- of China, Union Minister for For- ney-General U San Lwin attend- SEE PAGE-11 21 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 11

FROM PAGE-10 the election. In June, in a fully conducted inspection tours in partner countries. by terrorist groups to blow up to no avail in 2017 against the transparent process, the Union Yangon and Mandalay regions the schools, and the courage then government’s name for Election Commission released and Kachin State, including to Health issues of basic education teachers all the bridge “General Aung San” its findings on voter lists and factories producing fireproof The COVID-19 Control and across the country. The govern- since they had wanted and voting conditions in , bricks, wood finished products Emergency Response Commit- ment and local communities, asked for a local name. Thus, Mongshu, Maukmai, Mongpan, and garments. tee continued COVID-19 vacci- helped by the Tatmadaw solders the official changing of the name Namtu, Namsang and Mantong nation programs for the Venera- cleaned up the schools, made of the bridge now to “Thanlwin townships in Shan State; Waig- Agriculture and livestock ble Sayadaws, civil servants and the necessary repairs, and Bridge (Chaungzon)” is a re- maw and townships sector the public as planned. COVID-19 education authorities opened sponse to the wishes of local in Kachin State; 28 townships The Ministry of Agriculture, management and control ac- the schools as scheduled with ethnic groups. On the same trip in Bago Region; 9 townships Livestock and Irrigation gave tivities were also implement- COVID-19 measures in place. to , the Chairman of in ; 10 townships in a boost to projects for system- ed, including the setting up of Throughout the month of June, the State Administration Coun- Taninthayi Region; 37 townships atic and mechanized farming, quarantine centres, treatment children were in their classes in cil inspected the reopening of in ; 26 townships including on 105 acres of farm- centres, the imposition of Stay- a learning environment that was operations in the Sittoung paper in Ayeyawady Region and 49 lands owned by 86 farmers in at-Home orders in townships, being kept safe and peaceful by mill, the development of Maw- townships in Shan State. The of Magway regions and states as warrant- the security forces who were lamyine Airport and Port, and results showed fraud on a Region in the first week of June. ed, and movement restrictions guarding the schools against projects in the agriculture and massive scale, including vote The activities included the im- within Nay Pyi Taw area in June. any violence, mindful of the livestock sectors. He also met rigging, premeditated actions, provement of irrigation man- Following the widespread civil threats issued by the National with local military personnel, and misappropriations of the agement and the construction disobedience movement against Unity Government (NUG) /Peo- donated some supplies to mili- commission’s authority. of access roads. the government by medical staff ple’s Defence Force (PDF), and tary hospitals, conducted visits conscious of the murders of civil to the Padonma soap factory at servants so far by these groups. Paung, and discussed efforts The government also ex- to enhance public access to the tended the university applica- Sports Park near Min village in tion deadline to 30 June 2021 Mon State. for those young people who On 5 June, designated by had passed the matriculation the United Nations as World En- examination in 2020. The Min- vironment Day, the Chairman of istry of Ethnic Affairs received the State Administration Coun- applications for the positions cil issued a directive to reduce of Teaching Assistance and the risk of natural disasters Language Teachers for ethnic caused by climate change and languages from respective re- to support efforts for ecological gions and states. The ministry recovery and rehabilitation. made arrangements on 21 June At the meetings of the to send these applications to the State Administration Council Ministry of Education as per the (12/2021) and the Management procedures. Committee (8/2021, 9/2021), the Council Chairman discussed the Other sectors state’s political, social, educa- The State Administration tion and healthcare sectors and State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is posing for the documentary photo Council government has been made important decisions for with the attendees at the unveiling ceremony to rename the bridge to “Thanlwin Bridge (Chaungzon)”. equally active across the coun- the country, such as changing try in different sectors, as the the country’s budget year, pri- Measures to stabilize the In June, the government who have abandoned their pa- following snapshots shows: oritizing rural businesses, and banking sector and the imposed a fourth-month ban tients and forced the closure of n Afforestation: The 2021 mon- reducing taxes. economy on fishing from May to August several public health facilities soon tree planting ceremonies Vice-Chairman of the State Arrangements were made to develop fishery resources in in Myanmar, the government were held across the nation in Administration Council Deputy in June by the banks and tax the long term. Plans are under- is making