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NATIONAL NATIONAL AA insurgents attack police outpost in Taninthayi Chief Minister, three company Ponnagyun, killing nine personnel officials face corruption charges PAGE-3 PAGE-2

Vol. V, No. 329, 6th Waxing of Tabaung 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 11 March 2019 Government, EAOs negotiate to renew formal talks

By Ye Khaung Nyunt

A GOVERNMENT delegation led by U Khin Zaw Oo, Sec- retary of the Peace Commis- sion, met informally with ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, over the course of three days last week to negotiate resuming their participation in formal dialogues with the government and Tatmadaw for Myanmar’s peace process. Accompanying U Khin Zaw Oo were PC member U Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla donate offertories to Abbot Sutti Sala May Tee at Wat Bodhisomphon Temple in Udon Thani Province, Thailand yesterday. PHOTO: OFFICE OF THE C-IN-C OF DEFENCE SERVICES Aung Soe, Director-General U Zaw Htay of the Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing member of the UPDJC Secre- tariat U Hla Maung Shwe, and U Kyaw Linn Oo as technical support. visits Wat Bodhisomphon Temple The government delega- tion met with the Vice Chair- OMMANDER-IN-CHIEF party paid obeisance to Abbot Air Force for Bangkok. At the Next, Senior General Min man and secretary of the Karen Cof Defence Services Senior Sutti Sala May Tee and donat- airbase, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu National Union (KNU) delega- General Min Aung Hlaing and ed offerings and cash for nine Aung Hlaing took the salute of Kyu Hla and party were hosted tion on 8 March, with the Peace wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla and par- prerequisites. Guard of Honour of the Royal a working dinner by Chief of Process Steering Team (PPST) ty, who are on a goodwill visit Afterwards, they paid Thai Air Force. Defence Forces of the Royal on 9 March, and with Karenni to Thailand at the invitation of obeisance to 600-year Buddha Afterwards, the Senior Thai Armed Forces General National Progressive Party Chief of Defence Forces of Roy- Image made of gold, bronze General and party arrived at Ponpipaat Benyasri and wife (KNPP) on 10 March. al Thai Armed Forces General and metal donated by Laos and Don Muong Airport Wing 6 Air- Sala Tim Naam at the Thai The KNU have signed the Ponpipaat Benyasri, paid a visit 120-year Buddha’s footprint base of the Royal Thai Air Force traditional restaurant, accord- Nationwide Ceasefire Agree- to Wat Bodhisomphon Temple in and poured water at 90-year in Bangkok where they were ing to the news released by ment (NCA) and the PPST Udon Thani Province yesterday. Bodi tree in the precinct of the welcomed by Myanmar Ambas- the Office of the Command- represents ten ethnic armed After paying homage to the temple. sador to Thailand U Myo Myint er-in-Chief of Defence Servic- organization signatories, while Buddha image and sacred rel- Then, Senior General Min Than, Major-General Nopadon es. —MNA the KNPP have yet to sign the ics in the precinct of the temple, Aung Hlaing and party left Wing Mungkalaton of the Royal Thai NCA. the Senior General, his wife and 23 Airbase of the Royal Thai Air Force and officials. (Translated by TMT) SEE PAGE-7

INSIDE TODAY

NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL Pyidaungsu AA insurgents One police missing Union Minister Hluttaw Joint Bill attack in AA insurgents’ visits Daewoo Committee holds border fence attack in creek in Bus assembling meeting construction site Yathedaung project in Yangon PAGE-2 PAGE-3 PAGE-6 PAGE-6 11 MARCH 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee holds meeting

THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Joint Bill Committee, secretary, Bill Committee discussed the joint secretary and members of Consumer Protection Bill which the joint committee, officials of was sent back with remarks by the Office of the Union Govern- the President, the Demarca- ment, officials of the Ministry of tion Bill on which the two par- Agriculture, Livestock and Irri- liaments were in disagreement gation, Ministry of Commerce, and the Bill amending the Myan- Ministry of Construction, Myan- mar Engineering Council Law mar Engineering Council, My- yesterday. anmar Engineering Societies, The meeting was attended Union Attorney General Office by U Tun Aung (a) U Tun Tun and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Of- Hein, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Dep- fice.—MNA (Translated by uty Speaker and Chairman of the Kyaw Zin Tun) Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee being convened. PHOTO : MNA Myanmar Kidney Foundation holds anniversary in Yangon

THE Myanmar Kidney Founda- ducing blood sugar and staying tion (MKF) held its anniversary away from taking compounded at International Business Center medicines are the means to pre- in Yangon yesterday, attended by vent kidney failure and other dis- Union Minister for the Office of eases, he said. the State Counsellor U Kyaw Tint He then explained the ill ef- Swe, Union Minister for Health fects and dangers of kidney dis- and Sports Dr Myint Htwe and ease that may even kill a patient, Union Minister for Social Welfare, promising coordination among Relief and Resettlement Dr Win the medical related bodies to Myat Aye. combat the disease. First, the President of the President of the foundation MKF Dr Hla Aung explained the Dr Hla Aung and Vice President goals and functions of the foun- Dr Win Naing thanked the donors dation.Speaking on the occasion, for their contribution towards the Union Minister Dr Myint Htwe trust fund of MKF. In the after- said the foundation is prioritizing noon, Union Minister Dr Myint the preventive measures under Htwe met the chair, vice-chairs, specific goals in addition to pro- the secretary, the joint secretar- viding treatment. He elaborat- ies and the executive committee ed on the benefits of preventive members of the newly formed measures against kidney disease. Myanmar Nurse and Midwife Union Minister Dr. Myint Htwe addresses the Myanmar Kidney Foundation at International Business Center Eating less salt, controlling body Association.—MNA in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO : MNA weight and blood pressure, re- (Translated by TMT) Taninthayi Chief Minister, three company officials face corruption charges

THE Anti-Corruption Commis- Dawei Airport compound and K14 million, and it was found Pyi Taw, the report stated. U regulations, and GGS has failed sion formed an investigation F-22 Sunny Construction Co. that the fee was paid only after Thura Ohn, one of the buyers to pay K8,000 million for its gas team to look into a corruption was awarded the K400 million the investigation was opened, of the Chief Minister’s house, supply since 1 July, 2017, due to complaint against the Chief contract through misuse of the and the failure to pay the actual was the general manager of which the Union suffered loss- Minister of Taninthayi Region, Chief Minister’s authority. The cost amounted to bribery, the the GGS and also had business es, as the Ministry of Electric- Dr. Lae Lae Maw. The team act amounted to taking a bribe report stated. relations with it, the report ity and Energy had to bear the conducted its investigation in in favor of an organization, and According to the investi- stated. U Thura Ohn, along cost, the report added. Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, and Da- depleted the Union’s budget, as gation, the Chief Minister sold with two other officials from It was found that the Chief wei from 4 to 6 February. the government paid a high- a two-storey house and com- the company — U Thein Htwe Minister, and U Thein Htwe, According to the inves- er amount than the prevailing pound owned by her family on and U Aung Myat — bought the along with U Aung Myat of GGC tigation team’s report, the market price, the report stated. Myeik-Dawei Road, Myoma property at a price that was six Company, were involved in the Taninthayi Region Govern- According to the report, Ward, Thayetchanung Town- times higher than the market corruption case, the report ment assigned F-22 Sunny without observing the financial ship, to Global Grand Services price. According to the report, added. Construction Co. Ltd the job of rules and directives of the Union (GGS) for K200 million, which a power distribution agreement According to the findings erecting the Thingyan central Government, Chief Minister Dr. was much higher than the ac- in Dawei District, Taninthayi of the team, the Myoma Police pavilion in April, 2016 and the Lae Lae Maw allowed the Road tual price of K32 million. She Region, was reached on 6 De- Station in Dawei is preparing to task of clearing bushes at the Management Department of the gave permission to GGS to build cember, 2016. The agreement file a lawsuit against Chief Min- Dawei University compound region to draw a lump sum of a fish auction market in Thay- was signed by the secretary of ister Daw Lae Lae Maw under in November, 2016 , along with K1.9 billion, which was used by etchaung, distribute power in the regional government on its Section 55 of the Anti-Corrup- the Dawei Airport compound, U Tun Min, husband of the direc- Dawei District, and build a gym- behalf, and U Thein Htwe on tion Law, and Managing Direc- charging what was described tor of the department, to buy two nasium in Dawei, a town hall in behalf of GGS, the report stated. tor U Thein Htwe, Director U as an unreasonable fee. plots of land, N1068 and 1070, Palaw, four six-unit four-storey Failure to implement the Aung Myat, and U Thura Ohn The Regional Government under the name ‘U Myint Ho’. U houses in Dawei and Myeik, project, in accordance with the under Sections 55/63 of the An- invited tenders on 15 December, Tun Min also ordered construc- and a Taninthayi Region guest- conditions of the agreement, ti-Corruption Law. —MNA 2016 for clearing bushes in the tion of a brick wall, at a cost of house and staff quarters in Nay amounted to violating rules and (Translated by TMT) 11 MARCH 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Myanmar Studies Group’s Book on Global Affairs launches

