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President U Win Myint accepts K 100 million cash donation for the Eternal Peace Pagoda State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Chinese Special Envoy for from Aye Myitta San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sandima in Asian Affairs Mr. Sun Guoxiang at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw on 24 Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA June 2019. PHOTO: MNA President, First Lady State Counsellor receives attend ceremony to Special Envoy for Asian donate K 100 mln for Affairs of the People’s Eternal Peace Pagoda Republic of China

PRESIDENT U Win Myint and First Yedashe Township Swar town Satyone State Counsellor, Chinese Envoy exchange view on Lady Daw Cho Cho attended a ceremony Monastery Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita China’s continued constructive support in Myanmar held at Nay Pyi Taw Pobbathiri Township Bhaddanta Sasana and Nay Pyi Taw Aye Myitta San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Pobbathiri Township Welgyi Monastery Monastery yesterday morning to donate Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhadd- DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI, State the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay K 100 million to Eternal Peace Pagoda on anta Addisavumsa. The ceremony was Counsellor and Union Minister for Pyi Taw. the occasion of the birthday of Aye Myitta also attended by Nay Pyi Taw Council Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the During the meeting, they cordially San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Monastery Chairman Dr. Myo Aung and wife, Deputy Union of Myanmar, received Mr. Sun exchanged views on China’s contin- principal patron Sayadaw Bhaddanta Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Guoxiang, Special Envoy for Asian ued constructive support in Myanmar Sandima. U Kyi Min, Hluttaw representatives, de- Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign government’s endeavours to achieve The ceremony was graced by Sayad- partmental officials, donors and officials. Affairs of the People’s Republic of peace and national reconciliation, and aws and sanghas led by Bago Region SEE PAGE-3 China on 24th June 2019 at 4 pm at for Rakhine State.—MNA

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NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL CBM Governor U Kyaw Kyaw Union Information Participants ready Public Announcement Maung receives Mission Chief Minister inspects themselves for from Ministry of Electricity Mr Shanaka Jayanath Peiris Tachilek literary Tachilek literary and Energy Changes to from IMF festival preparations festival electricity rates PAGE-2 PAGE-4 PAGE-2 PAGE-10 25 JUNE 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Cash contributed to construction of President’s Office continues Eternal Peace Pagoda, missionary announcement of illegal drug arrests, seizures acting on tip-offs

tasks in border and hilly regions The Office of the President issued Press Release No. 24/2019 yesterday, publicly announcing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ arrests and seizures in the fight against illicit drug trafficking up till 22 June. The ministry made the arrests, acting on information, sent to the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department of the Office of the President as of 22 June. The full text of the press release will be reported in the 26 June issue of The Global New Light of Myanmar.—GNLM

Union Supreme Court sits to pass judgment, hear cases

CHIEF Justice of the Union U criminal miscellaneous petition Htun Htun Oo and Supreme case(Certiorari) and seven civil Court judges U Myo Tint and U miscellaneous cases (Certiorari) Soe Naing sit at Union Supreme and heard five civil miscellane- Court room number 1 yesterday ous cases (Certiorari). —MNA Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko accpets cash donation for Eternal Peace Pagoda from donors. PHOTO: MNA and passed judgement of one (Translated by TTN)

A CEREMONY to donate cash and donors took the Five Pre- missionary tasks for border and for the Eternal Peace Pagoda cepts from Shwe Parami Forest hilly regions. and missionary in border and Monastery Sayadaw Sandadika, The donations were accept- Participants ready hilly regions was held at the Vi- and the audience then listened ed by Union Minister, Chief Min- jaya Mingalar Dhamma Thabin to the members of Sangha re- ister, Yangon Region Deputy themselves for Tachilek Hall in Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon citing the parittas. Speaker, directors-general, and yesterday. Next, Union Minister and deputy directors general who in At the ceremony, Union Chief Minister presented of- return presented certificates literary festival Minister for Religious Affairs fertories to the Members of of honours to the donors. The and Culture Thura U Aung Ko, the Sangha. At the ceremony, ceremony came to an end with Yangon Region Chief Minister sayadaws, nuns and people do- sharing merits by the congre- U Phyo Min Thein, Yangon Re- nated K368.1 million for con- gation. — MNA gion Hluttaw Deputy Speaker, struction the Eternal Peace heads of departments, officials, Pagoda and K197.6 million for (Translation by TTN)

CBM Governor receives Mission Chief Mr Shanaka Jayanath Peiris from IMF

Teachers and students make rehearsal for opening ceremony of the Children’s Literary Festival in Tachilek yesterday. PHOTO: THAN TUN AYE (IPRD)

GOVERNMENT officials, teach- their routines. ers and students made a test run The Tachilek Children’s Lit- of the Tachilek Children’s Liter- erary Festival will be open from ary Festival before it opens today 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and to- at B.E.H.S. Tachilek in Maka Ho morrow. The festival will include Khem Ward yesterday. numerous entertainment pro- The festival is jointly organized grammes, educational booths, by the Information and Public competitions for poetry, storytell- Relations Department, Basic ing, impromptu speaking, paint- Education Department and the ing, origami, puzzle assembly, Central Bank of Myanmar Governor U Kyaw Kyaw Maung holds the meeting with Mission Chief Mr Tachilek District Management teamwork, timed shoe wear- Shanaka Jayanath Peiris from International Monetary Fund in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA Committee. ing and other games, literary Shan State Minister for seminars and roundtables. In CENTRAL Bank of Myan- Pyi Taw yesterday. rate, and monetary policies, Bamar Ethnic Affairs, Dr. Aung addition, there will be displays mar Governor U Kyaw Kyaw During their meeting, they strengthening in financial Than Maung, IPRD and depart- of books published in 2018 for Maung received Mission Chief discussed development of My- sector, and human resources mental officials and teachers everyone to see. — Aung Min Mr Shanaka Jayanath Peiris anmar’s economic sector, the development. — MNA and students involved in the fes- Han from International Monetary interest rate in banking sector, tival inspected the exhibition Fund and party at CBM in Nay the foreign currency exchange (Translated by TTN) booths installed and practiced (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) 25 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

A congregation led by President U Win Myint, First Lady Daw Cho Cho receives the Five Precepts from Satyone Monastery Addisavumsa Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Sasana yesterday. PHOTO: MNA President, First Lady attend ceremony to donate K 100 mln for Eternal Peace Pagoda

FROM PAGE-1 na and listened to Metta Sutra Myitta San Taung Ni Lay Parahita Vice Chairman Deputy Minister Addisavumsa and shared merit recited by the Sanghas. Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta for Religious Affairs and Culture for the donations made. At the ceremony the Presi- Next the President, First Sandima and in return present- U Kyi Min. After the ceremony Presi- dent, First Lady and attendees Lady and attendees donated ed a certificate of honor to the Later, the President, First dent U Win Myint, First Lady Daw first took the Five Precepts from offerings to the Sayadaws and Sayadaw. Lady and attendees listened to a Cho Cho and attendees offered Bago Region Yedashe Township Sanghas. The President then trans- sermon delivered by Nay Pyi Taw day meal for the Sayadaws and Swar town Satyone Monastery Afterwards, the President ferred the donated K 100 million Pobbathiri Township Welgyi Mon- Sanghas.— MNA principal patron Sayadaw Agga accepted K 100 million donated to Eternal Peace Pagoda Con- astery principal patron Sayadaw Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Sasa- for Eternal Peace Pagoda by Aye struction Leading Committee Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta (Translated by Zaw Min)

UEC starts to collect data for voters lists Myanmar Thaing (martial in June for 2020 general elections arts) Training School in Dagon Myothit (North) gets new training hall

A new training hall for the Myan- understanding and coordination mar Thaing (traditional martial with each other. arts) Training School was hand- Afterwards, Deputy Speak- ed over to the Ministry of Health er of Yangon Region Hluttaw U and Sports on 23 June. Lin Naing Myint and U Aik Tun, Union Minister for Health donor and Patron of the Shwe and Sports Dr. Myint Htwe ex- Taung Foundation, explained the pressed thanks to the Shwe purpose of the donation. Taung Foundation which funded The foundation handed K400 million to the construction over the training hall to U Myo UEC Member U Myint Naing explains about the work processes of the elections at the meeting with political of the building in Dagon Myo- Hlaing, Director-General of the parties and civil society organizations related with the elections sector in Yangon. PHOTO: MNA thit (North) Township, Yangon Sports and Physical Education Region. Department, and athletes of the UNION Election Commission cials of the district and township meeting, UEC Member U My- He said the ministry would Myanmar Thaing Federation held a meeting with political election sub-commissions in Yan- int Naing answered to questions also invite foreign athletes to demonstrated the martial arts parties and civil society organi- gon Region. raised by those present. The learn and receive Myanmar skills. zations related with the elections First, UEC Member U My- UEC started its work on com- traditional martial arts at the The training hall is 120 ft sector in Yangon yesterday over int Naing briefed about existing piling voters list in June, 2019, building. long and 60 ft wide, and it in- compilation of voters list for the works for the elections, the pro- for the 2020 general elections. The Union Minister also cludes two training grounds, one 2020 general elections. grammes for the compilation of According to the UEC, General called for development of Myan- meeting room, one training hall Present at the meeting were voters list for the 2020 general Administration Departments in mar Thaing or traditional mar- and two office rooms. —MNA U Myint Naing, Member of the elections and the role of political townships will collect data on tial arts through cooperation, (Translated by GNLM) Union Election Commission parties and CSOs in holding the residents living actually in wards (Yangon Region In-charge), U elections. or villagers as a first step for com- Kyi Myint, Chairman of the Yan- Afterwards, Chairman of pilation of voters list. The UEC gon Region Election Sub-Com- the Yangon Region Election has stressed the importance of mission and party, departmental Sub-Commission U Kyi Myint cooperation from the people in officials, representatives of 15 po- briefed about implementing the collecting the data for voters list. Call litical parties in Yangon Region, Strategy 2019-2022 while Sec- The political parties and CSOs Thin Thin May, representatives from 14 CSOs, retary of the Yangon Region pledged to cooperate in steps Mr. Paul Gueri Obe of the Inter- Sub-Commission about meas- for compilation of voters list and 09251022355 national Foundation for Electoral ures taken for collecting voters electoral education process.— System-IFES, chairmen and offi- list in the Yangon Region. At the MNA (Translated by GNLM) 09974424848 25 JUNE 2019 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Vice-Senior General Soe Win receives British Ambassador

