Agri-Loans Available to Rice Farmers Lectively Seek out Means That Could Be Applied in the Practi- Cal Field, He Said

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NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS Union Minister U Ohn Win visits nurseries, Rare attires of Shan chieftains displayed elephant camp in central Myanmar National Museum in Yangon PAGE-2 PAGE-4

Vol. VI, No. 54, 8th Waxing of Nayon 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 10 June 2019 Meeting discusses extended healthcare for Naga people

MEETING on extended Ahealthcare undertakings as a special program for the Naga Self-Administered Zone was held in Monya yesterday morning. The extended healthcare undertakings include vaccination, nutrition, maternal and child health, hygiene, school health and environment clean- ness. Speaking at the meeting, Union Minister for Health Dr Myint Htwe said the meeting would seek means to provide more effective healthcare services in Layshe, Lahe and Nan- yun of Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing Region, where Local farmers in Thanlyin Township gather at the Thanlyin Township Agricultural Development Bank to get loans for planting rice in rain-fed transport was poor, in coopera- fields. PHOTO: KYAW ZEYA tion with the international NGOs and partner organizations. The meeting would col- Agri-loans available to rice farmers lectively seek out means that could be applied in the practi- cal field, he said. “Villages in ITH the monsoon interest rate of 8% per year. not allow for the changing of lage-tracts in the township. Layshe, Lahe and Nanyun of rain season in My- According to statistics, ownership names of farmland Paddy was planted on Naga Self-Administered Zone Wanmar, the Agricul- the Ministry of Agriculture, when farmers sold their land 7,137 acres of farmland last are difficult to access and speak tural Development Bank has Livestock and Irrigation is- to others. But, the new Farm- year and yielded over 5.8 mil- many dialects,” he noted, adding, begun disbursing agricultural sued form-7 to over 6 million land Law allows farmers to lion baskets of paddy. “Curable diseases are occurring loans to rice farmers nation- farmers. change the ownership name Farmers obtained loans at there as people lacked health- wide through its bank branch- Until last year, farmers beginning from 1st June. The an interest rate of K8. Howev- care knowledge.” es. who inherited farmland from situation is okay now,” said U er, farmers who failed to pay “Although there are many Agricultural loans for cul- their ancestors, but did not Min Sein, Manager of the Ag- back their loans within the international level health promo- tivating rice in rain-fed fields have Form-7 which documents ricultural Development Bank set time frame are required tion programs, they cannot bring are disbursed no later than land use rights for cultivation, of Thanlyin Township. to pay one kyat per month as success if they are not suitable September, and those farmers faced challenges in receiving His bank will disburse a fine. —GNLM for regional situation and prac- who have land use Form-7 are agricultural loans. loans of K150,000 per acre to tical field. eligible to receive loans at an “The old farmland law did over 4,800 farmers in 28 vil- (Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin) SEE PAGE-3

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NATIONAL NATIONAL BUSINESS Thai company 260 gem lots put on Fishery export agrees to open sales today at gems earns over $564 filling stations in & jades emporium in mln during Oct- Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw May period PAGE-2 PAGE-6 PAGE-5 10 JUNE 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister visits nurseries, elephant camp in central Myanmar

UNION Minister for Natural made for its long-term existence. Resources and Environmental He stressed the need to replace Conservation U Ohn Win inspect- the dead trees with the new ones ed the thriving trees of the 50- as soon as the monsoon started, acre village fuel-wood plantation and to build mini dams. at Mondaing forest reserve in In the afternoon, the Union Meiktila Township in Mandalay Minister and party inspected a Region yesterday. The planta- nursery in NyaungU Township tion was established by Arid Zone and pointed out the need to con- Greening Department. duct test plantation of trees with At the plantation, the Union strong and deep roots at the nurs- Minister spoke of the need to ery of the Arid Zone Greening De- distribute fuel-wood to the vil- partment. The program to grow lages, replace young trees killed deep-root trees is being jointly by excessive summer heat with conducted by Forest Department the new ones of the same age, to and Japan International Forest work in accord with the depart- ry Promotion and Cooperation mental procedures, to system- Center. atically keep the records, and to During inspection of Chauk- transfer duties of the plantation phayahla permanent nursery in in-charges systematically. the Township, the Union Minister Accompanied by Pyithu urged officials to grow evergreen Hluttaw Representative of species, to replace matured trees Kyaukpadaung Township U with saplings, and to replant the Shwe Ko, and Amyotha Hluttaw matured trees at a designated Union Minister U Ohn Win feeds the elephant at the Palin Kanthaya Elephant Camp on NyaungU-Myintgyan road yesterday. PHOTO : MNA Representative of Kyaukpadaung place. In the evening, he visited and NyaungU Township Constit- Palin Kanthaya Elephant Camp a new bridge that is suitable for the Japan International Forest tions should begin as soon as the uency U Kyaw Tok, the Union on NyaungU-Myintgyan road. people to enjoy the cool breeze ry Promotion and Cooperation soil got enough water, and staff Minister inspected a special After hearing a report present- and finishing the elephant muse- Center. During the visit, the Un- should be assigned with specific greening plantation at milepost ed by the camp in-charge, the um before the onset of monsoons. ion Minister said stakes should duties. The Union Minister also 48/0 on Meiktila-Kyaukpadaung Union Minister looked into re- Afterwards, the Union Minis- be driven in to mark the trees held open discussions with the road. The Union Minister said quirements in providing satis- ter and party inspected a commu- killed by high summer heat, so public, and looked into their re- that as the plantation was a public factory services for the public, nity plantation jointly established that new samplings could be quirements. MNA (Translated recreation place, efforts must be collecting necessary material for by the Forest Department and planted in their places. Planta- by TMT)

Thai company agrees to open filling stations in Myanmar

TWO non-financial branches of Public Company Limited (PTT) Kanbawza Group of Companies Mr Chansintreenuchagron, yesterday formed a partnership Chairman of PTTOR Mr Atta- with a Thai-based company for pol Rerkpiboon and members of fuel oil storing and retail fuel the board of directors, President distribution in Myanmar under U Zaw Min Win and members of common interest. Union of Myanmar Federation PTT Oil and Retail Busi- of Chambers of Commerce and ness Public Company Limited Industry (UMFCCI), heads of (PTTOR) under the PTT Public foreign missions in Myanmar, Company Limited of Thailand officials of Brighter Energy and Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein joins hands in hands with officials during the cermony to sign and Brighter Energy Company guests. the contract on the development of fuel oil storage in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO : MNA Limited and Brighter Energy The Chief Minister, the Retail Company Limited of the Ambassador of Thailand and Kanbawza group of companies officials of the companies gave will complete a fuel oil silo, which speeches at the signing cere- will become the largest of its kind mony. in Myanmar, and a LPG tank Under the contract, there in 2020. will be 70 more PTT filling sta- Brighter Energy Company tions in the nation by 2023. Each Limited and PTTOR signed a filling station will house a Café contract on the development Amazon, a minimart, an engine of fuel oil storage in Myanmar, oil service, a money exchange and PTTOR and Brighter En- counter and a public restroom. ergy Retail Company Limited There are also plans to join signed the contract on fuel oil hands with the SMEs. storing and retail fuel distribu- PTTOR is a reliable oil and tion in the presence of Chief LPG distributor of PTT Public Minister of Yangon Region U Company Limited of Thailand. Phyo Min Thein, regional cabi- It has over 2000 filling stations net ministers, Thai Ambassador in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos to Myanmar Mr Suphatra Sri- and the Philippines.—MNA Officials sign the contract on the development of fuel oil storage in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO : MNA maitreepithak, President of PTT (Translated by TMT) 10 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Meeting discusses extended healthcare for Naga people