The launching of the book on global affairs, compiled by the Myanmar Studies Group, was held at the office of the News and Periodicals Enterprise on Theinbyu Road in Yangon yes- terday. Union Minister for Infor- mation, Dr. Pe Myint, addressed the ceremony. In his address, the Union Minister said the development of a country depends on its intel- lectual development. He added that intellectual development requires researchers to employ subject-wise research made with coordinated efforts, and the find- ings must be modified through criticisms, suggestions and sup- plementations. Also, intellectual develop- Union Minister Dr. Pe Myint addresses the book launching in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: MNA ment must be supportive of na- tional progress, as it might well anmar’s researchers and global the group, U Aye Maung Kyaw, tions of the group and was fol- Shin, Secretary of NLD (Central) produce visions and views that researchers. gave a brief account of the book, lowed by a question and answer Information Committee, said the are more realistic, he added. The Union Minister request- saying that the book came about session. book included a large amount The Myanmar studies ed the attendees to provide input as a result of MoI’s drive and Global Affairs No 1 features of knowledge about the world group compiles papers on the on ways the intellectual sector contribution. He said they re- translated versions of interna- including global perspectives on affairs of Myanmar and ethnic can supplement Myanmar’s na- ceived assistance from Singapo- tionally renowned articles. It Myanmar and articles on China peoples, and serves as a venue tional development. He invited reans interested in Myanmar’s contains information on cur- and European affairs. for exchanging ideas about My- them to voice the requirements, affairs and the book includes rent global schools of thought, The ceremony was attended anmar’s intellectuals, contact- shortcomings and other aspects translations of articles from the interesting national, economic, by officials from the Ministry of ing international researchers, of the periodicals and to add in US, UK, Asian countries and political and military affairs, Information, Hluttaw represent- meeting international demands any ideas that will achieve a from around the world. predictions for 2019, and other atives, literary experts, writers, for references on Myanmar and measure of success. Fellow senior researcher U noteworthy articles. literature enthusiasts and invit- acting as a medium between My- Next, senior researcher of Zeya then explained the func- Afterwards, Monywa Aung ed guests.— MNA AA insurgents attack police AA insurgents attack border outpost in Ponnagyun, fence construction site killing nine personnel AA insurgents reportedly attacked a border fence construction site in Buth- AA insurgents attacked the idaung Township, Rakh- Yotayoke Police Outpost in ine State, on 9 March, Ponnagyun Township, Ra- according to a statement khine State, on 9 March, released by the Office of killing 9 personnel, accord- the Commander-in-Chief ing to the Myanmar Police of Defence Services. Force. On Saturday after- One policeman was noon, about 200 AA insur- reported missing after the gents launched an attack The point where the attack attack, they added. from three directions, from occurred. (DU 675536) The attack on the po- the neighboring Bangla- lice outpost by the insur- deshi territory, on the gents lasted from 11.20 p.m. construction site, which to 11.50 p.m. The outpost is located between BP-67 is responsible for security and BP-68, according to the in the area, and maintain- statement. ing communal peace and Following the fight be- the rule of law. The police tween the AA insurgents The map shows the site where attack occurred. outpost in Yotakoke Village, Reference and the security forces, headed by Police Inspector The point where the workers at the site were than 120 miles of border priate security operations Saw Thein Tun, has also attack occurred. moved to safety. fencing has been complet- against AA insurgents, as been tasked with storing Construction work on ed. they are threatening the question and answer pa- the fence along the Bangla- According to the state- territory and the sover- pers of the ongoing matric- desh and Myanmar border ment from the Office of the eignty of the State, and ulation exams from test are ethnic Rakhine locals said the Myanmar Police began in 2010. The work Commander-in-Chief of the property and lives of centers in the area. The from Ponnagyun Town- Force. —MNA has been divided into four Defence Services, security the local people. — MNA men who died in the attack ship and Yotakoke Village, (Translated by KZL) stages, and so far, more forces will carry out appro- (Translated by KZL) 11 MARCH 2019 4 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Yangon Book Street attracts local bookworms, foreign tourists www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com “THE Yangon Book Street or DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR the Saturday-Sunday Book Aye Min Soe Street” on Theinbyu Road in [email protected] Botahtaung Township has at- SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT tracted local and foreign book- Kyaw Myaing worms.

SENIOR TRANSLATORS “I bought several genres of Zaw Min books for my children so that Zaw Htet Oo they can read books in summer Win Ko Ko Aung holidays. Because, I want to en-

INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR courage their reading habits Ye Htut Tin, since their childhood,” said U [email protected] Zaw Win from Thingangyun

LOCAL NEWS EDITORS Township. Tun Tun Naing (Editor), The Yangon Book Street, [email protected] with nearly 70 book stalls, Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), has offered different genres [email protected] of books _ translated books, TRANSLATORS books in English, old and new Khaing Thanda Lwin, fiction and non-fiction books, Hay Mar Tin Win, short stories, novels, books Ei Myat Mon People visit the book street in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO : THANT ZIN WIN Kyaw Zin Lin on religion, social, educa- Kyaw Zin Tun tion, health, culture, medical ducted its Human Library read- spect”, and Htain Win Publish- has reached its seventh week books, English-Myanmar dic- ing program in the morning. ing House conducted a puzzle so far for this year.—Min Thit REPORTER Nyein Nyein Ei, tionaries, tales, books for chil- In the afternoon, writer Htet programme, with the partici- (MNA) [email protected] dren, etc. Myat gave a literary talk titled pation of Actor Shwe Poe Eain. (Translated by Kyaw Zin The Save the Library con- “The political literati whom I re- The Yangon Book Street Tun) PHOTOGRAPHER Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar

COMPUTER TEAM Tun Zaw, Thein Ngwe, Palm leaf beads making Zaw Zaw Aung, Ye Naing Soe, Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, Sanda Hnin, Thein Htwe art needs to be preserved

EDITORIAL SECTION PALM leaf beads have been the sons involved in this handicraft (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 symbol or the special souvenir of industry in our village, but the Shwesayan Pagoda festival nor- number has reduced to seven, CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION mally held in March every year said U Tar of Nyaungwun Vil- San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114 in Patheingyi Township, Man- lage in Kyaukse Township who dalay Region. But the age-old produces the beads. ADVERTISING & MARKETING traditional handicraft business “But we are determined to ( +95) (01) 8604530, of making palm leaf beads, palm revitalize this business. There Hotline - 09 974424848 [email protected] leaf fans and palm leaf toys is will be palm leaf beads and oth- [email protected] fading. “Normally, it is a family er palm leaf-based products as business, especially suitable to long as the pagoda festival lives,” Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at A woman prepares for selling palm leaf-based handmade products. the large families. In the past he said.—(Min Htet Aung/Mann No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan PHOTO : MIN HTET AUNG there were more than ten per- sub-printing house) Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. Myanmar to send workers to Pilgrims donate K275 mln to Mann [email protected] www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Shwesettaw Pagoda in 1 month www.facebook.com/TheGNLM Japan to ease labor shortage

MYANMAR-Japan SEDA and has enacted a law to allow em- VISITORS to the Mann Shweset- longing to Lord Buddha. associates have signed a Mem- ployment of foreign workers to taw Pagoda, a well-known pilgrim “This year’s festival start- orandum of Understanding for ease the labor shortage, and it site in Magway Region, donated ed on 9 February, and cash do- sending skilled workers from plans to bring in around 350,000 more than K275 billion in one nated by devotees has reached Myanmar to Japan and for con- blue-collar workers for 14 types month for development works K275.626 million in total,” said an ducting training programs for of jobs. at the pagoda, according to the official with the pagoda’s board unskilled workers and students. “Starting April, we will need pagoda’s board of trustees. of trustees. The MoU was inked last Sat- trainees who can work for five Located between the Minbu U Aung Kyi, the treasurer of urday at the Novotel Hotel in years in Japan on a work visa,” and Ngape townships in Magway the pagoda’s board of trustees, Yangon. said Hideki Matsushita from the Region, the Mann Shwesettaw said a team comprising mem- “Labor requirements in Ja- Tokio Investment Company. Pagoda has been crowded with bers of the pagoda’s finance Write for us pan are expected to rise in April. The MoU was signed be- pilgrims, hailing from nearby department usually collects all

We appreciate your feedback and Earlier, there was a demand for tween Myanmar-Japan SEDA and far-flung areas, since the donations at 8 p.m. every day, contributions. If you have any comments only industrial workers. Now, and associates, including Jap- second week of February, when and deposits the cash at the or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email they are seeking service work- anese language schools, over- the Shwesettaw festival season state-run Myanma Economic [email protected] ers. About 150 workers will be seas job recruitment agencies, started. Among the most im- Bank on a weekly basis. As of with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only sent to work at care centers and financing groups. They portant pagoda festivals in the February, the pagoda’s deposits able to publish “Letter to the Editor” for the aged in Japan,” said U are seeking workers in the 18 country, the Shwesettaw festival totalled K6.727 billion. —Zeyatu that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words Aye Min from Myanmar-Japan to 35 age group who are fluent takes place from mid-February (Mandalay) please be aware that your letter will be SEDA. in Japanese.—Zar Ni Maung to mid-April. A big draw at the (Translated by Khaing edited. The Japanese government (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) pagoda are two footprints be- Thanda Lwin) 11 MARCH 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 5 Marine exports up $26 mln in five months