strenuous efforts to June. It was announced at the Commander-in-Chief of Defence authorities to enable com- way to release some 101,207,500 resume health operations in tree planting event attended Services Commander-in-Chief pany employees to make tax million fish fingerlings into riv- each township. The Tatmadaw by the Chairman of the State (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe payments through electronic ers, creeks, and lakes across medical teams have stepped in Administration Council on 18 Win coordinated with ministry means, such as mobile banking, the nation this rainy season to to fill the gap. From February June that more than 36 mil- officials with regard to decisions MPU cards and online tax pay- boost food security and fishery to 27 June, Tatmadaw medical lion seedlings would be plant- on COVID-19 disease preven- ment systems. To address the resources. teams have successfully treated ed in the country this year. tion and control at the fourth economic slowdown due to the Planning for the 2022 Ag- 250,000 outpatients and 75,000 n Buddhist studies: The cere- and fifth Coordination Meeting COVID-19 pandemic, the State riculture Census has started, inpatients. The month of June mony to confer religious titles of the COVID-19 Control and Administration Council enacted and the concerned officials have also saw continuing mask cam- and certificates on the monks Emergency Response Commit- a Law Amending the 2020 Union been holding workshops on cen- paigns across the nation. who had passed the 73rd Tip- tee. Tax Law on 17 June. To facili- sus techniques. The Ministry itakadhara Tipitaka Kovida tate the flow of trade, meetings is promoting research on agri- Children’s education Selection Examination was On-the-ground inspections were held in the first week of cultural products, river water Basic education schools held at Maha Pasana Cave of of the 2020 election voter June with relevant committee pumping, upgrading of drain- were successfully reopened on Kaba Aye Hill in Mayangon lists chairpersons, factory owners, age channels, waterways, and 1 June, with the stipulation that Township on 26 June. During The Union Election Com- wholesalers, purchasers, and roads to boost the agriculture COVID-19 health rules be strict- the ceremony, Vice-Chairman mission released the results of retailers of raw materials, with and livestock sector. Attention ly observed. This was before the of the State Administration field inspections of the voting a view to resolving the bottle- is also being given to preven- third wave of COVID-19 led to a Council Deputy Command- process and documentation in necks in the banking sector. The tive measures against natural surge in cases in Myanmar. er-in-Chief of Defence Ser- 28 townships of Mandalay Re- government welcomed two new disasters. The government is The fact that schools were vices Commander-in-Chief gion (excluding Union Territo- local investments worth more working closely with Economic opened on time after long clo- (Army) Vice-Senior General ry) on 1 June. The field inspec- than K6 billion in Yangon Re- Counselors posted in Myanmar sure since 2020 is a tribute to the Soe Win presented the titles tions revealed that the Regional gion on 9 June, which should embassies abroad, to promote eagerness of children to attend and certificates to the Vener- Chief Minister for Mandalay increase job opportunities for Myanmar products, especially school after the long absence, able Sayadaws. and the NLD party conspired the local population. The Union agricultural products, and in- the conviction of their parents to break the law in order to win Ministers of relevant ministries crease trade volumes with trade who did not listen to threats TO BE CONTINUED 21 JULY 2021 12 ECON: WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NEWS Calling US inflation ‘temporary,’ Biden IN BRIEF Nikkei ends at pushes more spending 6-month low on COVID economic PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Mon- of persistent inflation, but that’s day sought to tamp down con- not our view,” Biden said in a recovery concerns cern about spiralling prices that White House speech. threaten to dent the US econom- “Our experts believe, and TOKYO stocks ended lower ic recovery, saying the current the data shows, that most of the Tuesday for the fifth consecu- inflation rise is “temporary” and price increases we’ve seen were tive trading day, with the Nik- not a long-term problem. expected and are expected to be kei index closing at a six-month He also said one of the best temporary.” low, as a recent surge in Delta ways to keep the American econ- Biden’s effort at reassur- variant coronavirus cases fue- omy on track was for Congress ance came as US stocks tumbled led fears of a slowdown in global to greenlight additional federal 2.1 per cent Monday amid resur- economic recovery. spending in the form of a major gent Covid-19 fears and worries The 225-issue Nikkei Stock bipartisan infrastructure pack- about inflation pinching global Average ended down 264.58 age, which faces a looming dead- The pandemic caused horrific damage to the world’s largest growth. points, or 0.96 per cent, from line this week in the US Senate. economy. PHOTO: AFP Biden stressed that the Monday at 27,388.16, the lowest The president made the of dollars into the economy, will up to speed following the corona- overall state of the economy is level since 6 Jan. The broader case that his administration’s “take the pressure off of infla- virus pandemic, leading to price healthy — despite the “predic- Topix index of all First Section vaccination push and his sweep- tion” rather than increasing it. spikes on many products. tions of doom and gloom” six issues on the Tokyo Stock Ex- ing domestic agenda, which in- The global supply chain has “Some folks have raised months into his administration change finished 18.24 points, or cludes the injection of trillions faced challenges in getting back worries that this could be a sign by Republican critics.