DEPUTY Commander-in-Chief madaw adheres to the 2008 of Defence Services and Com- Constitution while performing mander-in-Chief (Army), Vice their duties, cooperating with Senior General Soe Win, re- the UN Country Task Force on ceived British Ambassador Mr. Monitoring and Reporting (CT- Daniel Chugg at Bayintnaung FMR) to ensure there are no Guest Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yes- child soldiers in the Tatmad- terday. aw, and increasing relations According to the Office between the militaries of both of the Commander-in-Chief countries. —MNA of Defence Services, the two sides discussed how the Tat- (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) Vice Senior General Soe Win meets with British Ambassador Mr. Daniel Chugg. PHOTO: C-IN-C OFFICE

Union Information Minister inspects Tachilek literary festival preparations

UINON MINISTER for Informa- visited the district office of the In- tion Dr. Pe Myint visited B.E.H.S. formation and Public Relations Tachilek in Maka Ho Kham Ward Department where he observed yesterday to inspect the prepa- the functions of the library and rations for the Children’s Liter- mini museum and the posters ary Festival in Tachilek before it on display. Afterwards, the Un- opens today and tomorrow. ion Minister handed out gifts The Union Minister for In- to the young students reading formation then visited the Tachil- in the children’s reading room ek Township Writers Association and handed over K500,000 to the where he cordially greeted the IPRD to use in their library-re- writers and observed the Nay lated processes. —Aung Min Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint inspects the preparations for the Children’s Literary Festival in B.E.H.S. Tachilek Thit Yi Nhyun Library within. Han in Maka Ho Kham Ward, Tachilek. PHOTO: MNA Next, the Union Minister (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

Completion of irrigation facility in Bago Region (west) benefits 216285 acres

A CEREMONY to commemorate the upgrade completion of irriga- tion canal systems of North Naw- in, South Nawin, Wegyi and Taung Nyo dams in Bago Region west was held at Paungde Township Wegyi irrigation canal project briefing hall yesterday morning. At the event Union Minis- ter Dr. Aung Thu said benefits from dams and irrigation canal systems in which the State had investment a lot of funds must be used effectively and system- atically for the socio-economic development of the people in the region and all are urged to coop- erate toward transferring this in- Union Minister Dr. Aung Thu and officials unveil the project commemorative plaque in Bago Region yesterday. PHOTO: MNA heritance to the next generation. Next, Region Chief Minister Afterwards, Ambassador ment Construction 2 director ex- a button. and provide machineries for U Wiin Thein spoke of using irri- of Japan to Myanmar Mr. Ichiro plained about project implemen- The project that used Japa- North Nawin, South Nawin, gation water to plant crops that Maruyama and JICA Chief Rep- tation and a local farmer spoke nese Yen 14,870 million to modify, Wegyi and Taung Nyo dams in had market and could gain good resentative Mr. Masayuki Karas- words of thanks. concrete and brick line the ca- Bago Region Paukkaung, Pyay, income, follow GAP and organic awa delivered speeches of honor Union Minister, Region Chief nals, construct canal inspection Thegon, Paungde, Nattalin and systems to strive toward produc- and appreciation. Minister and officials from JICA roads, approach roads and canal Zigon townships benefits a total ing high value products that’ll Later, Irrigation and Water then unveiled the project com- buildings, repair and reconstruct of 216,285 acres. — MNA increase income of the farmers. Utilization Management Depart- memorative plaque by pressing bridges and siphons, purchase (Translated by Zaw Min) 25 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5 Coord meeting on holding 72nd Anniversary of Martyrs’ Day held in Yangon

A coordination meeting on were Yangon Region Chief Min- San Museum, the Secretariat holding the 72nd Martyrs’ Day ister U Phyo Min Thein, who is and religious ceremonies ded- was held at the office at the also a Deputy Chairman of the icated to the fallen leaders of Martyrs’ Mausoleum yesterday. committee, and officials of the the country. The meeting was chaired departments concerned He urged the attendees to by Thura U Aung Ko, Chair- Speaking at the meeting, review the experiences of the man of the Central Committee Union Minister Thura U Aung previous year’s ceremonies and for Holding 72nd Anniversary Ko acknowledged current ef- to take lessons from weakness- Martyrs’ Day and Union Min- forts of the committee in prepa- es of last year’s events to hold ister for Religious Affairs and ration for holding the anniver- this year’s events the best. Culture. sary events at the Martyrs’ He detailed the pro- Also present at the meeting Mausoleum, Bogyoke Aung grammes including welcoming

Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko inspects the Bogyoke Aung San Museum in Bahan Township, Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: MNA

relatives of martyrs, the flag After hearing the discus- hoisting and saluting ceremony sion of the sub-committees, at the Secretariat, preparation Union Minister Thura U Aung at the Bogyoke Aung San Mese- Ko coordinated the tasks of the um and security. sub-committees. Afterwards, Chief Minister Following the meeting, the U Phyo Min Thein discussed chairman and members of the the undertakings of the work central committee visited the committee in detail. Martyrs’ Mausoleum and the On behalf of the Chairman Bogyoke Aung San Meseum of the Security Committee Dep- and inspected the renovations uty Minister for Home Affairs, there in preparation for holding Police Brig-Gen Tin Ko Ko dis- the 72nd Martyrs’ Day. —MNA Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko inspects Martyrs’ Mausoleum for holding the 72nd Martyrs’ Day yesterday. cussed the measures taken by PHOTO: MNA the security committee. (Translated by TTN)

Anti-Corruption Commission organizes workshop on accountability in Mon State

WITH technical support from UNDP, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Mon State Government jointly organized a workshop on administration and corporate responsibility in Mawlamyine yesterday.

Mon State Chief Minister’s speech Firstly, the Mon State Chief Minister delivered a speech where he extolled Mon State’s active participation in teaching the general public about eradi- cating corruption. He said this Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman U Aung Kyi delivers the speech at the workshop on administration and corporate responsibility in will contribute to creating a Mawlamyine yesterday. PHOTO: MNA corruption-free society in the country. held with Sections 4(b) and 4(c) more than just adhering to estab- porations to do the same. businessperson U Moe Kyaw The Chief Minister said of the Anti-Corruption Law in lished laws and procedures and on ‘Responsible Businesses’, implementing transparency, mind. He said these laws places involves placing public interest Workshop commences local CSO representative Daw accountability and responsi- duties on the ACC to ensure the and benefit first when interact- The workshop then began Yi Mon Su, Executive Director bility will aid government de- emergence of clean governance ing with the people, departments with Mon State Minister for Plan- of National Enlightenment In- partments and organizations in and good administrative system and organizations. ning, Finance, Immigration and stitute, on ‘ Responsible CSOs’, reducing losses in government and to increase integrity and re- U Aung Kyi said success- Population, U Wunna Kyaw, and and UNDO representative U revenue. He called for coopera- sponsibility in public adminis- fully implementing corporate Dr. Tin Maung Than discussing Zaw Min Naung on ‘Dangers tion in visibly reducing corrup- tration. governance practices will bring under the heading ‘Responsible and Possibilities of Corruption’. tion and increasing the Good The ACC Chairman said ac- numerous benefits to the private Administration Sector’, U Win Later in the afternoon, at- Governance Index. countability, transparency and sector and attract more inves- Myint Aung, UMFCCI represent- tendees asked questions during response are the central com- tors. He also expressed his hope ative and Director of City Mart the Q&A session and the Chief ACC Chairman’s speech ponents of a good administrative that civil society organizations Group, on ‘Responsible Econom- Minister concluded the work- Following this, ACC Chair- system and important elements will practice transparency and ic Sector’, ACC Office Director shop with a closing speech. — man U Aung Kyi also delivered a of democratic transition. accountability while encourag- Daw Aye Myat Mon on ‘Respon- MNA speech. He said this workshop is He said accountability is ing government and private cor- sibility in Public Services’, local (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) 25 JUNE 2019 6 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Fisheries Dept to release over 300,000 fingerlings into www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com

ACTING CHIEF EDITOR 610 acres of monsoon paddy in Sagaing Region Aye Min Soe [email protected] THE Sagaing Region Fisheries SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Department plans to release Kyaw Myaing over 300,000 fingerlings into 610 acres of monsoon paddy fields SENIOR TRANSLATORS Zaw Min in eight townships in the region Zaw Htet Oo in the rainy season. Win Ko Ko Aung “We plan to implement

INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR mixed farming of fish and pad- Ye Htut Tin, dy in eight townships during this [email protected] monsoon season. Fingerlings from YeU, Shwebo, and Ingyin- LOCAL NEWS EDITORS Tun Tun Naing (Editor), gone hatcheries will be released [email protected] in paddy fields,” said U Tun Tun Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), Win, the head of the Sagaing [email protected] Region Fisheries Department. TRANSLATORS The department will release Khaing Thanda Lwin, 32500 fingerling into 65 acres of Hay Mar Tin Win, monsoon paddy fields in Kaw- Ei Myat Mon Kyaw Zin Lin lin Township, 30000 fingerling Sagaing Region Fisheries Department officials releasing of fingerlings in paddy filed in Daze Kyaw Zin Tun into 60 acres of monsoon paddy Township. PHOTO: WIN OO (ZAYARDINE) fields in Htigyaing Township, REPORTER Nyein Nyein Ei, 60000 fingerling into 120 acres in Taze Township, 25000 fingerling monsoon paddy fields in Wetlet gerling into 180 acres of monsoon [email protected] of monsoon paddy fields in YeU into 50 acres of monsoon paddy Township, 32500 fingerlings into paddy fields in Shwebo Township Township, 5000 fingerlings into fields in Debayin Township, 0.300 65 acres of monsoon paddy fields this year.—Win Oo (Zayardine) PHOTOGRAPHER 10 acres of monsoon paddy fields lakh fingerlings into 60 acres of in KhinU Township, and 90000 in- (Translated by Hay Mar) Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar

COMPUTER TEAM Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, Ye Naing Soe, Agriculture Department inspects fields in Mindon Township for FAW Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, Sanda Hnin, Thein Htwe THE Mindon Township Ag- riculture Department con- EDITORIAL SECTION ducted an inspection of corn (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 fields around Zeetaw and Minywakine villages of the CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION township, located in Magway San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114 Region, for FAW (Fall Army Worm) infestation at 10 a.m. ADVERTISING & MARKETING on 24 June. ( +95) (01) 8604530, Officials from the depart- Hotline - 09 974424848 [email protected] ment discussed ways and [email protected] techniques to control FAW with local farmers after it Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at was discovered in the corn No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan fields during the inspection. Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light In addition, the Township of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. Officer also urged agri shops 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. to sell the required pesti- [email protected] cides. — Chinkalay (Mindon) www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/TheGNLM (Translated by La Wonn) Officials from Township Agriculturae Department inspect in corn field. PHOTO: MINDON IPRD

Nay Pyi Taw Central Post Office to observe 12th anniversary

THE Ministry of Transport and tional services using IT, includ- Communications will celebrate ing financial services through the 12th anniversary of the Nay banking agents, delivery ser- Pyi Taw Central Post Office at 9 vices for online shopping busi- a.m. on 27 June in Nay Pyi Taw. nesses, and sale of e-tickets for The Nay Pyi Taw Central the Myanmar National Airlines. Write for us Post Office was launched on 27 For the anniversary cele-

We appreciate your feedback and June, 2007. It is situated on the brations, the Nay Pyi Taw Cen- contributions. If you have any comments Pyinmana-Taungnyo Road in tral Post Office and stamp col- or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email Zabuthiri Township of Nay Pyi lectors will jointly hold a stamp [email protected] Taw Region. exhibition and sale of commem- with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only The Ministry of Transport orative envelopes, stamps, and able to publish “Letter to the Editor” and Communications has set up scarcity stamps. Admission to that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words 1,390 post offices across Myan- the event will be free. – please be aware that your letter will be mar, and they provide not just (Translated by La Wonn) edited. Nay Pyi Taw Central Post Office. postal services, but also addi- 25 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 7 Myanmar fresh chili price climbs on strong demand from China, Thailand

THE PRICE of Myanmar “Last year, fresh chili fresh chili, the price will fresh chili is on the rise on was fetching K1,500-2,000 decline slightly. If not, the account of good demand per viss. Now, the price of price of fresh chili will rise from China and Thailand, fresh chili has increased to K10,000 per viss,” said U said U Khin Han, the chair- to K8,500. Currently, fresh Khin Han. man of Kitchen Crops Pro- chilies are hard to find in “Although China and ducers and Exporters As- the market. So, the Minis- Thailand have been buying sociation. try of Commerce has been chili from us for years, the “There are two vari- asked to import fresh chili volume of trade earlier was eties of fresh chili grown via the border for local con- not as high as now. They in the delta region—thar- sumption,” he said. were mainly purchasing moe and deemore. We “We have already chili from Viet Nam and are purchasing fresh chili asked the Commerce India previously. I have and transporting it in cold Ministry to issue Food heard that currently they storage cars. If we dry the and Drug Administration have not been able to pur- fresh chili, we will be able (FDA) certification and chase chili from the two to sell it for about K24,000- grant permission to import countries. That’s why they 25,000 per viss (1 viss=1.6 fresh chili. We cannot make have been buying chili from kg). Currently, we are only a decision on behalf of the us. One trader is purchas- A farmer harvests chillies at the field in Kangyidauk, Ayeyawady Region. exporting fresh chili. So, government. They are ing 15 or 20 truckloads of PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR dry chili is being imported making arrangements to chili at a time. Growers do from India and Viet Nam. hold a meeting in Kyaukse not need to dry the chili,” since the last week of Feb- Shwelaung townships is gions will also enter the These days, the price of chi- Township. Then, they will he added. ruary. Fresh chili from del- entering the Bayintnaung market soon. —GNLM li has increased slightly,” arrive at a decision. If they China has been pur- ta regions such as Maubin, Commodity Depot. Fresh (Translated by Hay he added. give permission to import chasing Myanmar chili Hinthada, Wakema, and chili from the central re- Mar)

Baskets made of male bamboo Myanmar earns $2.4 bln from agro enjoying good demand, say weavers export as of 14 June MYANMAR’S earning from private companies could ed $305 million worth of an- export of agricultural prod- export the same to inter- imal products, $584 million ucts in the current 2018- national buyers during the worth of marine products, 2019 Financial Year has period. $1.13 million worth of min- touched US$2.45 billion, up As an agriculture com- erals, $123 million worth by over $260 million or near- modity-producing country, of forest products, over ly 12 per cent, compared Myanmar globally sells a $6.43 billion worth of man- with the same period last wide variety of agro prod- ufactured goods and other 2017-2018 FY, the Ministry ucts, covering rice, beans miscellaneous products of Commerce reported. and pulses, onion, garlic, amounting to over $795 From this time last ginger and other kitchen million. year, the country’s export crops, watermelons, man- When compared with of agricultural commodities goes, avocados, cucumbers the corresponding period was pegged at $2.19 million and other profitable fruits last FY, the country’s ex- in total. and vegetables, rubber and port sector saw an increase The country saw no ex- other raw materials of ag- in value by $11.8 billion.— port of agro products from riculture. Swe Nyein the public sector between 1 Within 257 days of this (Translated by Khaing A villager weaving the bamboo thin strip baskets in Taungtha Township. PHOTO: October and 14 June. Only FY, the country also export- Thanda Lwin) MAUNG MAUNG HTEIN (KYAUKPADAUNG) BASKETS woven from are also made of bamboo. find male bamboo in the male bamboo (Dendro- The baskets produced in forest. Sometimes, we Trade at Hteekhee gate tops $1.6 bln calamus strictus) in West West Tadar Village are fa- find enough bamboo to Tadar Village, Tadar mous in the region,” said make just four baskets. TRADE between Thailand at $25.8 million. cial year, while the remain- Village-tract, Taungtha U Kyaw Min, a local male So, we have to venture and Myanmar through the The rise in exports ing gates have registered Township, Myingyan bamboo basket maker. into Taungtha, Kyauk- Hteekhee border gate has through the Hteekhee bor- an increase in trade. District, are selling well “In our village, there padaung, and Ngath- picked up dramatically in der gate has helped boost Myanmar primarily ex- in the market, said U are only 15 homes that ayauk townships for male the current fiscal year, the total Myanmar-Thai- ports fishery products, coal, Thaung Kyi, a local bas- manufacture bamboo bamboo. Sometimes, we crossing US$1.6 billion in land border trade to $2.7 tin concentrate (SN 71.58 ket maker. baskets. Male bamboo can’t find male bamboo. the period between 1 Oc- billion, which is more than per cent), coconut (fresh “The bamboo bas- baskets are made in two Now, male bamboos have tober and 14 June, accord- twice the value registered and dry), beans, and bam- kets are made only from sizes. The large-sized become rare in the forest ing to data released by the in the previous FY. During boo shoots to Thailand. It male bamboo, which is basket costs K3,500, while because of forest fires,” Ministry of Commerce. the same period in the 2017- imports capital goods such found in the forest. The the small one is priced he added. Male bamboo Normally, the 2018FY, Thailand-Myanmar as machinery, raw indus- baskets are woven using at K2,500. We split the baskets enjoy a good de- Myawady gate sees the trade was pegged at just trial goods such as cement bamboo strips. Our bas- bamboo and then cut it mand in Kyaukpadaung, largest trade among the $1.2 billion. Of the seven and fertilizers, consumer kets are of better quality into strips in the early Taungtha, Pakokku, and Myanmar-Thailand check- border trade points be- goods such as cosmetics, than other bamboo bas- morning. Then, we weave Ngathayauk townships. points. In the October-June tween Myanmar and Thai- and food products from the kets. Male bamboo bas- the baskets before the —Maung Maung Htein period, trade surge at the land, Tachilek, Myawady, neighbouring country.— Ko kets can be used on both bamboos get dry,” said (Kyaukpadaung) Hteekhee border gate, and Myeik gates have wit- Htet sunny and rainy days. U Thang Kyi. (Translated by Hay with exports touching $1.6 nessed a small decrease in (Translated by Ei Myat The rims of the baskets “It is not easy to Mar) billion and imports valued trade in the current finan- Mon) 25 JUNE 2019 25 JUNE 2019 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 9

Int’l Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit ASEAN support, Let mobile libraries mushroom nationwide Trafficking-2019 to be broadcast live