MYANMAR earned about At this time last FY, the port reached its peak of more US$364 million from the export country’s export of fisheries than $700 million in the 2011- of fisheries products in the first products was $338.9 million. 2012 fiscal year. The value of five months of the 2018-2019 Myanmar exports freshwa- the same decreased in the three fiscal year, increasing by $26 ter fishes, shrimps and prawns, consecutive financial years million from the corresponding eels, mud crabs, seafood as well commencing in the 2012-2013 period last 2017-2018 FY, accord- as dried fish, especially to ASE- FY. It rebounded to $469 million ing to official figures issued by AN member countries, East in the 2015-2016 FY, $581 million the Ministry of Commerce. Asian states and some Europe- in the 2016-2017 FY and $699 mil- From 1 October to 1 March an nations through border trade lion in the 2017-2018 FY.—Shwe 2019, the public sector made no camps as well as non-border Khine trade deal for this kind of prod- points of entry. (Translated by Khaing Myanmar exports fresh water prawns to the ASEAN countries. uct. The country’s marine ex- Thanda Lwin) PHOTO : SAI THURA AUNG

Rice exporters seek greater market DICA sets 30 Mar access from foreign trade partners as late registration By Nyein Nyein MRF attended the 2nd China-My- opment must be coupled with in- The Myanmar Rice Federa- anmar Economic Corridor Fo- creased production. We are not in tion is making concerted efforts to rum, held in Yunnan Province, a position to store our products deadline for MyCO boost rice exports and is working China, last month. During the for long periods. We are trying all with the concerned government informal meeting with Chinese possible ways to ship rice to the THE Directorate of Investment said U Myo Min. departments to gain access to authorities, Myanmar discussed markets. The policy of the neigh- and Company Administration Some corporates that new markets to lift trade, accord- raising the quota of its rice ex- boring country is very important has asked companies which failed to re-register may be ing to the MRF’s spokesperson. ports to China to 400,000 tons for us. The desire of buyers from failed to register and re-reg- considered to be running their U Ye Min Aung, the president within this year. In 2016, the coun- the neighboring country is also ister on the online registry business in the wrong way, said of the MRF, said the federation try had secured a quota of 100,000 important. The policy, laws, and MyCO in January to complete U Myo Min. will help the private sector to de- tons of rice from China, according desires of the neighboring coun- the registration formalities by “They seem to stand as velop the country’s rice industry, to a press release issued by the try are to be taken into consid- 30 March. corporates, but they do not and plans to meet buyers in other MRF on 25 February. In addition, eration, even though we want to Companies which fail to operate their business in the countries to boost exports. merchants from both countries export rice to other countries. So meet the deadline for late reg- correct way. Now, we have U Aung Than Oo, the have been permitted to trade bro- we plan to meet buyers from the istration will be struck off from cleared out those companies. vice-president of the MRF, said ken rice produced in Myanmar by neighboring country,” said U Ye the register list, according to We have notified all the com- the federation plans to seek new signing sales and purchase con- Min Aung. As per official statis- the DICA. panies to complete re-registra- business links, especially with tracts. Merchants are required to tics, Myanmar exported 2.115 mil- “More than 60,000 compa- tion. Those branches of foreign regular Myanmar rice importers, apply for licences and pay taxes lion tons of rice and broken rice nies were previously registered banks have registered,” said U including African states, China, for such transactions. Myanmar to its trade partners between 1 in Myanmar, and they were all Myo Min. Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Phil- delivers rice to China not only via April, 2018 and 15 February, 2019, notified to re-register on MyCO. As per Chapter III of the ippines. maritime routes, but also through earning US$699.467 million. The DICA set a six-month pe- notification (66/2018) issued by Led by the Myanmar Minis- border trade camps. Rice exports The country currently ex- riod from 1 August, 2018 to 31 the Ministry of Planning and Fi- try of Planning and Finance and to China have declined due to its ports rice to 50 countries and January, 2019 for companies nance on 23 July, 2018, if an ex- the Union of Myanmar Federa- crackdown on border rice trade. broken rice to 21 countries. to register and re-register on isting company fails to re-reg- tion of Chambers of Commerce “The focus is on outflow of (Translated by Khaing the online registry. Only 47,000 ister on the electronic registry and Industry, officials from the rice. That is to say, trade devel- Thanda Lwin) companies had re-registered system within the deadline, the on MyCO until the deadline registrar may strike its name expired,” said U Myo Min, the off the register and publish a director of the DICA. notice in the Gazette. Once the Rise in exports, lower imports help trim “Companies which do not notice is published, the compa- re-register within the set pe- ny will be dissolved, while the Myanmar trade deficit as of 1 March riod will be struck off the list. liability of the directors and the Those who want to restore members of the company shall THE rise in exports and decline with the same period in the previ- es, such as natural gas and jade, their corporate status will have continue to be enforced. in imports over the last five ous FY, exports have increased by is lessening. The government is to shell out a fee, and provide a Under Section (d) of Chap- months of the current fiscal year $339.9 million, while imports have trying to reduce the trade deficit sufficient reason for failing to ter III, a registrar may restore has helped cut the trade deficit to declined by $392 million. by screening luxury import items complete the formalities,” said an existing company or corpo- US$904 million from $1.6 billion Myanmar exports agricul- and boosting exports, according U Myo Min. rate body which has failed to in the corresponding period of tural products, animal products, to the Ministry of Commerce. In February, 1,419 more re-register, if it provides suf- the 2017-2018 fiscal year, accord- minerals, forest products, and Myanmar’s trade defi- entities registered on the ficient cause before its name ing to the data of the Ministry of finished industrial goods, while cit stood at $91.9 million in the online registry, with total is struck off the register. Such Commerce. it imports capital goods, raw in- 2012-2013FY, $2.5 billion in the company registrations reach- companies will be restored af- Between 1 October and dustrial materials, and consumer 2013-2014FY, $4.9 billion in the ing 59,291. ter they shell out a fee, which 1 March, Myanmar’s external goods. 2014-2015FY, $5.4 billion in the “Companies must not think will be prescribed by the Union trade increased to $14 billion The country’s export sector 2015-2016FY, $5.5 billion in the they can register by paying a Minister. which shows increase of $52 relies more on the agricultur- 2016-2017FY, and $1.3 billion in penalty after the six-month Companies will have to pay million compared with the cor- al and manufacturing sectors. last mini-budget period, accord- deadline expired in January. the prescribed fee and applica- responding period of the previous Export earnings from the CMP ing to statistics released by the According to regulations, com- tions for late re-registration will FY. The figure includes an esti- (cutting, making, and packaging) Central Statistical Organization panies will have to give a suffi- not be accepted after 30 March, mated $6.6 billion in exports and garment businesses are rising, (CSO).—Mon Mon (Translated cient reason why they failed to on any grounds, according to $7.5 billion in imports. Compared while reliance on natural resourc- by Ei Myat Mon) register before the deadline,” the DICA.—GNLM 11 MARCH 2019 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister visits Daewoo Bus assembling project in Yangon

Daewoo buses and mini buses. ed the systematic assembling In response, the Union Minister of buses in accord with the set looked into the requirements in standard for public safety, the installing chassis assembly line, realization of the goal and the coach assembly line and engine environmental conservation assembly line in accord with the measures. He looked around the designated design, and inspected assembly lines and inspected the the erection of the shower test. Korean-made ambulance cars As all the required machinery and passenger buses. had already been arrived at the The project includes the site, efforts are being made to erection of charging stations and finish the project soonest. Korean CNG-used vehicles. trained Myanmar engineers and Afterwards, the Union Min- technicians trained in Korea will ister visited the training room join hands with the engineers and office of the electrician train- from South Korea to carrying out ing school of the Directorate of the whole production process. Industrial Supervision and In- The project will manufacture spection on Kyaikwaing Pagoda standard Daewoo buses soon. Road. He spoke of the need to Moreover a Daewoo Service make cooperate efforts, keep Union Minister U Khin Maung Cho visits the Daewoo Bus Myanmar assembling project in Yangon Center and Product Showroom training equipment systemat- yesterday. PHOTO: MNA will also be opened. In the second ically and the place clean and UNION MINISTER for Industry bling project, a mutually benefi- Yangon, yesterday, and heard a phase the project will assemble tidy and to conduct the courses U Khin Maung Cho visited the cial joint-venture with No 1 Heavy report on erection of buildings 29-seater mini buses. well. —MNA Daewoo Bus Myanmar assem- Industries, in Htauntkyant, and equipment for producing The Union Minister instruct- (Translated by TMT)

State-run newspapers to Ethnic entrepreneurs hold meeting increase in basic price

THE News and Periodicals Enterprise has announced that the basic price for the Myanma Alinn daily , the Kyemon daily and the joint-venture English daily The Global New Light of Myanmar will increase from K50 to K100 starting 1 April 2019.—MNA (Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)