FROM PAGE-1 he said. “The participation and “Taking into considera- suggestions of local health offi- tion the basic needs including cials, doctors, nurses, and oth- geography, transport, farming, er persons of the health field is trade, socioeconomic situation, important in adopting the work development, health, knowledge program,” the Union Minister level, belief, culture, customs, pointed out. He called for the availability of heath care, ability effective cooperation between of healthcare providers, human the ministry and UN agencies, resources, and other factors, we international NGOs, and partner will find the best program for the organizations for the success of region,” he vowed. the program. “Broader public health He also urged officials of the awareness involving vaccination, self-administered zone to make Union Minister Dr. Myint Htwe delivers the speech at yesterday’s coordinating meeting in Monywa to nutrition, maternal, reproductive direct contacts and cooperate promote healthcare services in Naga Self-Administered Zone. PHOTO:MNA and child health and hygiene, will with the officials. be our priority for the zone,” he Chief Minister of Sagaing Region MP U Karsi Yan extend- sociation, WHO Country Office, session by Permanent Secretary noted. As the ministry alone could Region Dr Zaw Win welcomed ed greetings. PATH, CPI, and Medical Action Dr Thar Tun Kyaw. During both not implement the task, it would the extended healthcare under- Officials of the UNICEF, Myanmar presented plans to sup- sessions, participants presented work together with regional of- takings for the zone. Member of WFP, Access to Health Fund, port the ministry. The morning suggestions for the success of the ficials in the sepcific sectors in- Naga Self-Administered Zone Myanmar Red Cross Society, session was presided over by the special program.—MNA cluding transport and farming, Governing Body and Sagaing Myanmar Health Assistant As- Union Minister and the afternoon (Translated by TMT) Myanmar Evening Tour International Archives Day observed Promotion held in Seoul in Nay Pyi Taw

MYANMAR Tourism Fed- speech. eration organized Myanmar It was reported that tours evening Tour Promotion, with to Myanmar were able to be the support of Ministry of Ho- sold by giving Myanmar tradi- tels and Tourism and in collab- tional entertainment and serv- oration with Korean Embassy, ing Myanmar traditional food. at Coex Hotel in Seoul in the Korea World Travel Fair evening of June 8th . is held annually and Myanmar Myanmar Ambassador to Exhibition usually attract at- Republic of Korea, U Thant Zin, tentions. After Myanmar- Ko- Vice Chairman of Myanmar rea travel was made Visa Free, Tourism Federation, U Thet the rate of travelling is going up Lwin Toe, Myanmar-Korea by 90% every month. travel businesses and invited It was reported, Myanmar guest attended the event. exhibition was awarded second At the event, Ambassador most attractive prize. — MNA U Thant Zin gave the key note (Translated by Alphonsus) Deputy Minister U Mg Mg Win delivers the speech at International Archive Day Symposium in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA

A paper-reading session to mark archive expert with international and to share the experiences and the International Archives Day organizations. ICA holds annual works of archive experts. Symposium was held at National conference to effectively manage He concluded the speech Archives Department in Nay Pyi the archival heritage of the coun- calling for making effort to pre- Taw at 9 am yesterday. tries and to deal with problem serve history, culture and record Deputy Minister for Finance and difficulty faced by archive of the country. and Planning U Mg Mg Win gave experts in the era of technology. Then they looked around the a key note speech at the event. They also make use of different items on display at the event. He said, in his speech, that activities such as Archival Train- Afterwards, the symposium International Council on Archive ing Programs and workshops. was held. An international re- was initiated on June 9th 1948. ICA designates June 9th tired person and 2 officials read There are now 199 member international Archive day and documents on Archival educa- countries, 1900 archives and 13 celebrate it on that date annually tion. Q and A Section followed. regional organization operation with activities. It was the second Then, Deputy Minister gave under ICA. time Myanmar had celebrated it. presents to resource persons. He also said that the aim of The aim of annual interna- Directors-generalsand Dep- ICA is to promote the manage- tional celebration is to inform uty Director Generals of Union ment of use of records and ar- citizen, governmental depart- Departments, members of the chives and preserve the archival ments, organization and stu- Committees of Pyithu Hluttaw, heritage of humanity around the dents of the fact that the archives symposiasts and invited guest Myanmar pavillion wins second prize in the most attractive world, through sharing the ex- play a vital role in preserving attended the event. —MNA destination. PHOTO: MNA periences research and ideas of countries’ records and heritage (Translated by Alphonsus) 10 JUNE 2019 4 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Rare attires of Shan chieftains displayed in Yangon www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com

ACTING CHIEF EDITOR THIRTY sets of rare attires Aye Min Soe worn by Shan chieftains over [email protected] 100 years ago are on display at SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT the National Museum in Yangon Kyaw Myaing free of charge from 9 to 18 this month. SENIOR TRANSLATORS Zaw Min At the opening ceremony Zaw Htet Oo of the exhibition sponsored by Win Ko Ko Aung the Department of Archaeology,

INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR National Museum and Library Ye Htut Tin, (DANML) of the Ministry of Reli- [email protected] gious Affairs and Culture, Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs Na- LOCAL NEWS EDITORS Tun Tun Naing (Editor), ing Thet Lwin said, “Costumes [email protected] won by and items used by Shan Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), chieftains of various regions [email protected] throughout the past successive TRANSLATORS periods can be viewed by the Union Minister Nai Thet Lwin and officials Khaing Thanda Lwin, public, especially the youth and Hay Mar Tin Win, observe the rare attires of Shan chieftains middle-aged people at the exhi- Ei Myat Mon at National Museum in Yangon yesterday. Kyaw Zin Lin bition. The civilization of a race PHOTO : MNA Kyaw Zin Tun can be studied through their costumes, style of dress, liter- As all the national races are liv- techniques for today’s people to Laung Ngin the preservation REPORTER Nyein Nyein Ei, ature and culture. This kind of ing in amity in the Union, they all study them. The Department of work. [email protected] exhibition will enhance the spirit should join hands for its perpet- Archaeology, National Museum The deputy minister and of- of an ethnic race to cherish its uation, he said, and added that and Library has been checking ficials presented certificates to PHOTOGRAPHER culture and traditions. Holding all the citizens of the country and preserving the attires of those who rendered assistance Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar of this exhibition at a museum at have the duty to preserve and Shan chieftains displayed at the in holding the exhibition. COMPUTER TEAM a place where Shan people are protect the ethnic cultures and Nyaungshwe culture museum Ambassadors for foreign Tun Zaw, Thein Ngwe, the majority will attract more traditions. “At this exhibition, since Shan State Government missions in Myanmar, heads of Zaw Zaw Aung, Ye Naing Soe, Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, tourists.” Shan traditions costumes pre- requested help from the Minis- department, technicians, rela- Sanda Hnin, Thein Htwe Also speaking on the occa- served for over 100 years are try of Religious Affairs and Cul- tives of the Shan chieftains and sion, Chief Minister of Yangon put on display, and it is a noble ture in 2016. So the ministry and guests were present at the open- EDITORIAL SECTION Region U Phyo Min Thein said, tasks,” he said. the state government allotted ing ceremony. Rare attires of (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 “The exhibition enhances the Deputy Minister for Re- the budget for the work.” Shan chieftains made of various image of the Myanmar races.” ligious Affairs and Culture U Director-General of types of fibers and decorated CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION He suggested the conservation Kyi Min said, “The attires were DANML U Kyaw Oo Lwin ex- with patterns are on display at San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114 and display of the cultures and sent to France for keeping them plained the purpose of the ex- the exhibition.—MNA (Trans- traditions of other ethnic races. under advanced preservation hibition and Director Daw Nang lated by TMT) ADVERTISING & MARKETING ( +95) (01) 8604530, Hotline - 09 974424848 [email protected] [email protected] Residents in Kyaikmaraw undergo free eye surgery

Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at District, Mon State, on Sunday are cataracts, glaucoma, corne- No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan 9 June, providing treatment to al diseases, injuries and retinal Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light over 30 needy eye patients. diseases. Cataracts are the most of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. All costs for those suffering common cause of vision loss in 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. from cataracts were donated by people over age 40 in Myanmar. [email protected] the two eye specialists, who also The World Health Organisation www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com conducted free surgical oper- reports that cataracts are re- www.facebook.com/TheGNLM ations on patients to remove sponsible for 51 per cent of all cataracts. blindness worldwide. This is the ninth time the In Myanmar, free eye treat- Parami Free Clinic has hosted ment is frequently provided by this kind of eye care event, the individual donors and aid or- manager of the clinic said, in ganizations, to protect people which treatment is offered with against vision loss caused by Eye specialists give free eye care service to local people in Kyaikmaraw compassion to patients of all eye diseases.—Cho Myat Myat Township yesterday. PHOTO : CHO MYAT MYAT ages, without discrimination. Htwe (Kyaikramaw) FREE cataract surgeries were the Parami Free Clinic in Kyaik- According to a survey, com- (Translated by Khaing performed by eye specialists at maraw Township, Mawlamyaing mon eye diseases in Myanmar Thanda Lwin) Write for us We appreciate your feedback and No injuries reported in electrical fire at hostel in NyaungU contributions. If you have any comments or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email AN electrical fire broke out early by overheated wires at a hostel idents and police, firefighters ing and action is being taken [email protected] Saturday morning in Nyaungpy- in U Win Zaw at 00:20 a.m. on brought the blaze under control against the hostel owner under with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only inkan Village, NyaungU Town- 8 June. within 25 minutes. The Singu Section 285 of the Penal Code able to publish “Letter to the Editor” ship, Mandalay Region, accord- No injuries were report- Township Fire Service Depart- for negligence.—Ye Win Naing that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words ing to the police. ed, but the fire destroyed the ment sent two fire engines to (NyaungU) please be aware that your letter will be The initial investigation hostel. fight the fire. (Translated by Khaing edited. showed that the fire was caused With the assistance of res- The police are investigat- Thanda Lwin) 10 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 5 Fishery export earns over $564 mln during Oct-May period

EXPORT earnings from fish- Myanmar keeps only 25 per cent ery sector from 1 October, 2018 of rohu fish for local consumption to 31 May, 2019 in current FY and exports the remaining 75 per amounted to about US$564.35 cent to Saudi Arabia, UAE, as million, which is an increase of well as Bangladesh. Myanmar $39.5 million compared to that of exports farmed fish to Saudi Ara- last FY, according to the statis- bia, accounting for 30 per cent of tics released by the Commerce its farm-raised fish exports and Ministry. 40 per cent of rohu exports. Myanmar fisheries such as Myanmar Fishery Federa- fish, prawn, crabs are exported tion (MFF) is exerting concert- to markets of 40 foreign coun- ed efforts to increase fishery ties including European Union export earnings by developing countries, China, Saudi Arabia, fish farming ponds which meet America, Japan, Singapore and international standard and adopt Thailand. Earlier, only fish caught advanced fishing techniques. in the wild were permitted export There are 480,000 acres of to the EU market. At present, My- fish and prawn breeding farms anmar is able to export farmed across the country, and Myanmar fish, prawn, and crabs to EU. has earned over US$717 million Saudi Arabia’s suspension through its fishery products last of fish imports from Myanmar, fiscal year, according to MFF sta- beginning from April last year, tistics.—Ko Htet (Translated has affected rohu fish suppliers. by Ei Myat Mon) Workers sort out prawns at a sea food processing factory in Kawthoung. PHOTO : AYE THAN Set value of property in FDI stands at $2.69 bln in eight months Yangon drops, apart from DURING Oct-May period, over- enterprises were received per- the current fiscal year 2018-2019, all foreign direct investments of mits and endorsements, bringing according to the DICA. $2.69 billion flowed into the coun- in capital of $1.74 billion. Singa- According to the Myanmar Pyay Road try, including expansion of capi- pore-listed enterprises pulled the Investment Law, the Regions and tals by existing enterprises and largest investments during Oct- States Investment Committees THE set property market price imum rate, and K245,000 for the investments of over $196.5 mil- May period, followed by China are allowed to grant permissions in Yangon declined by over 10 maximum rate. lion in Thilawa Special Economic and Hong Kong. to local and foreign proposals, per cent, apart from property on Realtors are expecting the Zone, according to press release Transport and Communica- where the initial investment does Pyay Road, according to the set reduced income tax to stimulate of the Directorate of Investment tion absorbed over $1 billion of not exceed K6 billion, or $5 mil- value of land for market prices the real estate market, which and Company Administration FDI, topping in the investment lion with an aim to facilitate the for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, as has been cool for the last three (DICA). sector line-up, followed by man- verification process of investment ordered by the Internal Reve- years. At present, the sales Between 1 October, 2018 and ufacturing sector. MIC targets projects.—GNLM (Translated nue Department. market has been depressed and 29 May, 2019, a total of 169 foreign to attain $5.8 billion of FDIs in by Ei Myat Mon) The price of land in only the Yangon rental property high-ranking townships in Yan- market is growing, realtors said. gon, such as Dagon, Bahan and Reductions in the income Border export up 12.5% in current Fiscal Year Yangon downtown townships, as tax and less red tape in gov- well as other townships, are set ernment departments might MYANMAR’S export of goods tries. Despite an increase in Kengtung. The country has car- at reduced rates. boost the real estate market. through border gates has touched value of border export during ried out border trade with Thai- Property market prices Nevertheless, the stock market, US$1.1 billion between October the eight-month period this FY, land through Tachilek, Myawady, in Yangon declined K150,000- automobile market, gold export/ and May in the current 2018-2019 border imports of overseas goods Kawthoung, Myeik, Hteekhee 350,000 per square foot, com- import market and banking op- Fiscal Year, up by $1.25 million declined by $787million against and Mawtaung border stations. pared with last year’s prices. erations are also competitive in- or nearly 12.5 per cent, from the this time last FY when Myanmar The cross-border trade points For example, the minimum vestment options. As there are same period last 2017-2018 FY, the imported $12.9 billion worth of between Myanmar and Bangla- market price for land in down- many markets that can catch Ministry of Commerce reported. commodities from borders. My- desh are Sittway and Maungtaw, town Yangon’s six townships the investor’s eye, the manipu- From the corresponding pe- anmar delivers goods not only while the country trades directly was K150,000, while the max- lation of prices will not be a sig- riod last FY, the country earned through by sea but also 17 land with India via the Tamu, Reed imum rate was K270,000 last nificant factor in the real estate $10.053 billion from border ex- borders. The border trade camps and Htantalan border gates. year. This year, market prices market, a realtor said.—GNLM ports of marketable domestic with China include Muse, Lwe- (Translated by Khaing declined to K135,000 for the min- (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) products to international coun- je, Kanpikete, Chinshwehaw and Thanda Lwin)