— AFP 0.96 per cent, lower at 1,888.89. Decliners were led by min- ing, real estate and nonferrous metal issues. Asia extends global retreat as Delta fears deepen The U.S. dollar remained weak in the mid-109 yen range ASIAN equities extended losses or multi-year highs, and inves- as the currency was sold after Tuesday following another rough tors jockeying as the corporate the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield day for global markets as the earnings season begins. Bubbling slipped to a five-month low at fast-spreading Covid Delta variant geopolitical tensions were also an one point overnight, dealers fuels concerns over the expected influence after the United States said.—Kyodo economic recovery. accused Beijing of carrying out Investors have been rattled a massive hack of Microsoft and in recent weeks by data showing charged four Chinese nationals, Dutch watchdog the highly transmissible virus while rallying allies in a rare joint fines Italian drug surging across the world, forcing condemnation of “malicious” cy- company for some governments to reimpose ber activity. China has denied the containment measures. claims as “totally groundless and surcharge Even countries with elevat- irresponsible”, and “fabricated” ed vaccination rates have seen a by Washington. “What is likely ITALIAN pharmaceutical Lead- big increase in new cases, though concerning markets now is that iant has been fined almost €20 observers point out that hospi- People line up to take body temperature checks at Sanlitun business there is also a surge in infections million for allegedly overcharg- talizations and deaths are being area in Beijing, capital of China, on Feb. 12, 2020. PHOTO: XINHUA/JU occurring in developed markets HUANZONG ing for medicine used to treat kept down thanks to the jabs. The with high levels of vaccination,” a rare cholesterol disease, the selling has also been blamed on worries about possible central omy recovers, profit-taking with said National Australia Bank’s Dutch consumer watchdog said other factors including lingering bank policy tightening as the econ- markets sitting around record Tapas Strickland.—AFP on Monday. The Authority for Consumers and Markets “es- tablished that drug manufac- turer Leadiant charged far too English pubs, clubs and shops rediscover lost freedoms high a price for its prescription drug CDCA-Leadiant,” it said in THIRSTY punters, spendthrift day” easing of Covid restrictions The end to limits on social nounced as revellers took to the a statement. “As such, Leadiant shoppers and jubilant clubbers on Monday, even as many others mixing came as a relief to the dance floor and the club sprayed abused its dominant position,” toasted England’s “freedom saw little to celebrate. hospitality, retail and events in- showers of confetti. the Hague-based regulator said. dustries after more than a year “People are treating it like In just over a decade, the med- of meagre takings. a special occasion, a New Year’s icine’s name changed and its The government says a Eve type of affair. Freedom Eve price leapt from €46 for a box of mass vaccination campaign jus- is what we’re calling it,” said 100 capsules in 2008 to €14,000 tifies the move, but a resurgence Bar Fibre owner Terry George, in 2019, the ACM said. This rep- in virus cases has prompted dressed in a black sequinned resented €153,000 per year for a widespread concern among sci- tuxedo. George handed out sin- patient, an amount the authority entists both at home and abroad. gle-use masks on the dance floor, deemed “excessive” and “unfair”. Nightclubs had been shut but wearing a face covering in “After a small, low-risk in- since March 2020, and many enclosed spaces is no longer a vestment, Leadiant implement- reopened at the stroke of mid- legal requirement in England, ed a huge price increase for a night. For those filling Bar Fibre and there were few takers. drug that had already existed in the northern city of Leeds in A beaming Lorna Feeley, 44, for years,” ACM board chairman the early hours, the experience said she was “absolutely ecstat- Martijn Snoep said. “We consider England lifts virtually all of its coronavirus restrictions, setting it at was exhilarating. ic” to be going out again. “That this to be a very serious viola- odds with the three other nations of the United Kingdom and sparking “This is a special moment, is my life, my soul, I love danc- tion,” he said.—AFP concern among scientists. PHOTO: AFP this is freedom,” the DJ an- ing.”—AFP 21 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR BIZ: WORLD 13 China says Washington hack claims ‘fabricated’, condemns US allies