One policeman missing after AA attack boat in Yathedaung creek Honorary Patron Dr. Aung Tun Thet addresses the ethnic entrepreneurs meeting in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: MNA AA insurgents attacked po- “Ethnic entrepreneurs industries must be en- should also join hands in licemen on board a boat in should exchange visits couraged. As the country the task,” he said. Kardi Creek in Yathedaung with their counterparts lies between the two most Honorary Patron Dr. Township, Rakhine State, yes- to have understanding populous countries of the Aung Tun Thet also gave terday evening, according to of the businesses, tradi- world, it has two large a speech. Rakhin Ethnic the Myanmar Police Force. tions and cultures of other markets. But only quality Affairs Minister U Zaw Aye One policeman was re- ethnic races,” said Union products can penetrate Maung and Kayin Ethnic ported missing after the at- Minister for Ethnic Affairs markets. Affairs Minister Naw Pan tack. Naing Thet Lwin at the “Apart from individual Thinza Myo of Yangon About 6.20 p.m. yesterday, meeting Myanmar Eth- efforts, ethnic entrepre- Region discussed matters a large boat carrying AA in- nic Entrepreneurs Asso- neurs should also make relating to the ethnic busi- surgents came across a boat ciation-MEEA in Yangon group-wise efforts. nesses of the region. with 14 policemen on board, yesterday. The Ministry of Eth- Chairman of MEEA following which the insurgents Speaking there as nic Affairs is rendering U Yaw Hset and General opened fire. The police offi- the Honorary Patron of assistance to form asso- Secretary U Mahn Banya cials were on their way to the MEEA, the Union Minis- ciations in accord with San explained the history Nyaungchaung regional office. ter said, “Such visits will the rules and regulations. of MEES and its functions. The police boat sank, enhance amity through Aside from micro indus- Ethnic entrepre- along with three pieces of the understanding of the tries, they should form neurs and representatives arms, after being crashed cultural diversity,” adding, joint-ventures with foreign of self-administered divi- against by the insurgents’ “national unity is of vital counterparts.” sion and areas present- boat. importance as it is the “As the Ministry of ed difficulties. The Union One policeman was re- only force that will clear Ethnic Affairs is striving Minister and honorary ported injured and missing Afterwards, the AA insurgents drove away all doubts and build a Fed- for the development of eth- patrons took coordinate after the attack. The remain- towards Gwazon along the creek, according to eral Union” nic regions in cooperation measures to solve their ing officials were not injured the police. — MNA The Union Minister with relevant ministries, problems. —MNA in the attack. (Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin) said, “Ethnic handicraft ethnic entrepreneurs (Translated by TMT) 11 MARCH 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7 Government, EAOs negotiate to renew formal talks

FROM PAGE-1 on things not clear to one an- other. I believe we were able to take those steps in these The following is an inter- informal meetings. view with U Hla Maung Shwe, a member of the Union Peace Q: Could you describe Dialogue Joint Committee Sec- your meeting with the KNU? retariat, on the progress made A: The KNU delegation during the various meetings. explained their understand- ing and approach to us and Q: What was the main we explained about this too. factor behind these meet- Their main concern was that ings? the political dialogues might A: The KNU had tempo- become one-sided. They ex- rarily suspended its partic- pressed their wish to proceed ipation in all ongoing peace on the path outlined in the negotiations. These informal NCA. We told them the NCA meetings intend to find a solu- is more than just us or the tion to that. KNU and is bigger than the ten Likewise, the RCSS (Res- signatories, the government toration Council of Shan State) or the Tatmadaw. If we are to have also suspended discus- follow the NCA process then sions with the Joint Monitoring there must be Union Peace Committee (JMC) temporarily. Conferences, the UPDJC, and This has inconvenienced the the JMC. Only then can we Representaives from EAOs seen in the meeting. PHOTO: HMS ten NCA signatories to contin- negotiate with each other and ue peace talks and come back find solutions. hold meetings with the Nation- informal meetings with them provide results soon. to the dialogue table. Since the discussions had al Reconciliation and Peace to make necessary changes ei- This is why we came at been postponed there are 16 Center (NRPC) and as well as ther in Yangon or Nay Pyi Taw. Q: Thank you for your a time when the PPST would representatives from 24 polit- the Tatmadaw soon. We believe time and one last question. be meeting together and the ical parties that won elections. the formal talks will commence Q: And how did the meet- Could you tell us the govern- KNU would be present. We They are waiting as well. The after their meetings. ing with KNPP progress? ment’s current tasks to the also decided to meet with the UPDJC can’t discuss their A: The KNPP didn’t say peace process? non-signatory KNPP while we worries and guarantees be- Q: How did the meeting they were opposed to signing A: The RCSS will be meet- were there. cause of this. with the PPST go? the NCA nor did they suggest ing with NRPC in Nay Pyi Taw The meetings were infor- We explained to them A: They will hold an EAO paths outside the NCA pro- on 11 March (today) and they mal but they are just as impor- that we can include the dis- Summit with top leaders in cess so we were not unfamil- will meet with the Tatmadaw tant. We saw there was much cussions from the UPDJC in May. This is a preliminary iar with each other. We openly shortly after that. The Peace more needed to be done. The the conference which can then meeting to make changes with discussed some difficulties at Commission is continuing nature of informal talks is that be passed on to the Hluttaw the UPDJC, the JMC and oth- the grassroot level and inviting talks with EAOs in Northern no decisions are made from for approval. Both sides were er necessary steps before the them to meet with the NRPC Myanmar to sign the NCA. them but they also allow us able to have open discussions summit. We explained that the in Nay Pyi Taw after they hold We are working on arranging to hold open and unreserved as we intend to hold all final UPDJC could be held as in- their own meetings. I under- meetings with them. discussions with each other. discussions within 2019 and to formal meetings and we think stood that they are in favour We get opportunities to build resume political dialogue. This they largely understood our of holding meetings with the (Translated by Zaw Htet trust between us and explain is why the KNU will be able to explanations. We hope to hold Tatmadaw so I believe they will Oo)

MoI’s Dy Minister meets editorial staff of state-run media

DEPUTY Minister for Informa- The Deputy Minister then tion U Aung Hla Tun met with took coordinated measures in editorial staff of the state-run looking into the requirements print media at the Global New of the editorial staff. Light of Myanmar daily in Yan- At the Photolitho Print- gon yesterday. ing Press of the Printing and Speaking at the meeting, he Publishing Department, he in- stressed the importannt role of spected the printing of exercise state-run media in Myanmar and books for schools and ballots for newsworthiness in the state-run the soon-to-be-held elections at dailies. different levels of the Yangon He also highlighted the City Development Committee. importance of mutual under- He stressed the importance standing and coordination in of meeting the time schedule, the newsrooms. quality, confidentiality, security The Deputy Minister also and preparedness for natural underlined the responsibility disasters. and accountability of the edito- The municipal elections are rial staff to ensure publishing slated to be held on 31 March. Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun meets with editorial staff of the state-run print media in flawless stories and creating an — MNA Yangon. PHOTO: MNA own house style. (Translated by TMT) 11 MARCH 2019 11 MARCH 2019 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 9 National Promoting the role of medical social work and medicare