Myanmar’s import of consumer goods continue to decline in eight months

IMPORT of consumer goods as and $2.18 billion by the private by the private sector. $2.3 billion in the 2013-2014 FY, $4.57 billion of manufactured of 31 May this fiscal year stood sector. This 2018-2019 FY saw The country’s imports $2.9 billion in the 2014-2015 FY, goods and $1.57 billion worth at US$2.2 billion, registering a continuous decline in the im- of consumer products were $3.5 billion in the 2015-2016 FY, of raw materials used by CMP a decrease of $148 million or ports of consumer goods by both pegged at $2.6 billion in the mi- over $4 billion in the 2016-2017 (cut-make-pack) businesses. nearly 6.3 per cent, from the cor- sectors compared with the same ni-budget period (April-Septem- FY and $4.403 billion in the 2017- Aside from the CMP raw mate- responding period last FY, ac- time last FY. ber, 2018). 2018 FY. rials, the country saw a decline cording to the statistical report At this time during the last The ministry’s annual sta- From 1 October through 31 in import value of over $1 billion of the Ministry of Commerce. FY, Myanmar’s import of con- tistical report indicated that the May, Myanmar also imported in the current 2018-2019 FY.— The total imports of consumer goods totalled almost imports of consumer goods were three other major groups of Shwe Khine sumer products covered $697 $2.36 billion, with $61 million by $1.245 billion in the 2011-2012 FY, commodities, consisting of $3.82 (Translated by Khaing million by the public sector the public sector and $2.3 billion $1.4 billion in the 2012-2013 FY, billion worth of capital goods, Thanda Lwin) 10 JUNE 2019 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 260 gem lots put on sales today at gems & jades emporium in Nay Pyi Taw

THE second day of a sale of at the gem emporium. gems and jades in the local The Gem Emporium will currency continued at the also put 1,050 jade lots, nos. Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay 1 to 1,050, on 11 June, 1,050 Pyi Taw yesterday, putting up jade lots, nos.1, 051 to 2,100, 260 gem lots and 3,108 jade on 12 June, and 1,008 jade lots, lots for sale through an open nos. 2,101 to 3,108, on 13 June tender system. for sale through an open ten- In the morning of the der system. The purpose of second day, gem merchants the Gems Emporium selling looked at the gem and jade lots with Myanmar currency be- displayed at the emporium and ing held from 8 to 13 June is bid price proposals for their local small merchants to pro- selected lots were put into the vide local small merchants designated tender boxes. with raw materials and busi- Two hundred sixty gem nesspersons with income. lots will be sold through an — Maw Si open tender system on 10 June (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) Experts examine gem stones at Myanmar Gems Emporium in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA

Constitutional Tribunal Fertilizer, paddy strain to be distributed delegation arrives back after to farmers in Gangaw this month attending conference in Mongolia AS part of efforts to boost the to farmers in the township this Lanka, Papua New Guinea, country’s rice production, the month. Russia, and some European agricultural authorities are Rice is not only a staple states. To boost the country’s currently arranging to distrib- food, but also an important ex- income and promote the so- ute fertilizer and paddy strain ported cereal in Myanmar. Rice cio-economic status of farmers, to farmers in Htilin Township, tops the list of the country’s ex- the agricultural department is Gangaw District, Magway Re- port products. trying to boost production of gion. Myanmar continuously quality rice, while trade au- According to officials, over exports rice, parboiled rice, thorities are seeking new over- 100 bags of compound fertilizer, sticky rice and broken rice to seas markets for rice exports. and some 180 baskets of mar- neighbouring countries, as well — Aung Si ketable paddy strain, including as to countries including the Sinthukha, Palethwe and Sin- Ivory Coast, Senegal and other (Translated by Khaing padetha-11, will be distributed African states, Singapore, Sri Thanda Lwin) Contraband cell phones seized at Yangon airport

A delegation led by Constitutional Tribunal Member U Myint Win FOUR Chinese citizens trying wunna Bommi International attends the International Conference on 7 June in laanbaatar. to smuggle 129 Contraband Airport in Bangkok on board PHOTO: MNA cell phones worth nearly K24 the Bangkok Airways. million into Myanmar were Another 36 illegal cell A delegation led by Constitu- man of Constitutional court. caught at Yangon Interna- phones worth about K7.2 mil- tional Tribunal Member U Myint They flew back to Myan- tional Airport at 5.20 pm on lion were also seized from a Win attended International Con- mar from Ulaanbaatar at 11:35 8 June. South Korean citizen at the ference with the theme “Sepa- pm last night. They were wel- A combined team com- same terminal at 6 am. ration of Powers and Constitu- comed by the officials of Consti- prising Customs officials and When the officials of the Contraband mobile phones seized tional Court” on 6-7 June 2019 tutional Tribunal at the Yangon police officers found suspi- combined team scanned the from Korean tourist in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, at the International Airport. —MNA cious-looking images when suitcase of the Korean, Mr. Mr. Myung Jae. invitation of Mongolian Chair- (Translated by Alphonsus) they scanned the bags of four Lee Myung Ja, they noticed Chinese citizens including suspicious-looking images, Mr. Zhi Weizhen through the and when they opened it they X-ray machine at Terminal 1 found the illegal phones in his of the airport. possession. Mr. Lee arrived at When the police and Cus- the airport from Hanoi airport toms officials opened the suit- in Viet Nam on board Vietjet cases they found the illegal flight. —MPF Call Thin Thin May, 09251022355,09974424848 cell phones from the four who Contraband mobile phones seized arrived at the airport from Su- (Translated by TMT) from four Chinese tourists. 10 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ADVERTISEMENT 7 10 JUNE 2019 10 JUNE 2019 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE 9 Promote business Up-and-coming Korean SMEs entrepreneurs opportunities through bilateral we need to welcome By Maung Thitsar (Yankin)