CHINA on Tuesday said ber attack on Microsoft Ex- “has fostered an ecosys- and government bodies the US had “fabricated” change, a top email server tem of criminal contract in the United States and allegations it carried out for corporations around hackers who carry out abroad between 2011 and a massive Microsoft hack, the world, and charged both state-sponsored ac- 2018. President Joe Biden countering that Washing- four Chinese nationals tivities and cybercrime for told reporters the United ton was the “world cham- over the “malicious” hack. their own financial gain”, States was still complet- pion” of cyber attacks US Secretary of State Blinken said in a state- ing an investigation before The Microsoft hack, which exploited flaws in the Microsoft while raging at American Antony Blinken said the at- ment. In a simultaneous taking any countermeas- Exchange service, affected at least 30,000 US organizations including local governments as well as organizations allies for signing up to a tack was part of a “pattern announcement, the US De- ures, and drew parallels worldwide. PHOTO: AFP/FILE rare joint statement of con- of irresponsible, disruptive partment of Justice said with the murky but prolific demnation. and destabilizing behavior four Chinese nationals had cybercrime attributed by Russian government, is be even accommodating The United States on in cyberspace”. been charged with hacking Western officials to Russia. not doing this themselves, them being able to do Monday accused Beijing of China’s Ministry of the computers of dozens “The Chinese gov- but are protecting those it,” Biden told reporters. carrying out the March cy- State Security, or MSS, of companies, universities ernment, not unlike the who are doing it, and may- —AFP

LVMH takes majority stake in Virgil Abloh NEWS IN BRIEF streetwear label Off-White Amazon magnate Bezos ready to ride Tuesday it intends to partner to the brand via a his own rocket to space take a majority stake in licencing agreement after the luxury streetwear the deal, which is subject THE wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos will ride his label Off-White created to regulatory approvals, is own rocket to outer space on Tuesday, a key moment for a by Virgil Abloh, the first finalised. fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier acces- black American creative The deal marks an sible to elite tourists. director of a top French expansion of Abloh’s col- Blue Origin has planned its first crewed mission, an fashion house. laboration with LVMH, 11-minute hop from west Texas to beyond the Karman line LVMH will take a 60 the world’s top luxury and back again, to coincide with the 52nd anniversary of per cent stake in Off-White group, and he said he en- the first Moon landing. for an undisclosed sum, visaged potential partner- Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson made the according to a statement. ships with its non-fashion voyage on July 11, narrowly beating the Amazon magnate Abloh will retain 40 brands as well as starting in their battle of the billionaires. Virgil Abloh is the first black American creative director of per cent and remain crea- new ones of his own. But Bezos, like Branson, insists it wasn’t a contest. a top French fashion house. PHOTO: AFP/FILE tive director for the men’s “For nearly a decade, “There’s one person who was the first person in space — FRENCH luxury con- by Virgil Abloh, the first collections of LVMH’s we’ve been building Off- his name was Yuri Gagarin — and that happened a long time glomerate LVMH said black American creative Louis Vuitton fashion White to be a brand de- ago,” he told the TODAY show on NBC on Monday, referencing Tuesday it intends to director of a top French house. The Italian group signed to empower our the Soviet cosmonaut’s 1961 milestone. take a majority stake in fashion house. New Guards, which cur- generation and challenge “This isn’t a competition, this is about building a road the luxury streetwear French luxury con- rently owns a majority of the status quo,” Abloh said to space so that future generations can do incredible things label Off-White created glomerate LVMH said Off-White, will remain a in a statement.—AFP in space,” he added.—AFP Ben & Jerry’s to stop ice cream sales in EasyJet hikes capacity to 60% of pre-Covid level occupied Palestinian territories BRITISH airline EasyJet said Tuesday that it will operate 60 per cent of its pre-pandemic flights in the key summer AMERICAN ice ian population. The set- season, thanks to easing travel restrictions, solid demand cream-maker Ben & tlements in the occupied and speedy vaccinations. Jerry’s announced on territories are considered The carrier revealed it will ramp up capacity in its fourth Monday they would stop illegal by the UN and the quarter, or July through September, after operating at 17 per selling their ice cream in international community. cent of its 2019 level in the three months to June. the occupied Palestinian “We have a longstand- “In order to capitalize on the opening-up of travel in territories, saying its sale ing partnership with our li- continental Europe and the easing of restrictions for the “is inconsistent with our censee, who manufactures fully vaccinated in the UK, EasyJet continues to pivot ca- values.” Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in pacity towards popular routes where we see rising customer In a statement, the Israel and distributes it in demand,” EasyJet said. Unilever subsidiary said the region,” the company “EasyJet will emerge from the pandemic transformed,” they “hear and recognize said, adding that its licence added the group, which is based in Luton north of London. the concerns shared with won’t be renewed when it Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling its ice cream in the Global aviation was ravaged by the deadly Covid pan- us by our fans and trusted expires at the end of 2022. occupied Palestinian territories drew the ire of Israeli demic, which sparked a collapse in demand and grounded political leaders. PHOTO: AFP/FILE partners,” without elabo- The company said its flights worldwide, resulting in massive losses across the rating. More than 600,000 products will continue to ter Naftali Bennett saying rael ice cream.” sector. Israeli settlers live in the be sold in Israel “through in a statement that “there He called it “a morally However, the industry has been boosted by the lifting West Bank and East Je- a different arrangement.” are lots of ice cream, but wrong decision and I be- of many international travel restrictions in recent months, rusalem, where tensions Israeli political figures we have only one state. lieve it will also turn out to despite the emergence of the fast-spreading Delta variant. often flare up between met the announcement Ben & Jerry’s decided to be a business mistake.”— EasyJet added on Tuesday that its losses narrowed in settlers and the Palestin- with ire, with Prime Minis- brand itself as an anti-Is- AFP its third quarter.—AFP 21 JULY 2021 14 SOCIETY THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Show of ‘solidarity’ in Cyprus ghost town before Erdogan visit

AHEAD of a visit Tuesday by Varosha, a former playground for shoots through caved-in roofs. Turkish President Recep Tayy- the rich and famous, a fenced-off But then he found that Cyp- ip Erdogan to the Cypriot ghost no-man’s land. “We’re in front of riots from both sides had turned town of Varosha, activists from our houses which were looted 47 up for a brief show of solidarity both sides of the divided island years ago,” said Nikos Karoullas, with those who had fled and lost made an emotional call for unity. a Greek Cypriot in his sixties, dur- everything decades ago. On July Their voices echoing off ing a visit to the area adjacent 20, 1974, Turkish troops invaded abandoned and dilapidated build- to the UN-patrolled Green Line. northern Cyprus in response to ings, some 50 Greek and Turkish “Our houses are unreach- a coup aimed at attaching the Cypriots held hands last Friday able. But we say: the Turkish country to Greece. The island to form a human chain symboliz- Cypriots are our friends, we will has since been divided between ing solidarity and their desire for fight for a reunified country.” The the Republic of Cyprus, a Greek reconciliation. former resident of Varosha said Cypriot-majority state and Eu- Erdogan’s controversial visit he had originally only wanted to ropean Union member, and the will mark 47 years since Turkey’s meet up with some friends and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine during a self-declared Turkish Republic of previous visit to Varosha on November 15, 2020. PHOTO: TURKISH invasion of northern Cyprus split show them his childhood home Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recog- PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP/FILE the Mediterranean island and left town, where bougainvillea now nised only by Ankara.— AFP Ethiopia hits second-year target for filling Nile mega-dam

ETHIOPIA has attained its sec- been a source of dispute ever reached. But Ethiopian officials ond-year target for filling a me- since Ethiopia broke ground on have argued that filling is a natu- ga-dam on the Blue Nile River the project in 2011. ral part of the dam’s construction that has stoked tensions with Egypt and Sudan view the process and cannot be stopped. downstream countries Egypt dam as a threat because of The UN Security Council and Sudan, an official told AFP their dependence on Nile wa- met earlier this month to discuss on Monday. ters, while Ethiopia deems it the project, although Ethiopia “The first filling already was essential for its electrification later slammed the session as an done last year. The second one and development. “unhelpful” distraction from the is already done today. So today Talks held under the aus- AU-led process. or tomorrow, second filling will pices of the African Union Reservoir-filling began last The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, pictured in a satellite image be announced,” said the official, have failed to yield a three-way year, with Ethiopia announcing last July by Maxar Technologies /Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies. PHOTO: AFP/FILE adding there is now enough wa- agreement on the dam’s filling in July 2020 it had hit its target ter stored to begin producing and operations, and Cairo and of 4.9 billion cubic metres. water to install and operate the time, said the official, who spoke energy. Khartoum have demanded Addis The goal for this year’s rainy dam’s first two turbines, which on condition of anonymity be- The Grand Ethiopian Re- Ababa cease filling the massive season was to add 13.5 billion cu- would allow the project to start cause he was not authorised to naissance Dam -- GERD -- has reservoir until such a deal is bic metres. There is now enough producing energy for the first brief the media.—AFP International community calls for Sponsor Toyota says ‘urgent end’ to Taliban offensive no Olympic ads during