By Pe Hnin Ngwe pension for all Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 7:00 pm Sunday 10th March, 2019) EDICAL social work is a social service for NE of the benefits of serving the country as a civil Mthose who are hospi- BAY INFERENCE: Weather is partly cloudy over the servant is the pension one draws upon retirement, talized in state-owned hospitals Andaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair elsewhere in reflecting the years of commitment and hard work on and who are facing socio-medical the Bay of Bengal. Othe job. It is heartening to see that pensioners, who difficulties that are required to be received a relatively inadequate pension under former systems, solved with the help of medical FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 11th are now drawing a stipend on par with the current salary slabs social workers. The service is a March, 2019: Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Upper in the incumbent civilian government’s administration. small unit known as the Medical Sagaing Region and Kachin State. Degree of certainty is (80%). And, the news gets better. It was recently announced that the Aid Unit under the Department Weather will be partly cloudy in Taninthayi Region, Shan and Chin government is working towards a national pension system that of Medical Services, Ministry of States and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. will cover retirees from the private sector as well. Leading the way Health and Sports. towards the new system is the Implementation Committee of the STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moderate in Central Provident Fund System, formed on 19 February as per Intentions of helping in-pa- Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (4 - 6) feet off and Order No. 27/2017 from the Office of the President to ensure civil tients along Myanmar Coasts. servants and staff from the private sector can afford housing, have The main objective of this access to healthcare, and get monthly pension upon retirement. service is to help in-patients con- OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Generally The implementation cerning their medical and social fair in the whole country. committee is the first of its problems. Medico social problems kind for the nation’s work- mean that difficulties result si- FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING force. Our country is not rich multaneously from illness. By AREA FOR 11th March, 2019: Generally fair weather. Governments yet, so, while the authorities solving these problems, medical may not be able to provide services are expected to be highly FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING will come an all-encompassing welfare successfully. AREA FOR 11th March, 2019: Fair weather. and go, and program to the people, we Thus, laborious works of welcome the efforts to ful- professionals, public funds, medi- FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING political fil the requirements of staff cines and medical equipment will AREA FOR 11th March, 2019: Generally fair weather. from the public and private not go to waste. For the patients systems and sectors in their later years. themselves, physical and mental Our workforce enables health can not only be retained economic the coordination between but also gained social satisfaction the government and the during a period of their hospital- models will private sector that drives ization. the mechanisms behind our The history of medical social change over politics, economy, and soci- work began in children’s hospital Invitation to young ety. Governments will come in San Francisco, USA in 1886; Yangon General Hospital is boosting its capacity in healthcare services . PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR time, but our and go, and political systems it all originated when a health writers for Sunday workforce will and economic models will worker was employed for the change over time, but our treatment of infants with inborn few workers of medical social ser- government via budget allow- and institute students. Special keep the great workforce will keep the great defects. Then in 1894, a medical vice and a little budget allowance ance and money provided by engine of our nation running social officer was employed in for poor patients due to a set-up; individual donors to be worked Now, the government has Medical treatments and solu- The Global New Light of Myanmar is accepting submissions of poetry, opinion, articles, essays and short stories from smoothly for perpetuity, and post-graduate hospital in New it is also possible that few train- out by medical staff in line with tions of their problems engine of our young people for its weekly Sunday Next Generation Platform. for this, they deserve to be York, USA. ings are conducted for the skills the health procedures. employed more and more When the new government Interested candidates can send their work to the Global acknowledged. Little knowledge on medical of medical social staff. Now, the Some patients might inad- was in power in 2016, Medical So- nation running medical social staff in the Region New Light of Myanmar at No. 150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda The annual increase in social service in Myanmar government has employed more vertently create consequenc- cial Relations Unit was put in two Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, in person, or by email to smoothly for the number of pensioners Medical social activities have and more medical social staff in es in their family circle and a and State hospitals. work projects under the work plan [email protected] with the following and the rise in life expec- extended not only in developed the Region and State Hospitals. household by having infectious of first 100-day government. The information: (1) Sector you wish to be included in (poetry, perpetuity, and tancy has pushed up gov- countries but also in developing At the same time, a budget allow- HIV/TB. In that situation, med- first thing to employ many recep- opinion, etc.), (2) Own name and (if different) your penname, ernment expenditure on countries in the later period of ance for poor patients has been ical social staff should share tionists in state-owned hospitals; (3) Your level of education, (4) Name of your School/College/ for this, they pensions year after year. It’s time. allocated in accordance with sizes knowledge, encourage and com- organizations. Some patients izations concerned by means of their duties are to show out-door University, (5) A written note of declaration that the submitted not an easy task to keep up In Myanmar, medical social of the hospitals. fort about these infectious dis- are unwilling to go after release instructions, comfort and provi- patients and send them to their piece is your original work and has not been submitted to deserve to be with the growing demand, service started in Yangon General eases to patients, their families order and some even refuse to sions of financial assistance. In respective beds if necessary. any other news or magazine publishing houses, (6) A color acknowledged. especially given that the gov- Hospital in 1957. At that time, it Travelling allowance for and other relatives. If necessary, go away from the hospital. Med- time of natural disasters and a The second one is that those photo of the submitter, (7) Copy of your NRC card, (8) Contact ernment’s current pension was known as “Public Relation health workers these patients should be sent ical social staff will discuss with state of emergency, patients ar- released from hospitals should be information (email address, mobile number, etc.).— Editorial spend is 1.5 per cent of the Department”. Some patients are basical- to hospitals and other medical them for a clear and insightful rived in hospitals enmasse; their enquired about conveniences or Department, The Global New Light of Myanmar nation’s GDP, one-sixth of Nowadays, medical social ly short of money so that they centers for further treatments. knowledge of releasing from personal history and summary of inconvenience during their stay in the national revenue, and staff have been employed to car- need help from the medical and the hospitals. Knowledgeable events should be collected by the the hospitals. The reason is how adds up to 10 per cent of the national expenditure annually. ry out their respective duties in social health workers. Some pa- Helping abandoned infants discussions should be organ- medical staff as much as they can. these problems should be solved Thus, we can clearly see there is a need to follow global practic- Central Hospitals , Specialist and tients, who are released from the and the elderly ized to let them know the true If necessary, blood donors must in accordance with the prescribed es and adopt a provident fund system so that our national pension General Hospitals and 100-bed hospitals, have no expenses to Sometimes newly-born in- situations of our life: those who sought and collection of corneas framework. program is sustainable and the nation’s budget can withstand the hospitals in the Regions, States go back their homes and need fants are abandoned for several intend to commit suicide, illegal must be encouraged from the Due to the extension of medi- strain in the long run. It is our belief that if we enact suitable laws and Districts. help from the medical social reasons; they must be tempo- abortions and abandoned new- dead and blood donations should cal social activities, medical treat- Call for the central provident fund and design a master strategy to Medical social service In workers. Throughout a period rarily looked after by medical ly-born infants are included in be arranged by medicosocial staff. ments accompanied by patients’ Thin Thin May, implement them in a timely manner, then we can steer away from Myanmar has existed for more of hospitalization, patients find staff and transferred to adopted those categories. Some women Some patients should be re- general problems could be solved. the challenges that will surely arise in the future as the number than 60 years; but it is little known it difficult to buy medicines, parents or to a suitable govern- and children are hospitalized minded of their examinations dur- Furthermore, the physical, men- 09251022355 of pensioners steadily increases. among the public. Even health clothes, foods and other things ment center. The elderly and after they are terrorized. ing hospitalization; examinations tal and social wellbeing of patients workers sometimes don’t know (for example, a pair of crutches helpless patients can be reset- They should be helped with should be arranged for primary, and their families is sure to be 09974424848 about the medical social activities. and wheelchairs) These poor tled in the home for the aged effective actions by the medical middle and high school students fulfilled. That might be because there are a patients could be helped by the poor in consultation with social staff in consultation with organ- as well as for university, college Translated by Arakan Sein 11 MARCH 2019 10 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Report to the People submitted by the Committee for Implementation of the Recommendations on Rakhine State, on its activities from September to December 2018

This report to the people covers the activities of Ministries, Government Organizations and Rakhine State Government in- volved in the Committee for Implementation of the Recommendations on Rakhine State, during the period from September to December 2018. A thorough assessment of these recommendations will show that while some of them are easily discernible by facts and figures, others remain more subtle and pervasive, likely to take more time to follow them step by step, until a certain stage is reached to comprehend the whole process. This report covers activities and progress which can be easily shown in facts and figures, but is silent on such factors as social cohesion and long-term economic development, which can be seen only on the long-run.

(TO BE CONTINUED) 11 MARCH 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 11 Korea Day 2019 celebrated in Yangon

Sponsored by Ministry of Ho- Government and the pri- tels and Tourism and Myan- vate are in cooperation, trying mar Tourism Federation, and to develop the Myanmar tour- supervised by Myanmar-Korea ism industry in acceleration. Tourism Working group, the first As the programmes featured at Korea Day 2019 was observed the Korea Day 2019 event are at Sapphire Ballroom of Lotte effective advertisements, they Hotel in Yangon yesterday. are believed to be assistances The first Korea Day 2019 in attracting more Korean tour- was held with the aim of promot- ists into Myanmar, the Union ing Myanmar tourism industry, Minister said. raising awareness of the tour- The warmer friendship be- ism industry that is concerned tween the peoples of two nations with all people, promoting My- will be established in exchanging anmar-Korea friendship and en- traditional cultural dances and couraging bilateral investment music of cultural heritage rich of the two nations. Myanmar and Korea, he added. In the event, Union Minister Afterwards, Yangon Re- for Religious Affairs and Culture gion Chief Minister U Phyo Min Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko attends the Korea Day 2019 Ceremony in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: MNA Thura U Aung Ko said the pur- Thein, Ambassador of the Re- pose of holding the Korea Day public of Korea to the Republic Then, the Union Minister Korean singer Ms. Hwang SeoIn ganizations, organizations re- 2019 is that the event is believed of the Union of Myanmar Mr. and officials opened the event, from RAU Entertainment, and lated to Korea, tourism compa- to inspire the motive of Korean Lee Sang-Hwa and General banging the two nations’ tra- K-POP by Rose Quartz from JBJ nies, domestic and international people to visit Myanmar after Secretary of the ASEAN Korea ditional musical instruments, Entertainment. airlines, hotels, tourism related noticing more about Myanmar. Centre Mr. Lee Hyuk delivered Myanmar Drum and Korea Then, talks titled “Ko- companies, banks, communica- He also expressed hope of pro- speeches, and then Chairman of Drum, and followed by Korea rea-Myanmar Joint Tourism tions businesses and transport moting Myanmar-Korea bilat- Myanmar-Korea Tourism Work- K-POP dance by Project K, My- Promotion Activities” and “CBT businesses participated at the eral economic cooperation and ing group U Thet Lwin Toe ex- anmar-Korea cultural dances, in Myanmar” were conducted. event with 40 booths. — MNA / investment. pressed thanks. entertainment by special invitee Myanmar-Korea joint or- (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)