A ceremony to mark the 32nd International Day Against Drug a much Dr. Aung Aung Min (Re- and the Council carried out its Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2019 will be broadcast live from tired Rector) tasks for 10 years till 1958. The 8.45 a.m. on 26 June on MRTV, MRTV’s Facebook Page, (1) Council opened reading rooms MRTV Radio, MITV, and the SKYNET Up to Date Home WAS pleased to read a news by building public centres and Channel.—MNA welcomed report on the opening of 31 libraries in rural areas all around mobile libraries in Pyapon the country to broaden the scope ITownship, Ayeyawady Re- of knowledge of the villagers and boost gion, which appeared in the 22- public health centres to provide 6-2019 issue of the Mirror Daily. medical treatment, and conduct- According to the news report, ed Three Rs courses and voca- URING the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thai- the libraries were opened by the tional education courses. The land, a few days ago, ASEAN Leaders discussed Saya Zawgyi Centenary Library. Council sent Public Education Rakhine State affairs and the Summit Chairman The Libraries were opened at ba- Vehicles, each carrying a corner D issued a statement. sic educations in the township on for mobile library, a clinic, a radio The Chairman’s Statement reaffirmed ASEAN Leaders’ 7 June, with the goal of enabling and a projector to disseminate support for Myanmar’s efforts to bring peace, stability, har- students who were difficult to knowledge in the rural areas. mony and reconciliation among the various communities in reach a library to have their own It was a significant activity. The Rakhine State, as well as to ensure sustainable and equitable reading corners. I was glad to Council also distributed public development in Rakhine State. know that those schools includ- educative pamphlets in towns The Union Enterprise ed monastic education schools, and villages in various parts of for Humanitarian Assis- nunneries and Pyapon prison, the country. During the decade With ASEAN tance, Resettlement and apart from government schools. the mobile libraries visited villag- Development in Rakhine Each library has 100 books of es in disseminating knowledge strengthening (UEHRD) was established various categories for children. and education. In my view the their support for by the Union Government Every month, library executive drive had changed the thoughts with members consisting committee members and vol- and views of the people and de- Myanmar’s efforts of government officials and unteer youths exchanged books veloped their health, education in bringing peace, individuals and businesspeo- between the libraries. I felt re- and socio-economy to a certain ple from the private sector. spect for them for their effective level. stability and de- Their combined efforts in program. So I started to ponder (3) velopment into practically and effectively the libraries, thinking, “How good The education system of Myanmar Daily Weather Report addressing Rakhine State it would be if we could extend the the country started to deterio- (Issued at 7:00 pm Monday 24th June, 2019) State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi inspects the mobile library of Daw Khin Kyi Foundation in Myaungmya on 2 April 2019. PHOTO: MNA Rakhine State, has earned the support of reach of mobile libraries even to rate in 1962. The scope of public ASEAN countries. rural and border areas and hill knowledge narrowed alongside BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is strong over the Andaman Sea we believe that ASEAN has careful- regions.” the waning role of libraries. On the elections thanks to the unani- short-term projects. We can see are far from books, their resi- door-to-door free book hiring ser- and South Bay and weak elsewhere in Bay of Bengal. the international ly scrutinized Myanmar’s (2) account of the lack of knowledge mous support of the entire public. continuous efforts in providing dents lack knowledge. Daw Khin vices for people who cannot come FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 25th June, preparations for repatria- It will be correct, if we say and rational thinking of the per- It has been four years since the youths with the vocational edu- Kyi Foundation visits the schools to the library. He ceaselessly ro- 2019: Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in Taninthayi community will tion so that they may offer that travelling public educative sons leading the country, My- State Counsellor is endeavouring cation and broadening their vi- that are far away from towns, tates the books among the read- Region and Kachin ,Kayin and Mon states, fairly widespread soon see the actu- their assistance. They have libraries are the source of mo- anmar fell down into the list of to raise many sectors of the coun- sions through the establishment with mobile libraries, and hire ers. This indicates the degree of in Upper Sagaing Region, Shan and Chin states, scattered supported capacity building bile libraries. During the admin- world’s poorest nations. In 2015, try including education, health of the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation. books that give aesthetic value, goodwill and perseverance he in Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyarwady al situation in the initiatives for government istration of the parliamentary the National League for Democ- and economic fields. Currently, In the remote areas even the education or information, and has placed on his job. Frankly Regions and Rakhine states and isolated in the remaining officials and individuals in- government, the Mass Educa- racy led by Daw Aung San Suu the education sector is being de- periodicals were very rare, let journals, magazines and car- speaking, it is a job even people, regions and states with isolated heavyfalls in Southern Shan region. volved in the repatriation tion Council was formed in 1949, Kyi won the decisive victory in veloped through long-term and alone a library. As those areas toons. It is so pleasant to see the with authoritative power, cannot State. Degree of certainty is (80%). process, disseminating news joys on the faces of students who do. I honour his public spirit and STATE OF THE SEA: Squalls with moderate to rough Seas and information, and devel- are reading books at the library. persuasion. He is an example for are likely at times Gulf of Mottama off and along Mon Tanin- opment. In my view, schools which have other young people. tayi coasts.Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35)mph. With regard to the humanitarian situation in Rakhine, the no library should be prioritized In fact, a library is a knowl- Sea will be slight to moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. ASEAN Leaders reaffirmed, in the Statement, their support in hiring books with the help of edge bank where a trove subjects Wave height will be about (6 - 9) feet in Gulf of Mottama off and for a more visible and enhanced role of ASEAN to support My- mobile libraries. It is true that including arts, science, aesthetic along Mon Tanintayi coasts and about(3-6)feet in Deltaic, off anmar in providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating the students and youths will have literature, educational literature, and along Rakhine Coasts. repatriation process and promoting sustainable development. higher intellectual level if they books on sports and informative OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood of They agreed for the Secretary-General of ASEAN to go can read books that give them literature can be found. We need increase of rain in Taninthayi Region and Mon State. further with the recommendations contained in the Pre- various branches of knowledge collective efforts for the robust FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING liminary Needs Assessment, including those that focus on and aesthetic enjoyment. development of libraries in My- AREA FOR 25th June, 2019: Isolated rain or thundershowers. capacity-building, dissemination of information and support (4) anmar. Harmonious participation Degree of certainty is (100%). to the provision of basic services in Rakhine State. It is encouraging to see that of the Myanmar Library Founda- FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA The complications in Rakhine are not something new and the country has young volunteers tion, Daw Khin Kyi Foundation, FOR 25th June, 2019: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree while there are numerous difficulties, the UEHRD is taking like Ko Zaw Zaw, who set up a Union ministries, library asso- of certainty is (80%). care of the state’s issues because equity among the states library on self-reliant basis, and ciations and the entire public is FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA and regions is necessary for forming a federal republic. hires books free of charge. He important for the spread of active FOR 25th June, 2019: Likelihood of Isolated rain or thunder- A democratic federal republic is the path the Union Gov- is the winner of the award con- mobile libraries both in rural and showers. Degree of certainty is (60%). ernment is heading towards and this incorporates bringing ferred on him by the State Coun- urban areas. People will have equity to all the people of the country. This will fulfill the basic sellor. Although he is weak in better ideas and visions if their requirements of the people. school education his degree of intellectual power and knowl- With ASEAN strengthening their support for Myanmar’s philanthropic spirit is high. Ko edge can be improved through efforts in bringing peace, stability and development into Zaw Zaw is a person who runs increasing the number and activ- Rakhine State, we believe that the international community the free library by his own mon- ities of mobile libraries. Higher will soon see the actual situation in the region and lend their ey. He buys books, keeps them public intellectual level means assistance in speeding up the Union Government’s imple- and encourages children of the lower rate of crime, corruption mentation to bring about a better nation. Toungoo students selecting books from a mobile library organized by the Information and Public Relations Department and Shanti Volunteer nearby places to read books. He and violence in a community. Call Thin Thin May, 09251022355,09974424848 Association of Japan. PHOTO: MNA also rides a bicycle in providing (Translation: TMT) 25 JUNE 2019 10 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Arrival Data for Foreign Visitors Entering Myanmar Public Announcement from Ministry Sr Subject May 2018 May 2019 Increase Percentage of Electricity and Energy changes to 1 Arrival by air 565103 720883 155780 +28% electricity rates 2 Arrival by cruise ship 6833 5910 -923 -14% 1. THE Ministry of Electricity and En- tric production, and increasing work 3 Arrival at border 21235 54933 33698 +159% ergy held a meeting with represent- processes. gates and getting into atives of the public and organizations 2. In accordance with Section 41 of the the country from different areas to discuss and Electricity Law (2014), the Ministry elicit suggestions related to amending submitted a proposal to amend elec- Visitors with visa 593171 781726 188555 +32% the rates of electricity consumption to tricity rates to the Union Government, a more suitable rate. This is aimed to who gave their approval during their 4 Visitors entering to the 895799 1060589 164790 +18% support the long-term development of meeting No. (7/2019) held on 11 April border area electric production and distribution 2019. With permission from the Un- Total 1488970 1842315 353345 +24% through expansion projects, connect- ion Government, the electricity rates ing non-electrified regions to the main across Myanmar will be amended to power grid or an alternative energy the following rates, outlined in the Visitor arrivals by nationality(compare) source, continuously improving elec- table, beginning from 1 July 2019: 2018(Up 2019(Up No. Nationality Difference percentage Rate for electrical power con- to May) to May) No. Types of Consumers sumption 1 North America 35904 36446 542 2% Unit Kyats USA 30240 31030 790 3% 1 Domestic 1 - 30 35 2 Canada 5664 5416 -248 -4% Domestic Consumption 31 – 50 50 Power Meter at homes 51 – 75 70 Religious Building Other Americas 5312 4963 -349 -7% 76 - 100 90 101 – 150 110 West Europe 86490 84310 -2180 -3% 151 – 200 120 1 France 22377 21716 -661 -3% Over 201 125 2 U.K. 18354 16215 -2139 -12% 2. Non-Domestic consumption 1 – 500 125 3 Germany 13956 13744 -212 -2% Industries 501 – 5000 135 4 Italy 6808 8548 1740 26% Businesses 5001 – 10000 145 Temporary 5 Switzerland 4653 4202 -451 -10% 10001 – 20000 155 6 Netherlands 4302 4172 -130 -3% Lamp posts 20001 - 50000 165 7 Belgium 2588 2369 -219 -8% Governmental buildings State-owned industries 50001 – 100000 175 8 Austria 1601 1826 225 14% State-owned businesses Over 100001 180 9 Spain 3335 3779 444 13% River Water Pumping Stations 10 Others 8516 7739 -777 -9% Municipal departments, works Non-Governmental organizations East Europe 8932 8737 -195 -2% Embassies 1 Russia 2671 2443 -228 -9% International organizations 2 Others 6261 6294 33 1% th Africa 1759 1848 89 5% Retired professor marks 100 birthday, Yangon University centenary with donation Middle East 2306 2575 269 12% A retired Yangon University professor versity and the Rangoon Institute of donated K2 million on 23 June to the Technology, and the retired rector of Asia 438416 629772 191356 44% university to mark his 100th birthday, the Mandalay University of Arts and 1 China 112158 266301 154143 137% which falls in 2020, the same year as Science. 2 Thailand 133181 118795 -14386 -11% the centenary of the university. Yangon University professors 3 Korea 28088 52033 23945 85% U Ba Toke is a retired Mathe- visited his home and accepted his matics professor of the Yangon Uni- donation.—GNLM 4 Japan 42301 52481 10180 24% 5 Singapore 23397 22659 -738 -3% 6 Viet Nam 23323 21962 -1361 -6% 7 India 18449 16507 -1942 -11% 8 Malaysia 19740 19653 -87 0% 9 Taiwan 15567 17974 2407 15% 10 Hong Kong 80 14371 14291 11 Macau 2 1141 1139 12 Philippine 7187 7445 258 4% 13 Others 14943 18450 3507 23%

Oceania 14052 13075 -977 -7% 1 Australia 12166 11370 -796 -7% 2 New Zealand 1751 1638 -113 -6% 3 Others 135 67 -68 -50% U Ba Toke, retired Mathematics professor of the Yangon University presents K2 Total 593171 781726 188555 32% million to professors of the Yangon University. PHOTO: SUPPLIED 25 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11

Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to US border to slow migration NEWS IN BRIEF MEXICO CITY (Mexico) — Mex- ties” at the National Migration ly detained migrants at the US Trump wants Mexico to do Two army ico has deployed nearly 15,000 Institute, he said. border in the past. more to stop a recent increase Eurofighter jets soldiers and National Guards- The government has faced Fleeing chronic poverty in migrant arrivals. men to its border with the Unit- criticism over migrant deten- and brutal gang violence in Last month, he threatened collide in northern ed States, the army chief said tions at the northern border their home countries, the Cen- to impose tariffs on all Mexican Germany Monday — admitting they are since an AFP photographer doc- tral Americans crossing Mexico goods, extracting a promise from detaining migrants who try to umented last week how heavily mostly lack migration papers. Lopez Obrador’s government BERLIN (Germany) — Two cross, after the policy triggered armed National Guardsmen in However, international law to reinforce Mexico’s southern German fighter jets crashed backlash. Ciudad Juarez forcefully stopped protects the right of undocu- border and expand its policy Monday in the north of the Under pressure from US two women and a young girl from mented migrants to cross in- of taking back migrants while country after colliding, an air- President Donald Trump to slow crossing the Rio Grande river ternational borders to request the US processes their asylum force spokesman said, with the the surge of Central Americans into the United States. asylum. And the US courts have claims. reason for the collision unclear. crossing the border, Mexico The policy is a shift from upheld their right to do that any- The deal, struck on 7 June, “Both pilots were able to promised earlier this month to previous practice. The Mexican where along the border, whether gives Mexico 45 days to show activate their ejection seats”, the reinforce its southern border security forces had not typical- or not it is an official crossing. results.—AFP spokesman from the airforce’s with 6,000 National Guardsmen, Squadron 73 said. but had not previously disclosed One of the two pilots was the extent of the crackdown on found alive shortly after the its northern border. crash which happened at two “We have a total deploy- pm (1200 GMT), national news ment, between the National agency DPA reported, adding Guard and army units, of 14,000, that a search was underway for almost 15,000 men in the north of the second airman.— AFP the country,” Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said at a press conference alongside Talent agency President Andres Manuel Lopez suspends 11 Obrador. comedians for Asked whether those forc- es were detaining migrants to “underground prevent them from crossing, business” Sandoval replied: “Yes.” “Given that (undocument- TOKYO — A major Japanese ed) migration is not a crime but talent agency suspended on rather an administrative viola- Monday 11 of its comedians tion, we simply detain them and Mexican National Guardsmen detain Central American migrants trying to cross the Rio Bravo, in Ciudad for conducting “underground turn them over to the authori- Juarez on 21 June, 2019. PHOTO: AFP business” and attending a party hosted by a purported organized crime group without consulting with the company. Australian media sue police after raids Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. said it has determined that the comedians, including Hiroyuki over leaked documents Miyasako, 49, and Ryo Tamura, SYDNEY(Australia) — Austral- said Monday that it was also pre- News Corp. and the country’s 47, accepted money for their ia’s national broadcaster went paring a legal challenge to the other main commercial news attendance.— Kyodo News to court Monday to challenge AFP search of her home. company, Nine Entertainment, a police raid on its offices and The twin raids sparked to demand the government pass demand the return of files seized widespread protests by the news laws to protect journalists and 6 street children during the controversial oper- media and civil libertarians here press freedom. killed in wall collapse ation. and abroad who accused Aus- Unlike most Western de- The Australian Broadcast- tralia’s conservative govern- mocracies, Australia does not in Uganda’s capital: Police raided the ABC ing Corporation (ABC) demand- headquarters in Sydney on ment of undermining freedom have a bill of rights or a consti- police ed an injunction to prevent police June 5 as part of investigations of the press. tutionally enshrined protection from accessing the seized files, into the leak of the so-called Critics were particularly for freedom of speech. KAMPALA — Six street children which concern a two-year-old in- ‘Afghan files’ by a government concerned over the AFP’s refus- It also has among the were killed and two others vestigative report on war crimes whistleblower. PHOTO: AFP al to rule out handing down crim- world’s strictest defamation seriously injured as a result of by Australian special forces in The warrant they used al- inal charges against journalists laws, while courts routinely is- a school perimeter wall col- Afghanistan. lowed the police to “add, copy, who publish reports based on sue gag orders preventing the lapse on Monday here, a police ABC managing director Da- delete or alter” material found leaked classified information. reporting of details of many legal spokesperson said. vid Anderson said the suit also on the ABC’s computers related Prime Minister Scott Mor- proceedings. Patrick Onyango, Kampala challenged the constitutionality to the Afghan story. rison, whose government has “Australia has a creeping Metropolitan police spokesper- of the search warrant used by That operation came a day implemented a series of contro- culture of secrecy,” lamented son, told Xinhua that the perim- police to conduct the raid “on the after the AFP raided the home of versial law-and-order measures Michael Miller, head of News eter wall of Lohana High School basis that it hinders our implied a Canberra journalist and seized in recent months, insisted there Corp Australia, in an editorial collapsed following heavy rains freedom of political communi- files and computer equipment was no political involvement in published Monday. and buried the street children cation.” over a year-old article on secret the police investigations of the While acknowledging that who were sleeping at about Agents of the Australian government plans to allow Aus- ABC and News Corp. journalists are not “above the 1:30 a.m. local time (2230 GMT Federal Police (AFP) raided the tralia’s main foreign intelligence But he has insisted on the law” and that threats to nation- Sunday). ABC headquarters in Sydney on agency to spy on Australians at need to crack down on the leak al security exist, Miller added, “Our fire brigade and rescue June 5 as part of investigations home. of classified information. “we do not believe that the laws team is still on the ground to into the leak of the so-called News Corp, the Rupert Mur- Monday’s legal challenge aimed at terrorists should sweep clear the debris and see whether “Afghan files” by a government doch-owned media giant which coincided with the launch of journalists up in their net.” — there are still kids trapped,” he whistleblower. employed the Canberra reporter, a joint campaign by the ABC, AFP added.— Xinhua 25 JUNE 2019 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Turkey opposition deals blow to Erdogan in Istanbul win

ISTANBUL ( Turkey) —Tur- In the traditionally left- saying: “Democracy Wins”. key’s opposition revelled wing neighbourhood of Besik- Monday in a landslide win in tas, thousands partied late into Victim status Istanbul’s re-run mayoral vote night, clogging the streets, wav- Many analysts say the deci- — a blow for President Recep ing beers and Turkish flags. sion to call a re-run of the elec- Tayyip Erdogan that even some “It wasn’t right to repeat tion was a massive miscalcula- pro-government media called a this election, but the fact that tion by the ruling party, turning victory for democracy. it was won with such a gap is Imamoglu into a victim and a Ekrem Imamoglu, a lit- even better for Istanbul,” said household name. tle-known district mayor at 45-year-old Servan Soydan as “The Turkish nation has al- the start of the year, won the he walked his dog on Monday. ways defended and supported election by more than 777,000 There was less jubilation victims. I believe it is because votes, up from just 13,000 in the in the media, which has been they couldn’t explain why there first election in March, which almost entirely put under the was a cancellation that they lost was annulled over controversial thumb of the government in this way, with this big punish- claims of fraud. recent years. ment,” said Istanbulite Naziye Crowds celebrated late into the night after Ekrem Imamoglu’s win in the It was a rare chance to cel- “Istanbul has voted,” read Durmus on Monday. re-run mayoral vote. PHOTO: AFP ebrate for the opposition after the subdued headline of the Yeni Imamoglu’s “massive vic- Europe think tank. At a huge rally in his strong- 25 years of rule by Islamic con- Safak newspaper. tory is a lesson in democracy: Imamoglu took 54 per cent hold in western Istanbul late servatives in Istanbul. The fiercely pro-govern- people want their rights re- of the vote against the rul- Sunday, Imamoglu said: “It was And it was a rare blow to ment Sabah also downplayed spected,” tweeted the former ing party’s candidate Binali not a single group or party, but Erdogan, who has held national Imamoglu’s success but sought EU ambassador to Turkey Marc Yildirim, a former prime min- the whole of Istanbul and Turkey power since 2003. a slightly more positive spin, Pierini, now with the Carnegie ister. that won this election.”—AFP