relations with Europe CCUPYING the tween the two countries is going Hall of the Korea Chamber southern 14 percent well in top gear and that South of Commerce and Industry-KC- of the Korean Pen- Korea is providing aids and CI was the venue of gathering, HE State Counsellor concluded her working visits to O insula in East Asia, grants as well as scholarships and the attendees were very the Czech Republic and Hungary recently, in which the Republic of Korea (ROK), for Myanmar students. much eager to hear the invest- she sought to boost relations with the two European also known as South Korea, pos- Statistics show that Myan- ment opportunities in Myanmar. countries. sesses the 4th largest economy in mar exported US$ 164.54 million Responsible persons had taken T th Myanmar only recently opened up to the rest of the world. We Asia and the 11 largest in the to South Korea and imported meticulous care of the forum are also the last frontier for economic expansion among Southeast world, touching the border lines US$ 152.22 million from October on every aspect, which is worth Asia countries, and we hope we will prove attractive for the Czech with China, Russia and Japan. to January in 2018-2019. There- emulating in doing such tasks. Republic and Hungary. Heading towards China, the fore, the trade volume stands All in all it was a good show Throughout the 1960s, Myanmar was one of the Czech Repub- United States, Viet Nam, Hong out US$ 316.76 million, edging as the necessary information lic’s largest trading partners in South East Asia, and remains an Kong and Japan, the main ex- over 35.93 percent compared to with regards to the investment important partner to this day. The two-way trade volume reached ports of South Korea include last year. opportunities in Myanmar had USD 24 million, and there is still ample potential for growth. electronic products, machinery, Items going out to South been spelled out such as that of Myanmar Daily Weather Report We are confident that the re-opening of the Myanmar Embassy motor vehicles (particularly au- Korea as exports from Myan- the Myanmar Investment Law, during the State Counsellor’s visit to Prague will help promote tomobiles and related parts), mar are ready made garments, the most transparent aspects (Issued at 7:00 pm Sunday 9th June, 2019) further cooperation between the two countries. steel, ships, and textiles and shoes, raw rubber, bean and of the Myanmar Company Law Meanwhile, Myanmar and Hungary will soon be able to clothing. pulses, and sesame, while im- (2018), the related rules, regula- BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is strong over the Andaman Sea accelerate the cooperation process between both countries to South Korea imports mainly porting machinery, metals, tions and procedures, the salient and South Bay of Bengal and weak to moderate elsewhere in promote bilateral relations, to provide Tied Aid Credit loans from textile, chemicals, petroleum, electrical goods, and transport factors of Myanmar Investment the Bay of Bengal. Hungary to contribute devel- petroleum products, natural gas, vehicles. Promotion Plan (MIPP), and the opment projects in Myanmar, coal, which are coming from Chi- Among the 49 countries Myanmar Sustainable Devel- FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 10th Myanmar’s while promoting trade and in- na, Japan, the United States, that have invested in Myanmar, opment Plan (MSDP). The po- June, 2019: Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Lower vestment between Myanmar Germany, and Saudi Arabia. South Korea stands out at num- tential international investors Sagaing and Mandalay Regions, scattered in Naypyitaw,Magway transition over and the EU. Having upbeat tempo in ber six slot. are invited to do business in Region and Shan State, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing Re- the past three We thanked Hungary for doing business, South Korea is While Korean investors are U Thaung Tun, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations and Chairman of the Myanmar Myanmar. gion, Chin and Kayah States and widespread in the remaining the understanding and con- enjoying the prime economic looking to expand in Myanmar’s Investment Commission, delivers a speech at the Myanmar Investment Forum for Korean SMEs and Korean Regions and States with isolated heavy falls in Taninthayi Region, years, in terms structive support extended development. manufacturing and infrastruc- Fintech Week 2019 held in Seoul, Korea, on 22 May 2019. South Korean prospect of Kayin and Mon States. Degree of certainty is (100%). of progress, by Hungary to the Myanmar Diplomatic relations be- ture sectors, 170 businesses investment in Myanmar Government’s efforts in Ra- tween Myanmar and South have already established and es, business opportunity for ex- At a time when the prevail- STATE OF THE SEA: Squalls with rough seas are likely at has been khine State and national rec- Korea started in 1975 and the invested ending April 2019, pansion in those countries is dim Ongoing tasks are being seen, such ing circumstances and dilem- times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi fulfilling those onciliation. Republic of Korea and Myanmar amounting US$ 3.9 billion mainly and gloom. As a result, the quest ma in the domestic landscape Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35)m.p.h. Sea Political democratiza- generally enjoy good relations. in manufacturing sector. for new business opportunities as from the Land and Housing is not favorable to expect the will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height essential needs tion, peace negotiations and Myanmar has an embassy in In the past, the South Kore- and good partners has started investment from the western will be about (8 -10)feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and the Rakhine issue are the Seoul and South Korea has an an firms mainly engaged busi- in South and South East Asia Corporation of South Korea in bloc countries, it is appropriate along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and about (4 -6)feet off and along and hopes of parts of Myanmar’s transi- embassy in Yangon. nesses in China and Vietnam, such as Indonesia, Cambodia and suitable to invite and issue Rakhine Coast. the people of tion that captures world at- Economic cooperation be- and at the current circumstanc- and Myanmar. joint-venture investments, and that clarion call to the countries in tention and makes headlines. the east and the ASEAN coun- OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood Myanmar. But, few seemed interested of KMIC Development Co., Ltd in tries for investment in Myanmar. of increase of rain in Bago, Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions, in what the Myanmar people Standing at the six slot mark Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States. wanted from the transition, construction of a high standard and fine position as investor in along with their hopes, as they stoically waited for more than Industrial Complex. Myanmar, South Korea is most FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING half a century to express the longing in their hearts. Clean water, likely to expand investment in AREA FOR 10th June, 2019: Isolated rain or thundershowers. all-weathered roads, electricity, better education facilities and the country being an important Degree of certainty is (100%). better health care are the major needs of the people. partner. These basic needs are too simple to attract the interest of the In an attempt to enter coun- headed by the Union Minister Ongoing tasks are being FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA world, but of paramount importance to the people of Myanmar. tries in Indo-China, the South for the Ministry of Investment seen, such as from the Land and FOR 10th June, 2019: One or two rain or thundershowers. Myanmar’s transition over the past three years, in terms of Korean government has adopted and Foreign Economic Relations Housing Corporation of South Degree of certainty is (100%). progress, has been fulfilling those essential needs and hopes of “New Southern Policy” for its as well as Chairman of Myan- Korea in joint-venture invest- the people of Myanmar. SMEs, and that it is a prime time mar Investment Commission ments, and that of KMIC Devel- FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING Myanmar sits at a strategic geographic and market crossroad for South Korea to do business attended the gathering. The opment Co., Ltd in construction AREA FOR 10th June, 2019: Likelihood of isolated rain or – between China, India and ASEAN countries. Myanmar has a with Myanmar in cooperation Chairman of the Union of My- of a high standard Industrial thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%). sizeable and expanding internal market, with a population of 54 with Myanmar local nationals. anmar Federation of Chambers Complex. Such investments million, which will surely benefit from greater cooperation and Not long ago, the oppor- of Commerce and Industry and could be seen as precursors integration with external markets. tune time has opened up in dis- many representatives were in- for further investment in SME Myanmar’s economic growth for 2020 is expected to reach patching Myanmar delegation cluded in the delegation. projects in the manufacturing 6.8% - one of the highest growth rates in Southeast Asia, within to South Korea. Inspiring and heartening to industry. the world’s fastest growing and most dynamic region. At the invitation of Indus- witness was the fact that the Providing supportive, en- The trade volume between Myanmar and Europe has in- trial Bank of Korea (IBK) and event was embraced not only couraging and inspiring move, creased from US$1.27 billion in the 2016-2017 fiscal year to US$2.07 the Korean Government, a My- by the persons from the gov- the timely visit of Myanmar del- Call billion in the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The investment in Myanmar anmar delegation attended the ernment domain but also from egation to the Republic of Korea Thin Thin May, from European countries reached US$6.87 billion. Myanmar Investment Forum for private spheres. Jam-packed is sure to attract the SMEs firms This reflects the growing confidence of investors. Although Korean SMEs Korea and Fin- with overflowing 280 business of South Korea to investment 09251022355 many challenges remain, the progress achieved since the reform tech Week 2019 held from 22 to people from Korean SMEs, the further in Myanmar. process commenced in 2011 is nothing short of remarkable. Over 280 representatives of Korean SMEs attend the Myanmar Investment forum, organized by the Industrial 24 May 2019. Myanmar Investment Forum Translated by UMT (Ahlon) 09974424848 Bank of Korea and Financial Services Commission. A Myanmar delegation was conducted in the upbeat. 10 JUNE 2019 10 SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Gondoleering Pressure mounts on aviation industry goddesses teach ancient art to over climate change the masses PARIS (France)—Under VENICE (Italy)—“Big wave in- pressure from frequent flyers coming, use your legs!” shouts alarmed over climate change, Gabriella Lazzari, as her laughing the airline industry says it is students try out their new gondo- “hellbent” on reducing emis- leering skills in the sunshine of sions—but the technology Venice’s lagoon.Lazzari is one of needed to drastically reduce some 20 women who teach tour- its carbon footprint is still out ists from around the world how to of reach.In recent months cli- row standing up, Venetian style, in mate activists have stepped up “Batela coda di gambero”, shrimp- efforts to convince travellers to tailed wooden boats. boycott air travel, with Swed- “We take them out to the la- ish schoolgirl and campaigner goon so they can do the gondo- Greta Thunberg spearheading leering part without crashing into the trains-over-planes move- everybody,” quips Jane Caporal, ment and making “flygskam”, who founded the Row Venice or- or flight shame, a buzzword in ganisation more than eight years the Scandinavian country. ago in a bid to save the “voga alla “The sector is under consid- Cutting CO2 emissions is a major challenge given that veneta” style of rowing. “Obviously erable pressure,” admitted Alex- the number of passengers is expected to double over Venice is motorised now, so people andre de Juniac, chief executive the next two decades. PHOTO: AFP don’t row around in their little boats of the International Air Transport anymore,” she said.“The idea is Association (IATA), whose mem- ing emissions but the sector is estimates that air transport is an umbrella group of environ- to save the tradition. Not just the bers met this week in Seoul. also accused of underestimating responsible for two percent of mental NGOs.The industry has actual rowing, everything: the boat The industry has been under its environmental impact, with global CO2 emissions—roughly committed to improving fuel ef- building, the oar making, the forco- fire over its carbon emissions, the IATA chief lobbying heavily equivalent to the overall emis- ficiency by 1.5 percent per year la (oar rowlock) making, crafts that which at 285 grams of CO2 emit- against a “green tax” on aviation sions of Germany, according to from 2009 to 2020 and stabilising have been going for centuries and ted per kilometre travelled by a backed by several countries in- consulting firm Sia Partners. its CO2 emissions in preparation centuries,” she said.—AFP passenger far exceed all other cluding the Netherlands. But aircraft also emit par- for a 50 percent reduction by 2050 modes of transport. Road trans- “Often these taxes are ab- ticles such as nitrogen oxides, compared to 2005. portation follows at 158 and rail sorbed in the budgets of states which can trap heat at high al- It is a major challenge given Fast, efficient travel is at 14, according to Eu- and are spent on whatever they titude, meaning the industry is that the number of passengers is ropean Environment Agency want, except the environment,” actually responsible for five per- expected to double over the next way to build figures.De Juniac said the in- he said. The International Civil cent of global warming, according two decades to reach 8.2 billion in amino acid dustry was “hellbent” on lower- Aviation Organization (ICAO) to the Climate Action Network, 2037.—AFP chains W. African farm ‘bootcamp’ gets green entrepreneurs into shape developed