World News Guaido calls for march on Caracas as Venezuela blackout drags on embark on a nationwide listening Maduro also rallied his sup- tour before leading a march on porters. Wearing red, they pro- the capital. “Once we’ve finished tested against “imperialism” at the tour, the organization in every a march that marked four years state, we’ll announce the date since the United States branded when all together, we’ll come to Venezuela a “threat” to its securi- Caracas,” Guaido said, a meg- ty and imposed sanctions.“Today, aphone in his hand as he stood more than ever, we’re anti-impe- on the roof of a pickup truck. rialists. We will never surrender!” Security forces had prevented Maduro wrote on Twitter. He said the opposition from setting up a almost 70 per cent of power had stage at their original protest site, been restored by mid-day, when arresting three people. a “cyberattack” was reported at “Miraflores, Miraflores!” a major power plant.“That dis- chanted Guaido’s supporters in turbed and undid everything we response—a reference to the had achieved,” he said.Both the presidential palace currently oc- pro-Guaido and the pro-Madu- cupied by Maduro. Guaido, who ro rallies ended without major proclaimed himself president of incident. the country of 30 million people in January and says Maduro’s May ‘A lot of distress’ Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido told supporters that he will tour the country and then lead a march re-election was illegitimate— It is one of the worst and on Caracas as he battles with President Nicolas Maduro for power. PHOTO: AFP wants to set up new polls. He longest blackouts in recent mem- threatened to authorize an out- ory in Venezuela, which is already CARACAS (Venezuela)— Ven- led the political standoff between darkened hospitals. As night fell side military intervention “when suffering from shortages of food ezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized as Ven- Saturday, the power across much the time comes,” pointing to the and medicine due to the overar- Guaido on Saturday called for a ezuela’s leader by more than 50 of the country —which first went constitution, which authorizes ching economic crisis. nationwide march on Caracas to countries, and Maduro, who is off Thursday —was still not on. “the use of a Venezuelan military Problems have been exacer- crank up the pressure on embat- clinging to power. Businesses remained shut, hospi- mission abroad, or foreigners in- bated by hyperinflation that the tled President Nicolas Maduro, No national data was availa- tals struggled to operate, and pub- side the country.” “All the options International Monetary Fund as the country endured its third ble about the impact of the power lic transport barely functioned. are on the table,” he said, borrow- says will reach 10 million percent night largely without power.The outage, but an NGO said at least The 35-year-old Guaido, the ing a phrase from US President this year. massive blackout crippling the 15 patients with advanced kidney head of Venezuela’s National As- Donald Trump. An estimated 2.7 million peo- oil-rich but economically troubled disease died after they stopped sembly, earlier told thousands of ple have left the country since South American nation has fue- receiving dialysis treatments in supporters that he would soon ‘We will never surrender’ 2015.—AFP 11 MARCH 2019 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Democracy, DPRK style: North Korea holds election PYONGYANG (North Ko- Turnout last time was 99.97 with socialism to the last”, rea)—North Koreans went percent, according to the of- it said. to the polls Sunday for an ficial KCNA news agency— election in which there could only those who were abroad Ritual exercise be only one winner.Leader or “working in oceans” did With a total absence of Kim Jong Un’s ruling Work- not take part. And the vote electoral competition, ana- ers’ Party has an iron grip on was 100 percent in favour lysts say the election is held the Democratic People’s Re- of the named candidates, a largely as a political rite to public of Korea, as the isolat- result unmatched anywhere enable the authorities to ed, nuclear-armed country else in the world.“Our soci- claim a mandate from the is officially known.But every ety is one in which the peo- people. It was the result of five years it holds an elec- ple are gathered around the “established institutional With a total absence of electoral competition, analysts say the vote is held largely as a political rite to enable North Korean authorities to claim a mandate from the tion for the rubber stamp respected Supreme Leader inertia and a need to legit- people. PHOTO: AFP legislature, known as the Su- with a single mind,” election imise the government by preme People’s Assembly. official Ko Kyong Hak told simulating democratic pro- had never seen. So they He received a 100 percent ticipation in the poll, like And in keeping with one of AFP as voters queued at cedure”, said Andrei Lank- needed elections and it turnout and 100 percent in other obligatory rituals in Pyongyang’s most enduring the 3.26 Pyongyang Cable ov of Korea Risk Group. became a very important favour according to KCNA. the North, does reinforce slogans—“Single-minded Factory. Soviet-style Commu- part of self-legitimisa- Some of the seats are loyalty to the government unity”—there is only one Participation in the nist states had a long tradi- tion.”The last significant allocated to two minor and social unity, Lankov approved name on each of election was a citizen’s ob- tion of holding general elec- government of a major parties, the Korean Social said, “because humans the red ballot papers. ligation, he said, “and there tions, he said, even if the country to dispense with Democratic Party and the love symbolism”. With portraits of the are no people who reject a ruling party ignored its own elections altogether was Chondoist Chongdu Party, leader’s father Kim Jong Il candidate”. An editorial in rules about holding regular Nazi Germany, he pointed which has its roots in a 20th Red neckerchiefs and grandfather Kim Il Sung the Rodong Sinmun, the congresses—something out. The North is divided century Korean religious It is a marked contrast looking down on every ballot mouthpiece of the ruling the North skipped for more into constituencies for the movement.They are both to the vibrant multi-party de- box, voters lined up to drop party, reinforced the mes- than 30 years.“North Ko- vote—there were 686 at the in a formal alliance with the mocracy on the other side of their slips inside. There is a sage. Voters “should cast rea is just emulating all last election in 2014, when ruling party and analysts the Demilitarized Zone di- pencil in the panelled voting approval ballots with their other Communist states,” Kim stood in Mount Paek- and diplomats say they ex- viding the peninsula, where booths for anyone who might loyalty to the party and the he said.“The early Com- tu, a dormant volcano on ist largely on paper, with president Park Geun-hye wish to register dissent by leader, absolute support to munists sincerely believed the border with China re- only small central offices was ousted in 2017 after crossing out a candidate’s the DPRK government and that they were producing vered as the spiritual birth- maintained for propagan- mass street protests over a name. But no one does. the will to share their destiny a democracy the world place of the Korean people. da purposes.Even so, par- corruption scandal. —AFP

Malaysian police arrest 9 over terror links TRADEMARK CAUTION THE CENTRAL BOULEVARD CO., LTD. of Units 1906- KUALA LUMPUR—Ma- The suspects were vided shelter to a high rank- posing as students or open- 07, 19 Floor, Sule Square, No. 221 Sule Pagoda Road, laysian police said on Sun- arrested between 2 and ing al-Qaida militant who ing businesses here.” Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar is the owner and day that nine suspects, 7 February in the states had previously been jailed Fuzi added that the sole proprietor of the following Trademarks: most of who are foreign- of Selangor, Sarawak and by Egyptian authorities. country’s police had re- ers, had been arrested in the Malaysian capital of “Our investigations ceived intelligence from recent operations over sus- Kuala Lumpur. They are show that these foreign ter- several other countries picion of being involved in aged between 20 to 54, rorist fighters are attempt- leading to the arrests of terrorism. Of the nine, six and were mostly acting ing to make Malaysia a safe the suspects. He also said were Egyptian nationals, as facilitators in providing haven for transit and as a the entry of foreign terror- one was Tunisian and the shelter, employment and logistical base,” he said. ists into Malaysia should be other two were Malaysians, false documents for other “They are entering taken seriously, especially Reg.No.4/16619/2019 according to a statement foreign terrorists fighters Malaysia with fake travel after the defeat of Islamic In respect of “Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, by Malaysian police chief in Malaysia. documents, marriage to State group in Iraq and Syr- cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), lifesaving and teaching apparatus Mohamad Fuzi Harun. At least one had pro- locals to get a spouse visa, ia.—Xinhua and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; compacts M.V SAN GIORGIO VOY. NO. (910N) M.V TORRES STRAIT VOY. NO. (909S) discs, DVDs and other digital recording media; Consignees of cargo carried on M.V SAN GIORGIO Consignees of cargo carried on M.V TORRES mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, VOY. NO. (910N) are hereby notified that the vessel will STRAIT VOY. NO. (909S) are hereby notified that the calculating machines, data processing equipment, be arriving on 11-03-2019 and cargo will be discharged vessel will be arriving on 11-03-2019 and cargo will be computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing into the premises of M.I.T.T/M.I.P where it will lie at the discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T/M.I.P where it apparatus. (Int’ Class9); and Games, toys and playthings; video game apparatus; consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to gymnastic and sporting articles; decorations for Christmas and conditions of the Port of Yangon. the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. trees. (Int’ Class28); and Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now and cultural activities. (Int’Class41)” declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo Fraudulent or unauthorized use, or actual or colorable imitation of the said Trademark shall be dealt with from the Vessel. from the Vessel. according to law. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after U Thant Zin Aung, H.G.P, the Claims Day. the Claims Day. For THE CENTRAL BOULEVARD CO., LTD. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT C/o Polaris Partners Myanmar Co. Ltd., MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Unit 19-10, Sule Square Office Tower, Sule AGENT FOR: M/S MCC TRANSPORT (S’PORE) AGENT FOR: M/S MCC TRANSPORT (S’PORE) Pagoda Road, Yangon, The Republic of the PTE LTD PTE LTD Union of Myanmar [email protected] Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 Dated 11 March 2019

Cost Estimate in New Light of Myanmar Advertisement Cost...... MMK 650,000 (6.5" x 2 clmn x MMK 50,000 = MMK 650,000) 11 MARCH 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ENVIRONMENT 13