Iran plays down threat of new US sanctions UK’s Hunt urges leadership rival

TEHRAN (Iran) — Iran on Mon- they want to target anymore, and coin,” he added. Johnson not to be ‘coward’ day played down the threat of also do not consider them to have new US sanctions as Washington any impact,” he added. ‘Global coalition’ LONDON (United Kingdom) — Urging Johnson to attend was expected to tighten punitive Last year, Trump unilater- Pompeo met Saudi King Jeremy Hunt, the underdog in a a TV debate proposed for Tues- measures on Tehran in a stand- ally pulled the US out of a land- Salman and Crown Prince Mo- bitter battle with Boris Johnson day evening, Hunt added: “Don’t off sparked by the US withdrawal mark 2015 deal meant to curb hammed bin Salman in the Red to become Britain’s next prime be a coward Boris, man up and from a nuclear deal. Iran’s nuclear programme in Sea city of Jeddah and was later minister, on Monday called on his show the nation you can cope Tensions have flared after exchange for sanctions relief. due to hold talks in the United rival not to be “a coward” trying with the intense scrutiny the Iranian forces shot down a US The US has since imposed a Arab Emirates, US officials said. to “avoid scrutiny” — over both most difficult job in the country drone Thursday, the latest in a robust slate of punitive sanctions Saudi and Emirati leaders a domestic row and his policy will involve.” series of incidents including at- on Tehran designed to choke both advocate a tough US ap- agenda. Sky News said Monday that tacks on tankers in sensitive Gulf off Iranian oil sales and cripple proach against common foe Iran. Foreign minister Hunt Johnson had so far declined its waters that have raised fears its economy — which he now Pompeo described Saudi urged Johnson, who has become invitation to take part in the of an unintended slide towards plans to expand. Trump, who has Arabia and the UAE as “two embroiled in a scandal over a head-to-head debate, and that conflict. waged a “maximum pressure” great allies in the challenge that dispute with his girlfriend that without him it would not go Both the US and Iran have campaign against Iran, has also Iran presents”. led to a police visit last week, to ahead. repeatedly said they want to said the US is prepared to nego- “We’ll be talking with them “man up” and show he can cope “But we will reissue our avoid going to war, but the spi- tiate with the Islamic republic about how to make sure that we with questioning. invitation for Mr Hunt and Mr ralling tensions saw US Secre- with “no preconditions”. are all strategically aligned and Johnson, the overwhelming Johnson to debate live on Sky tary of State Mike Pompeo travel “America’s claim of read- how we can build out a global favourite to replace Theresa May News next Monday, 1 July,” the Monday to meet with Saudi lead- iness for unconditional nego- coalition,” Pompeo said. as Conservative Party leader, broadcaster added in a state- ers to build a “global coalition” tiation is not acceptable with He said the US sought a and therefore prime minister, ment. against the Islamic republic. the continuation of threats and coalition “not only throughout has refused to discuss the early Johnson, 55, a former Lon- Tehran says the drone vio- sanctions,” Hesamodin Ashna, the Gulf states but in Asia and Friday incident. don mayor and foreign secretary, lated Iranian airspace and For- an advisor to Iran’s President in Europe that understands He has also kept an unusu- was involved in a loud alterca- eign Minister Mohammad Javad Hassan Rouhani, said Monday this challenge and that is pre- ally low profile during the weeks- tion early Friday at the home of Zarif has backed the claim with on Twitter. pared to push back against the old race, skipping a candidates’ his 31-year-old girlfriend Carrie maps and coordinates — allega- “We consider war and sanc- world’s largest state sponsor of TV debate and doing barely any Symonds. tions dismissed by Washington. tions to be two sides of the same terror”.—AFP media interviews. Neighbours called police US President Donald Trump “I am not interested in de- after hearing screams, shouts claimed he called off a planned bating Boris’s private life,” Hunt and bangs at the south London retaliatory military strike on Iran said in an article in The Times, property, shortly after Johnson at the last minute, tweeting that arguing he instead wants to quiz had secured his place in the Washington would instead place Johnson on his Brexit plans and final run-off to become prime “major additional sanctions on other ideas. minister. Iran on Monday”. “A new prime minister The couple, who were spo- “Are there really any sanc- needs the legitimacy of having ken to by officers but face no tions left that the United States made his arguments publicly further action, have reportedly has not imposed on our coun- and having them subjected to fled the home following the inci- try recently or in the past 40 scrutiny. dent and a handful of anti-John- years?” Iran’s foreign ministry “Only then can you walk son protesters gathering there spokesman Abbas Mousavi said through the front door of No 10 Sunday. When asked about it at at a Monday press conference with your head held high instead a Conservative grassroots event in Tehran. of slinking through the back door, Saturday, Johnson said: “I don’t “We really do not know what which is what Boris appears to think people want to hear about (the new sanctions) are and what Mike Pompeo. PHOTO: AFP want.” that kind of thing.”—AFP 25 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ASIA 13 China ‘won’t allow’ G20 discussion of Hong Kong

BEIJING (China) — Chi- said the G20 is a forum to region of China. na said Monday it will not focus on global economic allow discussion of Hong issues. New rally for G20 Kong at the G20summit Xi and Trump have The international fi- this week even as US Pres- agreed to hold bilater- nance hub has been rocked ident Donald Trump plans al talks focusing on the by its worst political unrest to raise the city’s mass pro- US-China trade war during in nearly 50 years. tests during his meeting the summit. Millions have marched with President Xi Jinping. “I can tell you with this month to oppose the The semi-autonomous certainty that the G20 will hugely unpopular extradi- city has been shaken by not discuss the Hong Kong tion law, which has since huge demonstrations this issue and we will not allow been postponed in the month with protesters de- the G20 to discuss the Hong face of the huge public manding the withdrawal Kong issue,” Zhang said at backlash. Police also fired of a bill that would allow a press briefing preview- tear gas and rubber bul- extraditions to the Chinese ing Xi’s attendance at the lets to disperse demonstra- mainland. Hong Kong has been shaken by huge demonstrations against an upopular proposed law summit. tors earlier in the month. Trump has weighed that would allow extradition to the Chinese mainland. PHOTO: AFP “Hong Kong affairs are The demonstrations have in on Hong Kong’s worst purely China’s internal af- since morphed into a wid- political unrest since its the protests and hoped Mike Pompeo later said ing place in Osaka, Japan, fairs and no foreign country er movement against city handover from Britain to demonstrators can “work Trump would discuss Hong on Friday and Saturday. has the right to intervene,” leader Carrie Lam and Bei- China in 1997, saying he it out with China”. Kong with Xi at the Group But Chinese assistant he said, noting that the city jing after years of sliding understood the reason for US Secretary of State of 20 summit, which is tak- foreign minister Zhang Jun is a special administrative political freedoms.—AFP Top Sri Lanka defence official faces charges over Easter attacks

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) — Lanka’s acting police assessing threats to na- attack by a local group, Sri Lanka’s most senior chief that a presidential tional security. the National Thowheeth defence official on Monday commission of inquiry had Last week, the attor- Jama’ath (NTJ), were ig- became the latest govern- found “major lapses” by ney general ordered in- nored. ment figure to face possi- Fernando, who has since vestigations against nine Some 45 foreign na- ble criminal charges over resigned from his top job. police officers for failing to tionals were among the “major lapses” linked to While Fernando is the act on warnings ahead of dead and 500 people were the Easter Sunday bomb- most senior defence offi- the bombings, carried out injured in the attacks. The ings that killed 258 people. cial to face action, Pres- by Islamic State-backed tourist hotspot has been Hemasiri Fernando, ident Maithripala Sirise- local jihadists. under a state of emergen- who was defence secre- na also suspended police All nine were senior cy since. tary before the April 21 chief Pujith Jayasundara officers in the districts Sri Lanka’s State In- bombing of three church- after he refused to step where the attacks were telligence Service (SIS) es and three hotels, should down over the handling carried out and have now has also been criticised be investigated for his of the attacks. been transferred from for failing to act on the In- REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR failure to prevent or min- Jayasundara and their posts pending disci- dian warnings, but no-one MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION imise the attacks, Attor- Fernando have testified plinary action and crimi- from the state spy service DEPARTMENT OF BRIDGE ney General Dappula de before a parliamenta- nal investigations. has been put under inves- Reference No. ESIA DOB1-MOC Livera said. ry inquiry and accused Authorities have ad- tigation. Invitation for Tenders The attorney gener- Sirisena of failing to follow mitted that warnings sent Sirisena, who is also The Government of Myanmar (GoM) has received a grant aid al said in a letter to Sri established protocols in by India of an impending defence minister and law from the People’s Republic of China to build a new 2-lane bridge on and order minister, has Thanlwin River in Kunlon Township of Shan State. In conformity to also faced allegations that the Procurement Guidelines of Myanmar Government, Department he could have prevented of Bridge under the Ministry of Construction would like to invite the attacks. proposals from the interested and competent ESIA consulting firms for developing ESIA for the construction of the proposed bridge in The president has ob- conformity to the Myanmar ESIA Procedure (2015). jected to a parliamentary The Department of Bridge (DOB) now invites sealed bids from investigation into the at- eligible national ESIA consulting firms for the following works for tacks and ordered police the implementation work of the proposed new bridge in Kunlon. not to co-operate. Interested qualified eligible contractors are invited to obtain an electronic copy of the complete set of bidding documents in English The hearings have for free-of-charge. Further information or clarification for this may gone ahead, however, be obtained from Research and Development Section, Department and police have testified of Bridge, Ministry of Construction. before legislators. Notice that electronic bidding will not be considered and late Indian intelligence bidders will be rejected. th shared information about Available Date : 26 June 2019 (Office Time) Closing Date and Time : 18th July 2019 at 12:00 PM (Myanmar Time) the targets — gleaned Contact Phone No : 067-407465, 09-421154246, 09-456663906 from a jihadist in Indian Email : [email protected] custody — as early as Address : Research and Development Section, Department of Bridge, Ministry of Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, a day after April 4, more than two- Construction, Office No.(11), Nay Pyi Taw, the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri and-a-half weeks before Myanmar Lanka. PHOTO: AFP the attacks. —AFP 25 JUNE 2019 14 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21: coalition

RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) — A Agency. “stern action” from the coalition. Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian The wounded — from Saudi Human Rights Watch de- airport in southern Saudi Ara- Arabia, Egypt, India and Bang- nounced the strike as an ap- bia killed a Syrian national and ladesh — also included three parent “war crime”, urging the wounded 21 other civilians Sun- women and two children who Huthis to immediately stop all day, a Riyadh-led coalition said, had been taken to hospital for attacks on civilian infrastructure in a new escalation following a treatment, the coalition said. in Saudi Arabia. series of strikes on the site. It did not provide details on The latest raids come amid The attack on Abha airport, how the airport was attacked, but spiralling regional tensions after which the coalition said left a Mc- Iran-aligned Huthi rebels have Washington — a key ally of Ri- Donalds outlet at the site littered repeatedly struck the civilian yadh -- accused Iran of shooting with shattered glass and dam- facility this month with drones down a US drone and carrying Abha airport lies just 110 kilometres (70 miles) from the Yemeni aged 18 vehicles, comes amid and missiles. out attacks on oil tankers in the border. PHOTO: AFP spiralling regional tensions with Earlier on Sunday, the re- strategic Gulf of Oman. Iran. bels’ Al-Masirah TV said they had Saudi Arabia, the United ed an intensification of coalition people, many of them civilians, The escalation of attacks targeted Abha and Jizan airports Arab Emirates, Britain and the air raids on rebel positions in relief agencies say. It has trig- by Iran-aligned Huthi rebels on in the south of the kingdom with US, in a joint statement published the northern Yemeni province gered what the UN describes as Saudi cities threatens a hard-won drones. on Saudi state media on Sunday, of Hajjah and the Huthi-held cap- the world’s worst humanitarian UN-sponsored ceasefire deal for The coalition did not confirm voiced alarm over escalating re- ital Sanaa. crisis, with more than 24 million the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, the attack on Jizan airport. gional tensions and the “dangers The coalition intervened in Yemenis — more than two-thirds war-ravaged Yemen’s main con- Abha airport authorities said posed by Iranian destabilising support of the Yemeni govern- of the population — in need of aid. duit for humanitarian aid. on Twitter that air traffic had re- activity”. ment in 2015 when President Abe- On Thursday the Saudi cam- “A terrorist attack by the sumed and operatons were run- Saudi Arabia has repeatedly drabbo Mansour Hadi fled into paign in Yemen suffered a dou- Iran-backed Huthi militia on ning normally, without saying accused Iran of supplying sophis- Saudi exile as the rebels closed ble blow as US lawmakers voted Abha airport... killed a Syrian res- how long they were disrupted. ticated weapons to Huthi rebels, in on his last remaining territory to block Trump’s arms sales to ident and wounded 21 civilians,” On 12 June, a rebel missile a charge Tehran denies. in and around second city Aden. Riyadh, just hours after Britain the coalition said in a statement attack on Abha airport wounded Following recent attacks, Since then, the conflict temporarily suspended similar carried by the official Saudi Press 26 civilians, drawing promises of Saudi state media have report- has killed tens of thousands of sales.—AFP

Ethiopia mourns after army chief, top officials killed Two survivors, three bodies ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) — The death toll from two attacks pulled from collapsed believed linked to an attempted coup in Ethiopia’s northern Am- Cambodia building hara state rose to five on Monday, as flags flew at half-mast on what SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia) is undergoing a Chinese-bank- was declared a national day of — Two men were pulled alive rolled development boom. Con- mourning. from the rubble of a collapsed dos and hotels are springing up Police were hunting for Am- Cambodian building on Monday, to cash in on the surge in Chinese hara’s security chief AsaminewT- more than two days after a con- visitors to its dozens of casinos. sige, accused of masterminding struction site accident that left The governor of Preah Si- an attack on the leaders of the at least 28 dead. hanouk province, meanwhile, state and suspected of playing a Hopes that more survivors resigned on Monday. part in the killing of the country’s would be found under the debris Yun Min accepted he had army chief in Addis Ababa. had all but faded, but against the made a managerial “mistake”, The attorney general of Am- Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took to national television odds two people were cut free according to a post on Hun Sen’s hara state, MigbaruKebede, died dressed in military fatigues and described the situation in Amhara as an from the tangled wreckage and Facebook page. of gunshot injuries from the at- attempted coup. PHOTO: AFP carried out by rescuers. Three Chinese nationals tack on Monday, state broadcast- The seven-storey Chi- and a Cambodian landowner er EBC reported, making him the er were killed, while Migbaru suc- announced that the bodyguard nese-owned building folded in have been held for questioning fifth victim of the violence. cumbed to his wounds on Monday and other perpetrators had been on itself before dawn on Saturday over the building collapse. The unrest has delivered an- after what Abiy described as an arrested, while a police source on as scores of workers slept within Residents near the disaster other major challenge for Ethio- “attempted coup” in the region. Sunday told AFP that Asaminew the under-construction building scene said they had long feared pia’s young Prime Minister Abiy A few hours later in an up- was still on the run. in Sihanoukville. tragedy was imminent. Ahmed, who has embarked on a market suburb of the capital Ad- Asaminew was only last year A grim-faced Cambodian “These buildings are coming series of reforms in a bid to open dis Ababa army chiefSeareMe- released from almost a decade in premier Hun Sen visited the up in just a year,” said Sock Dara, up the authoritarian state which konnen, who was co-ordinating prison over a 2009 coup plot under scene of the collapse in Sihan- 45. “We have been concerned for have unleashed ethnic tensions the response to the unrest in an amnesty. oukville before daybreak on Mon- a long time about the quality of and bitter political rivalries. Amhara, was shot dead by his Analysts describe him as a day. He watched the rescue of the these Chinese buildings.” The attacks, whose exact bodyguard. A visiting general was hardline Amhara nationalist who two survivors, climbing into their Authorities on Monday put motives remain unclear, began also killed. was likely facing removal from his ambulances to see them before the death toll at 25 shortly be- on Saturday afternoon when Abiy’s office said the killing of job over efforts to form a militia they were taken to hospital. fore an AFP reporter witnessed gunmen attacked a meeting of Seare “seems like a co-ordinated and rhetoric pushing for territo- The prime minister has or- rescuers pulling out three more top officials in Amhara, the sec- attack”, however there have been ry in neighbouringTigray to be dered inspections of all building bodies from the debris, bringing ond-largest of Ethiopia’s nine no further official details and ob- reclaimed. sites in the beach town, which the total to 28. —AFP autonomous states. servers point out that there were He recently appeared in a Amhara president Am- no telltale signs of a concerted Facebook video calling for civil- with us/ bachewMekonnen, who was an national coup. ians to arm themselves in prepa- A d v e r t i s e 09974424848 ally of Abiy’s, as well as his advis- A statement from his office ration for attack.—AFP 25 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 15 With plastic straw ban, Washington Palestinians reject US- turns its back on its own invention Bahrain peace plan as Israel advises ‘surrender’ WASHINGTON (United a discreet commemorative per cigarette holders, instead States) — “How do you drink plaque affixed to a wall above wrapping spirals of paper a milkshake without a straw?” a garbage bin that honors the around a pencil-like cylin- MANAMA (Bahrain) — The Pal- It proposes raising more It is a question the city of memory of Marvin C. Stone, der, attaching the ends with estinians on Monday vowed to than $50 billion in fresh invest- Washington will soon face af- “Inventor of the Paper Straw.” wax and then removing the reject a US-led peace initiative ment for the Palestinians and ter deciding, in the interest of According to legend, cylinder. to be presented in Bahrain that their Arab neighbours with the environment, to ban plastic Stone, who settled in Wash- He filed for a patent in dangles the prospect of $50 bil- major projects to boost infra- drinking straws — an almost ington after being wounded 1888 — the objective, he said lion as an Israeli envoy bluntly structure, education, tourism sacrilegious act in the birth- while fighting for the Union in his application, was to cre- told them they should “surren- and cross-border trade. place of this simple object, a side in the Civil War, had the ate a “cheap, durable and un- der”. The Palestinian Authori- seemingly indispensable part inspiration one evening while objectionable substitute for Finance chiefs from the ty is boycotting the workshop, of daily American life. sipping on his favorite cocktail, natural straws commonly United States, oil-rich Arab denouncing the plan for saying In the last century, mil- a mint julep. used for the administration states and international devel- nothing about ending the Israeli lions of straws were produced At that time, people some- of medicines, beverages, opment institutions were flying occupation. in the Stone Straw Building, times used actual straws — &c.” — and the rest is his- to the tiny kingdom, which in “This economic workshop a stolid-looking structure of dried lengths of ryegrass — tory. But almost a century a rarity is openly welcoming in Bahrain is really going to be yellowing brick in a residen- for drinking, but Stone was and a half later, his ungrateful Israelis, who have forged an nonsense,” Palestinian prime tial neighborhood. The build- put off by the inescapable adoptive home became the indirect alliance with Gulf rul- minister Mohammad Shtayyeh ing now houses the capital’s rye-flavored residue they second large US city, after ers due to mutual hostility with told a cabinet meeting. transit police headquarters. imparted. Seattle, to ban the plastic de- Iran. “What Israel and the Unit- The only visible sign of its So he adapted a machine scendants of Stone’s popular Led by President Donald ed States are trying to do now historic character comes from already in use for making pa- invention.—AFP Trump’s son-in-law and adviser is simply to normalise relations Jared Kushner, the Peace to with the Arabs at the expense Prosperity economic workshop of the Palestinians,” he added. that begins Tuesday evening President Mahmud Ab- is billed as the start of a new bas has said the Palestinians approach that will later include “will not be slaves or servants” political solutions to the long of Kushner or other Trump intractable Middle East conflict. aides.—AFP