TORI-BOSSITO (Benin)— Ma- bury them—they will decompose Organization (FAO).Most are the agro-bootcamp way of life is CHICAGO—Using a streamlined chetes in hand and wearing a and fertilise the soil.”It’s begin- subsistence farmers eking out communal on the three-hectare process, researchers at the Uni- straw hat against the sun, the ner’s advice but the programme a living growing crops on small (seven-acre) plot of land put at versity of Illinois (UI) now can participants of an “agro-boot- in Tori-Bossito, just outside Be- plots where a lack of infrastruc- its disposal for the week by a purify the amino acid precursors camp” in the farmlands of the nin’s economic capital Cotonou, ture and flooding that can wipe family in exchange for baskets and build the polypeptides at the West African nation of Benin aims to teach basic, traditional out harvests and seed stocks are of vegetables. same time.Drawing inspiration harvest maize, cowpeas and rice. ways of agriculture to those who key challenges, the FAO warns. On the edge of the fields, a from ribozymes, which excel at “Cut at the base,” says Olu- have forgotten or never known a But the “agro-bootcamps” border hedge of moringa plants making amino acid chains quickly wafemi Kochoni, an organic life on the land. —the name is borrowed from and grasses are grown to help while isolating them from the cel- farming teacher, who runs the In Benin, a poor country the intensive training of the US stabilise the soil.There is also a lular environment, the research- agricultural workshop to prepare next to oil giant Nigeria, some army—take place close to the fish farm in a pond, and another ers have developed a system that young people for a future sus- 80 percent of its 11 million people suburbs of the city and are aimed area to grow mushrooms.Behind mimics the ribozyme function, tainably working the land.“Then depend on agriculture, according at a different market.They are the scheme is the Gardens of building the amino acid chains leave the plants in place, we will to the UN’s Food and Agriculture part of a wider movement to en- Hope, an organisation promot- quickly while removing any mol- courage self-sufficiency on the ing sustainable ways of farm- ecules that could contaminate continent, which has some two- ing.“The advice usually received the system. This allows the re- thirds of the world’s remaining by farmers is based on the use searchers to build the desired uncultivated arable land—but of chemicals,” said participant chains with non-purified amino spends $64.5 billion a year im- Rachidi Idrissou, an agronomy acid precursors, namely N-car- porting food, according to the student in Benin. boxyanhydride (NCAs). African Development Bank. “We think of quick yields — Amino acid chains, called pol- For 27,000 CFA francs and not sustainable production ypeptides, are the building blocks ($45, about 40 euros) a week, to preserve our land.”Benin is needed in drug development and agro-bootcampers learn agricul- a youthful country; nearly two- the creation of new biomaterials. tural techniques, follow market- thirds of the population is aged Traditionally, making polypeptide ing courses and can network with under 25.Camp organisers want chains has been a very compli- successful agro-entrepreneurs. to show young people struggling cated process. Synthesizing and in the crowded cities looking for purifying the NCAs requires days The programme aims to teach basic, traditional ways of agriculture to ‘Ecologically-aware busi- a job that working the land can of tedious effort, and building the those who have forgotten or never known a life on the land. PHOTO: nesspeople’ offer an alternative and success- polypeptide chains takes hours to AFP Like in traditional farming, ful livelihood. —AFP days. —Xinhua 10 JUNE 2019 11 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR In historic first, G20 weighs ageing as global risk NEWS IN BRIEF Saudi technology FUKUOKA (Japan)—Ballooning minister open healthcare costs, labour shortag- to using Huawei es and financial services for the elderly: for the first time Sunday, products the world’s top policymakers are tackling economic issues relating TSUKUBA (Japan)—Saudi Ara- to ageing and shrinking birth- bia’s technology minister said rates. Sunday he sees no problem G20 finance ministers and with using products made by central bank chiefs meeting in Chinese telecommunications Japan—where a rapidly ageing giant Huawei Technologies population is a major domestic Co. problem—have been warned to “No, we don’t see a address the issue before it is too problem,” Abdullah bin Amer late. al-Swaha said in an interview “What we are saying is, with Kyodo News, after being ‘If the issue of ageing starts to asked whether he has any show its impact before you be- concerns about using Huawei come wealthy, you really won’t be products.—Kyodo News able to take effective measures against it’,” Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso, the meeting’s 4 dead in shootout host, told reporters late Saturday. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (front C) and Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda (front 3rd L) pose between rival Indian The G20 is a mixed bag of with other delegation members during a family photo session at the G20 finance ministers and central bank political parties countries at various stages of de- governors meeting in Fukuoka on 9 June 2019. PHOTO: AFP velopment and population pro- sliding birth rates, particularly 2017 -- the OECD says. are ageing faster,” the OECD sec- KOLKATA (India)— Three files, ranging from rapidly-age- among wealthy nations, have re- But many economies have retary-general told AFP. “These supporters of India’s ruling ing Japan to Saudi Arabia, next sulted in a rapid expansion of the failed to update their pension and are trends that will continue, I right-wing party and another year’s G20 chair, which has a very elderly population in places such employment systems to adjust am afraid. It’s not something from a rival regional party have young society. as Spain, Italy and South Korea, to the changing demographics, you can suddenly stop.”With its been killed in a gun battle in In their communique, the according to the Organisation experts warn. This has resulted fast-shrinking workforce, Japan West Bengal state, police and a group said “demographic chang- for Economic Co-operation and in fiscal and debt risks for whole finds itself scrambling to find local politician said Sunday. es... pose challenges and oppor- Development. countries, as well as individuals. ways to cover the cost of its na- At least 18 others were tunities for all G20 members” But the pattern is not limited tional pension.It has left many injured in the clashes that broke and the issue requires a mix of to the rich world, with emerging ‘Workforce is shrinking’ elderly fearing cuts to their bene- out Saturday in the eastern “fiscal, monetary, financial and powers such as Brazil and China OECD chief Angel Gurria fits, while young people worrying state that has been on edge structural policies”. also facing “rapid demographic sounded the alert in an interview that a pension may not exist by since Prime Minister Narendra And host Japan is eager to change” relative to their early with AFP on the sidelines of the the time they retire. Meanwhile, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party share its experience, with Aso development stage, according to meeting in the western Japanese a shrinking labour force means (BJP) launched an aggressive sounding the alarm that nations the OECD. city of Fukuoka. “You basically Japanese firms are unable to fill campaign to win parliamen- must be ready to act before pop- By 2050, the world is project- have a very large portion of man- job openings. While unemploy- tary seats last year. “Three of ulation ageing rears its head and ed to have more than two billion kind that is ageing and then the ment stands at 2.4 percent, the the dead were BJP workers piles pressure on the economy. residents aged 60 and above -- workforce is shrinking. But I job-to-applicant ratio was 1.6 ear- while the other was a (regional) Longer life-expectancy and more than double the number in would say the G20 in particular lier this year. —AFP Trinamool party supporter,” a police official told AFP. Local BJP leader Mukul Roy tweeted Thousands of Venezuelans cram border with Colombia that three BJP workers were “shot dead” in Sandeshkhali, VILLA DEL ROSARIO (Colom- military intervention, were still West Bengal. —AFP bia)—Several thousand Vene- in place. “They have not moved zuelans, desperate for food and the containers at all. It is so medicine, packed a border cross- hard getting across. There are Mt. Sinabung ing to Colombia on Saturday, so many people” on the Vene- erupts in western hours after President Nicolas zuelan side, says Carlos Julio Indonesia, no Maduro partially reopened it. Perez, 55. He waited hours to go Maduro had the day prior to a medical appointment on the casualty reported ordered the reopening of the Colombian side.When the border Venezuelan border in the west- was closed, many Venezuelans JAKARTA—A column of thick ern state of Tachira, near the crossed via hidden trails linking ash was spewed seven km location in Colombia where the the two countries, putting them- high to the sky from the crater international community had Venezuelans line up to cross from San Antonio del Tachira to Cucuta, in selves at the mercy of smugglers of Mount Sinabung volcano massed humanitarian aid that Colombia, amid Venezuela’s economic and political crisis. PHOTO: AFP and armed groups. in Sumatra Island of western Maduro’s government refused about to burst into tears after in February, about 30,000 peo- The economically-devas- Indonesia on Sunday, the to take. waiting three hours with her ple crossed the Simon Bolivar tated South American nation is country’s national volcanology Early Saturday, thousands two daughters, five and eight, International Bridge every day, suffering from shortages of food, agency said. of people rushed to the border to cross to Cucuta. from San Antonio del Tachira, medicine and other essentials Belching of ash and smoke bridges between the two coun- At midday, 18,000 people had Venezuela, to Cucuta, official amid a power struggle between was shot at 16:28 p.m. Jakarta tries, and crowds in long queues crossed the border from Vene- data show. socialist Maduro and opposition time, followed by a spread of stretched throughout the day. zuela and 8,000 from Colombia, But containers deposited on leader Juan Guaido, who has hot ash to the southeast and “My two daughters have the head of the Migration Service the Venezuelan side to prevent been recognized as interim pres- south of the crater by up to 3.5 dengue. They have a fever, and in Colombia, Christian Krueger, any entry of humanitarian aid, ident by more than 50 countries km and three km respectively, I had to come get care in Co- told AFP. considered by the government including the United States. — the agency said in a statement. lombia,” says Belky Rangel, 34, Before the border closed a potential pretext for foreign AFP —Xinhua 10 JUNE 2019 12 ASIA THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR India’s Modi makes unscheduled stop at bombed Sri Lanka church COLOMBO—India’s Prime at a halfway point on the same Minister Narendra Modi Sunday sea route. made an unscheduled stop at a India, the traditional ally of Catholic church bombed dur- both Sri Lanka and the Maldives, ing the Easter suicide attacks had watched with unease as for- ahead of his official welcome to mer governments of strongman Sri Lanka. leader Abdulla Yameen of the Modi’s entourage made a Maldives and Sri Lanka’s Ma- detour to St Anthony’s shrine on hinda Rajapakse leaned towards their way to President Maithri- Beijing for political and finan- pala Sirisena’s office, where a cial support. Yameen’s election red carpet military parade await- loss last September, however, ed.“I am confident Sri Lanka will has seen the new administra- rise again,” Modi said on Twitter tion under President Ibrahim while posting photos of himself Mohamed Solih swing back to- at the church. wards New Delhi.Colombo too The city’s pro-Beijing leaders are pushing a bill through the legislature that would allow extraditions to any “Cowardly acts of terror jurisdiction with which it does not already have a treaty—including mainland China for the first time. PHOTO: AFP has moved back to New Delhi cannot defeat the spirit of Sri after the defeat of Rajapakse in Lanka. India stands in solidarity January 2015. Huge Hong Kong protest against with the people of Sri Lanka.” Last month, Colombo an- Modi is stopping in Colombo on nounced entering into partnership his return home after an official with India and Japan to develop China extradition law visit to neighbouring Maldives, a deep-sea container terminal HONG KONG (China)—Hong Dense crowds chanting of commerce and commercial where he inaugurated a coastal next to a controversial $500-mil- Kong witnessed its largest street “Scrap the evil law!” and “Oppose groups expressing alarm, add- radar system and military train- lion Chinese-run facility in the protest in at least 15 years on China extradition!” stretched for ing to criticism from the United ing centre. capital.A memorandum of coop- Sunday as crowds massed miles.Coffee shop owner Marco States, Canada, former colonial His brief but politically sig- eration (MOC) had been signed against plans to allow extradi- Ng said he was closing his store power Britain and many Euro- nificant visit to the two neigh- between the three countries to tions to China, a proposal that has to join the march. pean governments. bours comes as New Delhi seeks develop what is known as the sparked a major backlash against “Our city matters more than Hong Kong’s leaders, who to fend off Chinese influence on East Terminal of Colombo port. the city’s pro-Beijing leadership. our business,” the 26-year-old told are not popularly elected, say the the strategic nations. The Mal- China owns 85 percent of the At least 150,000 people AFP. “If we don’t speak out, then law is needed to plug loopholes dives, a low-lying archipelago adjoining Colombo International marched in blazing summer heat there’s no way that the govern- and stop the city being a bolthole of more than a thousand tiny Container Terminal, which was through the cramped streets of ment will listen to our concerns.” for mainland fugitives. coral islands south of the Indi- commissioned in 2013. The state- the financial hub’s main island The last time the city saw a They say dissidents and crit- an subcontinent, straddles the owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority in a noisy, colourful demonstra- protest crowd of similar size was ics will not be extradited and have world’s busiest east-west mari- owns the remaining 15 per cent. tion calling on the government to in 2003 when a massive demon- urged the bill’s quick passage to time route. Sri Lanka is located —AFP scrap its planned extradition law. stration forced the government extradite a Hong Kong man who The city’s pro-Beijing lead- to shelve a deeply unpopular na- is wanted in Taiwan for murder- ers are pushing a bill through tional security law. ing his girlfriend. the legislature that would allow But critics fear the law extraditions to any jurisdiction Groundswell of opposition would entangle people in Chi- with which it does not already The extradition plans have na’s opaque and politicised court have a treaty -- including main- sparked an opposition that unites system and say the government land China for the first time. a similarly wide demographic. is using the Taiwan case as a Police told AFP at least In recent weeks lawyers Trojan Horse.The proposed law 153,000 had started the march, have held sombre marches has been fast-tracked through but they had yet to calculate the dressed in black, anonymous the city’s government-dominated crowd’s peak figure with new senior judges have given critical legislature and on Wednesday it people still joining hours after it media interviews and the city’s will receive its second reading, began. Historically the police give two main legal groups — the Law with plans to have the law on the much lower figures than organis- Society and the Bar Association statute books by late July.Previ- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (r) welcomes ers, but even this preliminary es- —have urged a rethink. ous sessions in parliament have Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (l) upon Modi’s arrival at timate would make it the largest Business figures are also descended into chaos with rival the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on 9 June street protest since 2003. rattled with multiple chambers lawmakers scuffling.—AFP 2019. PHOTO: AFP Bangladesh fishermen protest two month fishing ban