“The Taliban’s offensive is Tokyo Games in direct contradiction to their claim to support a negotiated TOKYO 2020 sponsor Toyota watch the opening ceremony settlement,” it read. won’t run any Olympic TV ads on Friday, according to Japa- “It has resulted in loss of in- during the Games or send exec- nese media. nocent Afghan lives, including utives to the opening ceremony, Hashimoto denied reports through continued targeted kill- an official told AFP on Monday, by multiple local media outlets ings, displacement of the civilian as the coronavirus-hit event that Toyota had cancelled plans population, looting and burning struggles for public support. to air TV adverts related to the of buildings, destruction of vital The world’s biggest auto- Olympics in Japan, however. infrastructure, and damage to maker is a major sponsor of “There was never a plan to communication networks.” Tokyo 2020, which has faced air Olympics-related commer- For months, the two sides persistent opposition in Ja- cials for promotional purpos- have been meeting on and off pan and will take place mostly es in Japan in the first place,” in the Qatari capital, but have without spectators as Covid-19 she said. Around 60 Japanese Afghanistan has seen a deadly surge in fighting in recent months. PHOTO: AFP/FILE achieved little, if any, notable suc- cases rise in the capital. companies have ploughed a re- cess -- with the discussions ap- “Toyota officials will not cord $3.3 billion into Tokyo 2020, MORE than a dozen diplomatic the US, EU, and over a dozen pearing to have lost momentum attend the opening ceremony, while top sponsors like Toyota missions in Afghanistan on Mon- other missions in Kabul -- follows as the militants made enormous and the chief reason behind it account for $500 million more. day called for “an urgent end” to another round of inconclusive battlefield gains. is there will be no spectators,” Their hopes of a marketing the Taliban’s ruthless military talks in Qatar over the weekend A joint statement released Toyota spokeswoman Shiori bonanza have been tempered offensive, saying it was at odds between the Afghan government late Sunday said little more than Hashimoto told AFP. by the spectator ban, although with claims they want a negotiat- and the Taliban that many hoped they had agreed on the need to Fewer than 1,000 Olympic they can still expect exposure ed settlement to end the conflict. would kickstart the ailing peace reach a “just solution”, and to officials and VIPs including from international broadcast- The statement -- signed by process. meet again “next week”.—AFP sponsors will be allowed to ers.—AFP 21 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR GLOBAL: TOP STORIES / OBITUARY 15

Leftist Pedro Castillo declared ဦးမြင့်စိုးသိန်း Ernest NEWS IN St.Albert Peru’s next president (ပြင်ဦးလွင်) ကျောင်းသားဟောင်း BRIEF B.Arch(RIT) လကထ် ောက်အထွေထွေမန်နေဂျာ LEFTIST school teach- I would like to salute the the balcony after Jorge မြန်မာ့သစ်လုပ်ငန်း Fujimori says will er Pedro Castillo was electoral authorities... Luis Salas, head of the သုတပဒေသာ ဆောင်းပါးရှင်-ပြည်ကြီး proclaimed Peru’s pres- and also to salute the po- JNE elections jury, an- အသက ် (၇၁)နှစ် recognize Peru ident-elect Monday, six litical parties that have nounced his victory in a ရန်ကုန်မြို့၊ ကြည့်မြင်တိုင်မြို့နယ်၊ သရက်တော(၄)လမ်း၊ weeks after a polarizing taken part in this demo- brief virtual ceremony. vote count တိုက်အမှတ် (၈၄)(B)၊ ဒု-ထပ်နေ ဒေ갺လှလှတင် (ငြိမး-မြန်် မာ့ vote of which the results cratic celebration,” Cas- In a gesture to Fu- သစ်လုပ်ငန်း)၏ ခင်ပွန်း၊ (ဦးမောင်မောင်ကြီး-ဒေ갺ခင်မကြီး) တို့၏ PERU presidential election can- were delayed by claims of tillo told supporters gath- jimori, 46, the presi- သား၊ ဦးဌေးပိုင်-(ဒေ갺တင်မမ)၏ မောင်၊ ဦးတင်မောင်သန်း- didate Keiko Fujimori -- who electoral fraud from his ered at the headquarters dent-elect urged her to ဒေ‌ 갺ခင်သက်ဆွေ၏ အစ်ကို၊ ဦးတင်မျိုးပိုင်-ဒေ갺ဝေဇင်မျိုး တို့၏ had alleged fraud in the vote right-wing rival, Keiko of his Peru Libre (Free help “take the country ဦးလေး၊ မောင်ပိုင်ဒီရ၏ အဘိုးဖြစ်သူ ဦးမြင့်စိုးသိန်း@Ernest count -- said Monday she would Fujimori. The 51-year-old Peru) party in Lima. forward” and said he held သည် ၂၀-၇-၂၀၂၁ရက် (အင်္ဂါနေ့)တွင် ကွယ်လွန် သွားပါသဖြင့် accept the result as officials pre- trade unionist’s victory “Dear compatriots, I “no resentment” despite ကွယ်လွန်သူ၏ဆနအရ ယင်းနေ့မှာပင် သင်္ဂုဟ်ပြီးစီးပါကြောင်း pared to announce the winner leaves Fujimori facing an bring here an open heart the many attacks he had ရပ်နီးရပ်ဝေးမ ှ ဆွေမျိုးမိတ်သင်္ဂဟ အပေါင်းအား အကြောင်းကြား after reviewing complaints. imminent corruption tri- for each and every one of fielded in recent weeks. သိစေအပ်ပါသည်။ The country’s elections al. “On behalf of my family you,” he declared from —AFP ကျန်ရစ်သူမိသားစု jury said it would soon an- nounce the winner of the June 6 presidential elections. According to the count, Colombia deploys police, soldiers for fresh demos leftist rural school teacher Pe- dro Castillo had received 50.12 per cent of the ballots cast roadblocks” as the Bogota city planning attacks against the more than a month ago -- some council said more than 6,000 armed forces, and several cit- 44,000 more than his rightwing police and 2,700 soldiers will be ies and towns have introduced rival Fujimori. deployed to control 35 events night-time curfews and banned Fujimori, who faces an planned for the capital. public alcohol consumption. imminent corruption trial un- “Tomorrow there will be a Colombia was rocked by weeks less she becomes president, series of peaceful demonstra- of protests that broke out late challenged thousands of votes tions... but the intelligence we April in opposition to a pro- before the elections jury or JNE. have suggests there will be posed tax hike that morphed But she told a press confer- infiltration by some dissident into a mass movement against ence Monday that she would groups” of the now disband- the right-wing administration accept the results “because it ed left-wing guerilla force the of President Ivan Duque. is required by the law and the A soldier tries to calm demonstrators down in the framework of a new FARC, or from the ELN, which The demonstrators de- constitution that I have sworn protest against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque, in has not laid down its weapons, manded an end to police to defend.”—AFP Cali, Colombia, on May 28, 2021. PHOTO: LUIS ROBAYO /AFP Molano said at a public event repression. as well as more in Bogota. supportive public policies to New generation of He said the factions aimed alleviate the economic impact COLOMBIA will deploy thou- campaign that has been met to “finance the vandalistic ac- of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chilean candidates sands of police and soldiers in with deadly force. tivities and violence and ob- which has plunged more than show desire for anticipation of demonstrations Defense Minister Die- struction.” 40 per cent of the country’s moderation planned for Tuesday, officials go Molano warned the gov- Officials said at least 35 50 million inhabitants into said, as protesters seek to ernment would not tolerate people have been arrested poverty.— AFP THE election of former student resume an anti-government “vandalism, nor violence, nor in recent days for allegedly leader Gabriel Boric and right- wing independent Sebastian Sichel in presidential primaries shows Chileans are opting for Italian former far-left extremist arrested in France gradual change towards a more moderate politics, say analysts. FRENCH police arrested anoth- ping of a senior security official, Sunday’s primaries deliv- er former far-left extremist from went on the run in April because ered a chastening blow to the Italy’s Red Brigades on Monday, an arrest warrant for him was most traditional candidates from three months after the detention expected to expire in Italy in May. the left and right wing coalitions of nine other suspected ex-mem- But a court in Rome ruled on that took part, as well as the opin- bers of the violent group from July 8 that the warrant was still ion polls. the 1970s and 80s. Maurizio di active, meaning French police Congressman Boric, who at Marzio, a restaurant owner in began searching for him, sources 35 only just meets the minimum Paris, had been sought in April close to the case told AFP. Ma- age to stand for the presidency, when police swooped on for- cron’s approval for the arrests convincingly defeated Com- mer Red Brigades figures who in April was seen as a gesture of munist Party candidate Daniel were wanted in Italy for serious goodwill towards Italian Prime Jadue in the left-wing coalition’s crimes including kidnappings. Minister Mario Draghi and a primary. Sichel, who at 43 was The arrests were approved bid to remove a long-standing the youngest of four right-wing by President Emmanuel Ma- irritant in Franco-Italian ties. French police arrested another former far-left extremist from Italy’s candidates, left in his wake the cron and reversed French pol- Italian politicians had long Red Brigades on Monday, three months after the detention of nine other suspected ex-members of the violent group from the 1970s and ultra-conservative Joaquin icy, which since the 1980s had criticised France’s policy of pro- 80s. PHOTO: AFP Lavin, who was seeking a third been to offer the one-time Marx- viding a safe haven for people presidential candidacy, as well as ist-Leninists safe haven provided considered to be terrorists from former ministers in the govern- they renounced violence. an era known as the “Years of years of a 14-year prison sen- serious injuries. ment of conservative President Di Marzio, who has not Lead” - a reference to the num- tence over the attempted kidnap- He was arrested in France Sebastian Pinera, Mario Desbor- served his full prison sentence in ber of bullets fired at the time. ping of a senior police officer in in 1994 but was never extradit- des and Ignacio Briones.—AFP Italy over an attempted kidnap- Di Marzio has served six Rome in 1982 who was left with ed.—AFP 21 JULY 2021 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Nine Objectives