Hammerhead State-run newspapers to increase shark refuge found in basic price in Galapagos The News and Periodicals Enterprise has announced that the QUITO (Ecuador)—A new particularly fertile repro- basic price for the Myanma Alinn, Kyemon and The Global New Light of breeding ground for en- ducers. This and the dan- dangered hammerhead ger posed by commercial Myanmar dailies will increase from K50 to K100 starting 1 April 2019. sharks has been found in fishing has placed them The fully state-run dailies, Myanma Alinn and Kyemon, are regularly the Galapagos Islands, in danger of extinction, Ecuador’s government according to the Interna- published with 32 pages, and increases to 40-48 pages on days with certain said.This natural refuge tional Union for the Con- sections, while the joint-venture English daily, GNLM, publishes an 8-page off the island of Santa servation of Nature. supplement on Sundays, expanding up to 24 pages. Cruz is home to about 20 Ecuador in 2016 es- of the sharks, the environ- tablished a vast marine The NPE announced that basic price was increased to meet rising ment ministry said. reserve to try to protect production costs and prevent losses that must be absorbed by the national It is the second such the sharks. The islands refuge detected in the ar- are home to more than budget. —NPE chipelago. The first, found 2,900 marine species. in 2017, was shown to host The Pacific islands around 30 hammerheads. 1,000 kilometers (600 At the new one, re- miles) west of the coast World’s biggest sovereign fund to dump searchers attached trac- of Ecuador have one of ing devices to five of the the world’s most fragile sharks as part of efforts ecosystems, with flora and oil and gas stocks: Norway to monitor and protect fauna that live nowhere OSLO (Norway)—Nor- to the oil sector, the or climate change, a di- the biggest hydrocarbon the ecosystem they live else. way’s sovereign wealth Norwegian government vestment by an investor producer in western Eu- in, said Eduardo Espino- Know for their belov- fund, the world’s biggest announced on Friday. worth more than $1 tril- rope, said it would ex- za, who led the expedition ed giant turtles, the Gal- and which is fuelled by While the decision is lion will undoubtedly be clude companies classi- in which the refuge was apagos inspired Charles petrodollars, will divest based solely on finan- seen as a major blow to fied as exploration and found. Hammerheads Darwin’s theory of evolu- its oil and gas holdings cial considerations and polluting fossil fuels.The production companies grow slowly and are not tion. —AFP to reduce its exposure not on the environment government of Norway, from the fund.—AFP

Announcement on Restoration of Companies which failed to Re-register

Directorate of Investment and Company Administration had announced that all companies and other entities were required to re-register on the Myanmar Companies Online (MyCO) registry system in accordance with section 421(d) of Myanmar Companies Law 2017 within the period of 6 months from 1st August 2018 to 31st January 2019 and re-registration process had concluded accordingly. Any company or entity which failed to re-register will be struck off from the registry. In accordance with the paragraph 4(d) of Myanmar Companies Regulations 2018, any company or entity which failed to re-register for any reason need to come to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration Head Office in Yangon in person for re-registration with payment for prescribed fees no later than 30th March 2019. The company need to pay the fee prescribed by notification (64/2018) and applications for late re-registration will NOT be accepted after 30th March 2019 for any reason. Registrar Directorate of Investment and Company Administration 11 MARCH 2019 14 SOCIAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR It’s official! Jennifer Lopez, British cellist gives voice to A-Rod are engaged composers’ muses WASHINGTON (United The piano and cello are al- States)—Music is riddled with most locked in a duel in Martinu’s Lopez, currently the exec- stories of tempestuous affairs first Cello Sonata, composed as utive producer and judge on and unrequited love. In a con- Kapralova was nearing death, NBC reality dance competi- cert series, virtuoso British cel- after the Nazis occupied their tion show “World of Dance,” list Steven Isserlis is exploring homeland of Czechoslovakia is set to go on tour later this the influence of love on music by and shortly before the Paris oc- year across North America. contrasting three familiar pieces cupation. French femme fatale She wrapped up a Vegas resi- by male composers with lesser Augusta Holmes captured the dency in 2018. known ones by their traditionally imagination of many of her con- She has been married underrepresented female mus- temporaries, chief among them three times: to Ojani Noa, es.“Women were not encouraged Cesar Franck, 25 years her sen- back-up dancer Cris Judd, to compose. It was difficult,” the ior. Isserlis played an evocative and singer Marc Anthony, influential soloist said in an in- arrangement of parts of her with whom she has 11-year-old terview ahead of a performance cantata “La vision de la reine”— twins. She also had a high-pro- at the Kennedy Center in Wash- published in 1895, the same year file relationship with actor Ben ington.“They had to battle against she became the first woman to Affleck.Rodriguez retired from the odds,” added Isserlis, pointing premiere an opera in Paris. Its Major League Baseball in 2016, to the contributions of Amy Beach Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez—seen here at the 2018 Met Gala religious overtones echo those of on 7 May 2018 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York—have after a lengthy career, mostly and Lili and Nadia Boulanger. Franck’s beloved sonata. announced their engagement. PHOTO: AFP with the New York Yankees. “There are so many women com- He won one World Series title posers now. Things have definite- ‘Not rocket science’ NEW YORK (United States)— their hands at sunset, with with the Yankees and was an ly improved.” Despite featuring sel- Singing superstar Jennifer Lopez’s enormous diamond All-Star 14 times. Isserlis’s program—whose dom-heard works by women, Is- Lopez and retired baseball ring. His achievements were next stop is Thursday in Kempen, serlis insisted “it’s not a feminist great Alex Rodriguez have While the multi-hyphenate tarnished by his admission been one of the most glam ce- singer-actress-dancer-produc- that he used performance-en- lebrity couples in recent years. er only captioned the pic with hancing drugs. He was sus- Fans, get ready: a J-Rod wed- heart emojis, Rodriguez went pended for the entire 2014 sea- ding is on the cards. a bit farther, writing in low- son.Rodriguez currently works Lopez and Rodriguez con- er-case letters: “she said yes.” as an on-air baseball analyst. firmed on Instagram late Sat- Lopez, 49, and Rodriguez, He has been married once. He urday that they are engaged. 43, have been a couple for and ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis Both posted a picture of about two years. have two daughters.—AFP

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Enlighten Festival held in British cellist Steven Isserlis rehearses at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. PHOTO: AFP Germany after five performanc- recital.” “I wouldn’t play a piece Canberra, Australia es in the US accompanied by just because it was by a woman or Canadian pianist Connie Shih— because it was by somebody from opens with his own arrangement a certain racial background... It’s of Clara Schumann’s “Three condescending if one does that,” Romances.” It’s wistful music he said. “You have to love the composed as her husband Robert music. It’s got to be good music.” Schumann grew increasingly ill, Jenny Bilfield, president eventually committing himself to and CEO of concert organizer an insane asylum in 1854. Schu- Washington Performing Arts, mann’s “Three Fantasiestucke” advocates a straight-forward become profoundly meditative in approach to inclusion. “Let’s the warm tone and rich bass of not overthink this... Study his- the 1726 Stradivarius that Isserlis tory, discover music that’s been plays on gut strings. overlooked and bring it forward Perhaps no love story is as to the present day,” she said. “It’s tragic as that of Vitezslava Kapr- not rocket science.” alova and Bohuslav Martinu, who vowed to elope to America, only ‘Rewrite history?’ for Kapralova to marry someone Although male-composed else and die two months later of works predominate in the clas- tuberculosis, in June 1940. She sical music canon, it’s not for lack was just 25, but already a promis- of quantity or quality of pieces ing composer and conductor.Her by women.“A lot of these women only surviving “Ritournelle,” pas- in their own times were famous sionate and energetic despite be- and were well-known and were A family visits the Enlighten Festival in Canberra, Australia, on 8 March 2019. Canberra’s annual Enlighten ing her last known composition, played,” said violinist Laura Col- Festival will run from March 1 to 17 this year. PHOTO: XINHUA mirrors her teacher Martinu’s gate.“We actually have to go back modernist innovations. and rewrite history.” —AFP 11 MARCH 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR SCIENCE & TECH 15 How a vintage film format brought ‘Apollo 11’ back to life

WASHINGTON (United States)— tracks of the giant NASA crawl- provided the film crew with 279 New documentary “Apollo 11,” er-transporter—used to carry reels of 16, 35, 65 and 70 mm film. which tells the story of man’s first the massive Saturn V rocket that The 65mm and 70mm were con- steps on the Moon, contains foot- launched the crew into space — sidered the luxury format of their age so striking that it seems prac- fill the entire screen. The cap- time, used in cinema in the 1950s tically a crime that it remained tivating shots were a few of the and 1960s.Only a part of the trove hidden for nearly five decades. many found on 177 65mm reels was used for the 1972 film “Moon- The film—which premiered uncovered by Dan Rooney, su- walk One.”NASA probably didn’t at Sundance in January but only pervisory archivist of the National use the reels “because of the diffi- hit US theaters this weekend Archives film section, They were culty of working with these large —injects new life into the most found poorly labeled, without any formats, and they probably lacked famous space mission of all time, real indication of their contents the equipment and the expertise,” which transfixed the world from except for a generic “Apollo 11,” at said Rooney. 16-24 July, 1969.It blends imag- a storage facility in the Maryland es that are well known with long suburbs where the temperature Is there any more footage? lost gems found in a National Ar- was below freezing.“We knew NASA used the large formats chives warehouse and digitized these large format holdings ex- for filming ground operations at for the first time. isted, but it took a lot of research the Kennedy Space Center, and US astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin stands on the moon on 20 July 1969 “A good 50 per cent of the film to really understand what was on the ship used to retrieve as- during the Apollo 11 mission. PHOTO: AFP is images that have never been there,” said Rooney, who worked tronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz space mania among the general to the somewhat more gender seen before but really, 100 per with Miller to bring the reels to Aldrin and Michael Collins at the public of the time, as thousands balanced teams at NASA and cent of it has really never truly the silver screen. end of their historic mission.As took to Cocoa Beach to watch the SpaceX today.In contrast to the been seen before—the quality of it “The real discovery part the camera pans from the top to launch, binoculars in hand.In the large format images, many shot all,” director Todd Douglas Miller was in the research that led us the bottom of the rocket, viewers firing room and at mission con- in smaller formats by the astro- told AFP in a recent interview. to a lot of new information about get a sense of its sheer enormity, trol in Houston, rows and rows of nauts aboard the Apollo capsule The visuals are mesmeriz- the content and the quality of the as the astronauts silently pull on male engineers are seen in white and on the Moon were already on ing: seen in color in a theater, the material.”All told, the Archives their suits.Also captured is the shirts and dark ties, as opposed YouTube. — AFP