COX’S BAZAR (Bangladesh)—Hundreds of Bangladeshi test. Ullah said the ban has hit the livelihood of hundreds and coast guard vessels would patrol the bay to prevent fishermen staged a protest in the country’s south on Sunday, of thousands of people in Bangladesh’s coastal districts, boats from putting to sea. Bangladesh frequently slaps police said, after the government imposed an unprecedented home to about 20 million people, most of whom depend seasonal bans on fishing in deep seas and coastal rivers, two-month long fishing ban on the Bay of Bengal. Carrying either directly or indirectly on fishing.“The embargo has but authorities said this was the longest-ever imposed placards and banners, the fishermen marched to Cox’s especially hit the poor fishermen hard. They don’t know for shallow waters near the coast. It covers all types of Bazar city from coastal villages days after the government’s any other work,” he said.Bangladesh imposed the ban fishing boats. Ullah said the protesters submitted a mem- 65-day long fishing embargo came into effect. on fishing in the Bay of Bengal last week in an effort to orandum to the administrator in Cox’s Bazar demanding “This is wrong. This is injustice. No other country in replenish depleted stocks. the ban be shortened to one month and the government the world has ever imposed such a long ban,” said union The junior minister for fisheries, Ashraf Ali Khan, said stop foreign fishing vessels from entering Bangladeshi leader Kolim Ullah through a loudhailer during the pro- the ban would run from 20 May to 23 July, and that navy waters.—AFP 10 JUNE 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 13 Sudan police try to quell civil disobedience campaign