1. Political affairs (b) To develop a stable market economy and promote international in- (a) To build a Union based on democracy and federalism, through a vestment in order to enhance the economic development of the entire disciplined and genuine multiparty democratic system that is fair and National people. just. (c) To promote and support local businesses to create employment oppor- (b) To emphasize the achievement of enduring peace for the entire nation tunities and increase domestic production. in line with the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). (c) To continue implementing the principle of peaceful co-existence among 3. Social affairs countries through an independent, active and non-aligned foreign policy. (a) To ensure a strong and dynamic Union spirit, the genuine spirit of patriotism. 2. Economic affairs (b) To respect and promote the customs and traditions of all National peo- (a) To enhance production based on agriculture and livestock through ples and preserve and safeguard their cultural heritage and national modern techniques and strengthen all-round development in other characteristics. sectors of the economy. (c) To enhance the health, fitness and education quality of the entire nation.

AFC Awards Ceremony 2021 cancelled amid pandemic surge

WITH close supervision of the staging such an occasion would the QFA will remain as the host Qatar Football Association be inappropriate particularly of the 2022 edition of the AFC (QFA), the Asian Football Con- during a time in which millions Annual Awards, which will now federation (AFC) Executive of lives have been lost including be moved to January 2023,” the Committee, has recently set a those who have dedicated their AFC officials stated. decision to cancel the AFC An- lives to the game in Asia and The AFC Annual Awards are nual Awards 2021 to be held in beyond,” the Asian Football Con- awards given by the Asian Foot- Doha, Qatar. federation officials said. ball Confederation (AFC) to the The Olympic motto has been changed for the first time. PHOTO: “With the COVID-19 pan- “For the second successive most outstanding performers of AFP/FILE demic continuing to severely year, the AFC Executive Com- the Asian football season. The impact the lives and livelihoods mittee agreed to cancel the awards are presented at the end ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together’: across the globe and in Asia, the event which was scheduled for of each year at a special gala. — Olympic motto gets Covid-era AFC and QFA acknowledged that November 2021 and decided that GNLM makeover Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz rejoins AC Milan THE Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger” was updated to “Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together” on Tuesday to reflect on two-year loan solidarity across the world at the time of Covid-19.The Interna- tional Olympic Committee approved the change at its session announce the signing of Bra- ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed last year him Abdelkader Diaz from Real and were in danger of cancellation over the pandemic.“We see Madrid on a temporary basis everywhere the collaborative effort bringing faster and better for two years,” the Serie A run- solutions than working in silos,” said IOC president Thomas ners-up confirmed. Bach as the proposal received unanimous backing.— AFP “The contract ties the foot- ball player to the Rossoneri Club until 30 June 2023.” Six Polish swimmers return from Diaz spent three seasons with Manchester City before Japan due to error joining Madrid in June 2019 for 17 million euros ($20 million). SIX Polish swimmers have had to return from Japan even before He scored two goals in 21 the start of the Olympics after the Polish Swimming Federation games in Madrid before joining (PZP) sent too many athletes because of an administrative error. Milan last season on loan, scor- The swimmers returned to Poland on Sunday, threatening ing seven goals in 39 appearanc- legal action and calling for the head of the PZP to resign over the es for the northern Italian outfit. incident. The swimming team sent to Japan numbered 23 people. Real Madrid’s Spain midfielder Brahim Diaz has signed a two-year loan The 21-year-old takes over “I would like to express my great regret, sadness and bit- deal with AC Milan, both clubs announced on Monday. PHOTO: AFP the number 10 jersey from Ha- terness at the situation,” PZP director Pawel Slominski said in a REAL MADRID’S Spain mid- Milan, both clubs announced kan Calhanoglu who has joined statement. Slominski admitted the mistake but said it had been fielder Brahim Diaz has signed on Monday. Serie A champions Inter as a motivated by a desire to “allow as many athletes and coaches as a two-year loan deal with AC “AC Milan are delighted to free agent. — AFP possible to take part”.— AFP