Chinese Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape researchers WASHINGTON (United and business, since 2014.“We’ve ers and editors and we didn’t want Insight, which uses automated States)—A text-generating “bot” seen a greater acceptance of the to replace them,” Gilbert told AFP. data analysis to identify trends bring stable nicknamed Tobi produced near- potential for artificial intelligence, and anomalies and to suggest performance to ly 40,000 news stories about the or robo-journalism, in newsrooms ‘Is this something we can au- stories reporters should write. results of the November 2018 around the world,” said Damian tomate?’ Bloomberg’s computerized sys- promising next- elections in Switzerland for the Radcliffe, a University of Oregon Gilbert said the bot can de- tem called Cyborg “dissects a media giant Tamedia—in just five professor who follows consumer liver and update stories more company’s earnings the moment generation minutes. These kinds of artificial trends and business models for quickly as they develop, allowing they appear” and produces within batteries intelligence programs—available journalism. reporters to concentrate on other seconds a “mini-wrap with all the for nearly a decade—are becoming “These systems can offer tasks, and that reaction has been numbers and a lot of context,” BEIJING—A Chinese re- more widespread as news organ- speed and accuracy and poten- generally positive. “The surprise editor-in-chief John Micklethwait search team has developed a izations turn to them to produce tially support the realities of was that a lot of people came up wrote last year, noting that one- new calcium-ion based energy stories, personalize news delivery smaller newsrooms and the time and said, ‘I do this story every fourth of the agency’s content storage device, which is proved and in some cases sift through data pressures of journalists.” News week; is this something we can “has some degree of automa- to have high capacity and long to find important news. Tobi wrote organizations say the bots are automate?’” Gilbert said. “These tion.”France’s Le Monde and cycling life at room temper- on vote results for each of Switzer- not intended to displace human weren’t stories that anyone want- its partner Syllabs deployed a ature. Calcium-ion batteries land’s 2,222 municipalities, in both reporters or editors but rather ed to do.” Similar conversations computer program that gener- (CIBs) have long attracted at- French and German, for the coun- to help free them from the most are going on in newsrooms ated 150,000 web pages covering tention as a replacement for try’s largest media group, accord- monotonous tasks, such as sports around the world. The Norwegian 36,000 municipalities in the 2015 lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). ing to a paper presented last month results and earnings reports.Jer- news agency NTB automated elections. One advantage of using They have a larger capacity at the Computation + Journalism emy Gilbert, director of strate- sports reports to get match re- algorithmically generated stories than LIBs, as a calcium-ion conference in Miami. A similar gic initiatives at The Washington sults delivered within 30 seconds. is that they can also be “personal- can provide twice the number automated program called Helio- Post, said Heliograf was devel- The Los Angeles Times ized,” or delivered to the relevant of electrons than a lithium-ion. graf has enabled The Washington oped as a tool to help the news- developed a “quakebot” that localities, which can be useful for In addition, calcium is Post daily to cover some 500 elec- paper’s editorial team.“The Post quickly distributes news articles elections and sports coverage. about 2,500 times as abundant tion races, along with local sports has an incredible team of report- on temblors in the region and as lithium in nature, making also uses an automated system Investigative robo-reporter? the calcium-ion energy stor- as part of its Homicide Report. While news professionals ac- age technology a promising The Associated Press has been knowledge the limits of computer candidate for next-generation automating quarterly earnings programs, they also note that au- batteries due to its high per- reports for some 3,000 listed com- tomated systems can sometimes formance and low cost. panies, allowing the news agency accomplish things humans can’t. However, calcium-ion bat- to expand from what had been The Atlanta Journal-Constitution teries have been unsuccessful just a few hundred, and this year used a data journalism team to to attain a satisfactory perfor- announced plans with its part- uncover 450 cases of doctors who mance in previous studies due ner Automated Insights to deliver were brought before medical to the lack of an appropriate computer-generated previews of regulators or courts for sexual combination of electrode ma- college basketball games. Rival misconduct, finding that nearly Artificial intelligence is gaining ground in newsrooms with computer- terials and electrolytes.—Xin- generated articles and programs to help sift through large data news agency Reuters last year half remained licensed to practice hua sets. PHOTO: AFP announced the launch of Lynx medicine. — AFP 11 MARCH 2019 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ONE Championship: Myanmar’s Tial Thang wins catchweight title

TIAL Thang, a new fighter rep- He initially continued to resenting Myanmar, took the strike at the start of Round Two, catchweight title in the 68-kg effectively countering and, at class at the ONE Championship times, beating Saroth to the bout titled ‘ONE: Reign of Valor’ punch. after defeating Cambodia’s Rin A four-time Chin State Saroth at theThuwunna Indoor Wrestling Champion, 25-year- Stadium in Yangon on Friday old Tial Thang used his wres- night. tling and martial arts skills to Tial Thang, also known as down his opponent in the third The Dragon Leg, is a protégé of round. Myanmar’s two-division ONE Tial Thang pinned Saroth World Champion Aung La N against the fence, applying top Sang. The bout he won was his pressure, and connected with first in the ONE Championship. an assortment of ground strikes. Although the Cambodian Both fighters were sweaty fighter had an advantage over and exhausted in the last him in terms of height and build, round,which was dominated Tial Thang showed he was equal by Tial Thang. to the fight with continuous There was no knock out punches and catches. till the last minute of the final Tial Thang managed to round, and referees decided dominate his opponent using to award the title to the Myan- Myanmar’s Tial Thang (right) lands a punch on his opponent, Cambodia’s Rin Saroth,during the ONE the body-lock, and frequent mar fighter based on the total Championship bout at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Friday. Tial Thang claimed the catchweight title strong punches. score.—Lynn Thit(Tgi) in the 68-kg class. PHOTO : ONE CHAMPIONSHIP

New Myanmar U-15 women’s football team to be announced soon

A camp has been organized to Gyi, national women’s team head induct players into the Myan- coach U Win Thu Moe, U-16 mar U-15 women’s football team, women’s team head coach Daw which will compete in the AFF San San Thein, goal coach Daw U-15 Championship 2019, sched- May Khin Yamin, and members uled to take place at the IPE of the football federation. Stadium in Chonburi, Thailand, Of the 57 girls, 24 are from from 10 to 22 March, according No.1 Basic Education High to a source with the Myanmar School in Lanmadaw, 12 are Football Federation. from Mandalay Sports and Team Myanmar will have Physical Science schools, 3 from 30 players, and the final selec- Taunggyi Sports and Physical tion process will begin from 11 Science schools, 3 from Yangon March, said the source. Sports and Physical Science A total of 57 talented girls schools, and 11 from Loikaw from different states and regions Sports and Physical Science were picked during the prelim- schools. inary selections, held from 6-8 The final list of 30 players March on the artificial turf of the will be announced soon, and a Bahan sports ground in Yangon. training camp will be held for The selection of players was them, according to a statement supervised by Myanmar Gold- released by the football federa- A young girl jumps and heads the ball, showing off her football skills,during the preliminary selections for the en Era footballer U Aye Maung tion.—Lynn Thit(Tgi) national U-15 team in Yangon. PHOTO : MFF Bowe beats Japanese speedskaters to set 1,000m world record WASHINGTON (United States) take the lead in the competition. Kjeld Nuis won the men’s 1,000m —American speedskater Brit- But the mark was short-lived title in 1:06.183, breaking the dec- tany Bowe set a women’s as Bowe followed with her record ade-old world record of 1:06.42 set 1,00-meter world record of 1min skate on home ice, shattering her by American Shani Davis on the 11.610secs on Saturday at a prior personal best of 1:12.180 from same oval.Czech Martina Sablik- World Cup race in Salt Lake City. 2015 on the same 2002 Olympic ova broke her own world record When the day began, the Oval.Kodaira finished third, com- by winning the 3,000 in 3:52.027, world record was 1:12.09 and pleting the podium in 1:11.776. eclipsing her prior mark of 3:53.31 belonged to Japan’s Nao Kodai- Bowe is completing her first full from last week in Calgary.Russia’s American speedskater Brittany ra from a 2017 effort at the same season at the top level since suf- Pavel Kulizhnikov set the men’s Bowe set a women’s 1,000-meter Utah Olympic Oval. Japan’s fering a concussion in a 2016 train- 500m world record of 33.61 seconds, world record on Saturday in Salt Miho Takagi broke the world ing accident. Other world records eclipsing his old mark of 33.98 on the Lake City, Utah. PHOTO: AFP record with a time of 1:11.713 to fell Saturday as well.Dutchman same oval in 2015.—AFP