Cyprus racers show budget solar cars have a sunny future

NICOSIA (Cyprus) — Vene- Markitanis to put together tia Chrysostomide fastened the car, capable of hitting 80 her helmet and rolled her so- kilometres (50 miles) per hour. lar-powered car into the sunny Race organiser Aristides streets of Cypriot capital Nico- Bonanos, from the Cyprus In- Plastic straws wrapped in paper are seen at a food hall in Washington on 20 June, 2019, days before a ban on sia for a race to showcase such stitute research centre, said such straws is to take effect. PHOTO: AFP vehicles’ eco-friendly potential, participants had spent an aver- even on a budget. age of just 8,000 euros on their The 16-year-old’s 5,000- vehicles. That is in contrast euro (nearly $5,700) car is one to the hundreds of thousands Critically endangered Aussie bird of that took part in Sunday’s spent on vehicles in the world’s three-hour “Cyprus Institute biggest solar races — Austral- could be saved with new vaccine Solar Car Challenge”, running ia’s gruelling 3,000 kilometre solely on the Mediterranean is- (1,800 mile) World Solar Chal- SYDNEY — Australia’s or- vaccine. “These birds breed in it’s a pretty devastating infection land’s most plentiful resource: lenge. ange-bellied parrot could be nest hollows and that then allows when the bird gets it.” sunshine. “When we first started the saved from the brink of extinc- the nest batch of nestling birds to “When the birds lose their Many of the drivers were race we had the idea that there tion with a new vaccine set to be be infected,” veterinary patholo- feathers they succumb to all highschool students, including should be something where submitted to the Australian Pes- gist working on the project Pro- sorts of other infections.” But Chrysostomide, a maths and everyone can participate, so ticides and Veterinary Medicines fessor Shane Raidal told the Aus- after identifying a key protein, physics enthusiast from the we limited the cost of our vehi- Authority (APVMA) for approval. tralian Broadcasting Corporation scientists are now confident they nearby village of Dali. cles to 20,000 euros,” Bonanos Found in the far southwest on Monday. “It’s very common in can eliminate the disease entire- “I am the only girl that will said. corner of Tasmania, it is estimat- the wild, very recognizable and ly.—Xinhua drive here in the race and I am The goal is “to make the ed there are only 15 of the colorful very proud,” she said. “With broader public more aware Aussie birds left in the wild, with a solar cars we take energy from (that building a solar car is) further 400 more bred in captivity. the sun, so we can use this to something that is fairly easy A major contributor to their reduce fuel consumption and and fairly cheap to do.” That is critically endangered status over air pollution.” Her car was an ambitious goal in a country the past decades has been the made up of parts from two with one of the highest rates of devastating effects of Psittaci- mountain bikes, a metal frame vehicle ownership in Europe, neCircoviral Disease (PCD), and four solar panels, connect- according to Eurostat: 595 cars more commonly referred to as ed to batteries. TassosFalas, per 1,000 residents. In 2016, out beak and feather disease.That a teacher at her school, spent of 28,000 new passenger cars is why scientists at Charles Sturt weeks working in his garage registered on the island, just 22 University have spent the last 10 with colleague AnthoulisH- were run on alternative energy years trying to come up with a Australia’s orange-bellied parrot. PHOTO: SUPPLIED adjitali and mechanic Simos- sources. —AFP 25 JUNE 2019 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Mandalay holds Olympic Day Run 2019 MPT MNL (U-21) 2019: MFF Youth beat Yangon United 6-1 TO mark the World Olympic Day 2019, the Mandalay Olympic Day THE Week 15 matches of Hein (4th minute), Aung Ko Oo Run 2019 was held in Mandalay the MPT Myanmar National (11th and 88th minutes), and Nyi on Sunday. League (U-21) 2019 took place Nyi (66th and 83rd minutes). The Over 1,300 people partici- at different venues yesterday lone goal for Yangon United pated in the event, which was in Yangon. was scored by Nay Ye Han at flagged off in front of the Manda- In the match between MFF 32 minutes. lay City Hall. The event included Youth and Yangon United F.C., Meanwhile, Magwe F.C. competitions in men’s and wom- which was held in the South beat Hantharwady United F.C. en’s 15-km and 8-km free classes Dagon Field, MFF Youth beat by 2-0 yesterday at the Padon- and novice classes. Yangon United with a score of mar Stadium, while Zwekapin In the men’s 15-km free class 6-1. The goals for MFF Youth United F.C. beat Dagon F.C. with competition, Win Naing Tun won Win Naing Tun (L), winner of men’s 15-km free class competition, were scored by That Hein Soe a 3-1 score at the Salin Stadium. the first prize, San Naing the receives K 500,000 cash prize presented by an official. (2nd minute), Khun Kyaw Zin — Kyaw Khin second prize, and Zarni Tun the PHOTO: PHYO THURA KYAW third prize. In the women’s 15-km free class competition, Nga Mal The winners of the 15-km ranging from K50,000 to K10,000 secured the first prize, Aye Aye free class competitions were were also presented to runners Myo came second, and Aye Aye awarded K500,000 each, those who finished fourth to tenth. Myint third. who placed second received The Mandalay Olym- In the men’s 8-km novice K300,000 each, and those who pic Day Run 2019 was jointly class event, Zaw Htet got the finished third got K100,000 each. organized by the Mandalay Re- first prize, Khin Maung Than The winners of the 8-km gion government, the Manda- the second prize, and Aung novice class competitions were lay Region Sports and Physical Myint Myat the third prize. In awarded K300,000 each, the sec- Education Department, and the the women’s 8-km novice class ond placed winners got K250,000 Myanmar Track and Field Fed- event, Taung Du came first, each, and the third placed win- eration. — Phyo Thura Kyaw Khaing Thazin finished second, ners K100,000 each. (Translated by Kyaw Zin and Yadana Moe third. Consolation prizes Tun) Contract signing ceremony for MFF Warrix Futsal Open Cup 2019 held Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson showed off her superb top end speed in the 200m final as she bested training partner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for the AN official contract signing U Hla Tun Kyaw, and officials. If there are sponsors, many second time this weekend. PHOTO: AFP ceremony and press confer- Speaking at the event, competitions can be held. If ence for the MFF Warrix Futsal MFF CEO U Phone Zaw Na- many competitions are held, Open Cup 2019 (Mandalay) was ing said that the title sponsor new generation Futsal players Thompson wins 200 to held yesterday at the meeting of the event is Warrix Myanmar, can be groomed to take part complete sprint double at hall of the Myanmar Football which is also the jersey sponsor in Asia-level and ASEAN-level Federation in Yangon. of the football federation. competitions,” he added. Jamaican championships Present at the meeting “Most of the Futsal com- Warrix Myanmar Manag- were MFF’s Chief Executive petitions have been held at the ing Director Dr. Ye Mon Htut KINGSTON (Jamaica)—Elaine On Sunday Fraser-Pryce got Officer U Phone Zaw Naing, National Indoor Stadium (1) in said Mandalay has several Thompson won the 200m in a the better start and led off the Joint Secretary U Tin Myint Yangon. This is the first time Futsal players and playgrounds. world leading 22.00sec Sunday curve but Thompson caught her Aung, Executive U Moe San the Futsal Cup is being held in “Warrix Myanmar has or- to complete a sprint double at and eased away to win as Fraser- Aung, Futsal President U Kyi Mandalay. Mandalay has many ganized the MFF Warrix Futsal the Jamaican Athletics Cham- Pryce took second in 22.22 with Min Thien, Mandalay Futsal players and teams that are in- Open Cup 2019 (Mandalay)in pionships as she continues her Schillonie Calvert-Powell third Committee Chairman U Khin terested in Futsal,” he said. cooperation with the Futsal return from an injury marred in 22.92. Yohan Blake, the 100m Maung Liwn Lay, Warrix My- “I’m grateful to the ti- Committee with the aim to take 2018. champion, was caught and anmar Managing Director Dr. tle sponsor Warrix Myanmar the brand to upper Myanmar, Shericka Jackson also passed on the line in the 200m Ye Mon Htut, General Manager and co-sponsor organizations. and to support the Myanmar shone on the final day of the final by Rasheed Dwyer who won national futsal team which championships, the qualifying in 20.23 seconds. Blake was sec- needs new generation players,” meet for the IAAF World Cham- ond in 20.27and Andre Ewers he said. pionships starting in Doha on 27 was third in 20.48. Afterwards, officials from September. Commonwealth Games the Myanmar Football Fed- Jackson won the 400m in the champion Ronald Levy won the eration and Warrix Myanmar year’s second-best time. men’s 110m hurdles in 13.23 sec- exchanged gifts and signed the Thompson showed off her onds (1.5m/s) getting to the line title sponsor contract. superb top end speed in the 200m just before Orlando Bennett, who The event concluded after final as she bested training part- ran a life time best 13.27 seconds commemorative group photos ner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for with 2014 Commonwealth cham- were taken. The MFF Warrix the second time this weekend. pion Andrew Riley third in 13.33. Futsal Open Cup 2019 (Manda- Thompson had edged Jackson ran a personal best lay) will be held from 29 June Fraser-Pryce for 100m gold af- 49.78sec to win the women’s to 21 July at theMandalar Thiri ter both were credited with the 400m, beating her previous best Official contract signing ceremony and press conference for MFF Stadium in Mandalay. — Kyaw same time — a world-leading of 49.83 set in the 2016 Olympic Warrix Futsal Open Cup 2019 (Mandalay) is in progress. PHOTO: MFF Khin 10.73sec. final.— AFP