KHARTOUM (Sudan) roads of Bahari have the protest camp and killed — Sudanese police fired roadblocks. Protesters dozens of people. Several warning shots Sunday are even stopping resi- vehicles of the feared Rap- to disperse protesters dents from going to work,” id Support Forces (RSF), building roadblocks in the a witness told AFP. But riot blamed by witnesses for capital, as part of a civil police swiftly moved in, fir- the killings, were seen disobedience campaign ing gunshots in the air and Sunday moving across against the ruling generals tear gas at demonstrators some parts of the capital following a bloody crack- before clearing the make- loaded with machine guns. down that left dozens dead. shift barriers, he said. The RSF were also The campaign got un- The Sudanese Profes- seen surrounding the main derway nearly a week after sionals Association, which electricity station. the assault on demonstra- first launched protests Residents in Khar- tors at a sit-in outside army against longtime ruler toum have remained on headquarters, which fol- Omar al-Bashir in Decem- edge since the raid on lowed talks breaking down ber, said the civil disobe- the sit-in, which killed at between protest leaders dience campaign would least 115 people accord- and military rulers. continue until the military ing to doctors close to Following the call for rulers transfer power to a the demonstrators. The In Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman, across the River Nile, many shops and markets civil disobedience, pro- civilian government. health ministry says 61 remained closed. PHOTO: AFP testers set about building In the Bahari dis- people died nationwide in it was unclear whether any In Khartoum’s twin In the central city of roadblocks in Khartoum trict, onlookers saw a the crackdown, 49 of them flights would take off. city of Omdurman, across Al-Obeid, the main market while markets and shops police truck full of people by “live ammunition” in The downtown busi- the River Nile, many shops was shut and several bank were closed in several oth- in civilian clothing but it Khartoum. ness district was largely and markets remained employees did not report er towns and cities. was not possible to con- Several airlines have shut and buses were not closed but residents were to work, residents said. In In the capital’s north- firm whether they were scrapped their Sudan running in several dis- seen buying staples in the town of Madani, southern Bahari district, peo- arrested demonstrators. flights since the deadly tricts, but private vehicles some grocery stores. east of the capital, people ple gathered tyres, tree Khartoum residents have raid and passengers were were ferrying passengers “Troops were also were seen queueing out- trunks and rocks to build mostly remained indoors left waiting outside Khar- in some areas. seen removing roadblocks side closed bakeries while new roadblocks. since Monday, when men toum airport’s departures from some streets in Om- the main market was also “Almost all internal in military fatigues raided terminal Sunday, although Markets, bakeries close durman,” an onlooker said. shut.—AFP

Hundreds held as Kazakhs vote for first CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE M.V SINAR BANDUNG VOY. NO. (621 N/S) Consignees of cargo carried on M.V SINAR new leader in decades BANDUNG VOY. NO. (621 N/S) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 10-06-2019 and cargo will be ALMATY (Kazakhstan)— has won endorsements discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at the Police in Kazakhstan ar- from pop stars and film consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws rested hundreds of oppo- actors, and appears to have and conditions of the Port of Yangon. sition protesters Sunday the weight of the state ma- Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am at polls to elect the coun- chine behind him. to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now try’s first new president Both the president and declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo in 30 years following the his predecessor men voted from the Vessel. departure of historic lead- early in the capital Nur-Sul- No claims against this vessel will be admitted after er Nursultan Nazarbayev. tan. Tokayev told report- the Claims Day. His hand-picked successor ers Nazarbayev was “still SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Kassym Jomart-Tokayev, in power in the capacity of MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY 66 was a shoo-in to win the Police officers detain opposition supporters during a rally chairman of the security AGENT FOR: M/S SILKAGO LOGISTICS PTE vote contested by six other in Nur-Sultan on 9 June 2019 - the day of Kazakhstan’s council... and other capac- LTD candidates. presidential elections. PHOTO: AFP ities”. Responding to con- Phone No: 2301185 But the day was Radio Liberty, Petr Trot- ym-Jomart Tokayev, 66, cerns about police crack- marked by the biggest senko, and Marius Fos- is running for the ruling downs on protests ahead protests the Central Asian sum from the Norwegian party with backing from of the vote, Tokayev said CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE country has seen in three Helsinki Committee rights authoritarian Nazarbayev, that he would be “building M.V YANTRA BHUM VOY. NO. (1025 W/E) years. AFP correspondents NGO were also detained. who stepped down from the up a dialogue with all those Consignees of cargo carried on M.V YANTRA BHUM in Kazakhstan’s two main Both were later released presidency in March. The who support the govern- VOY. NO. (1025 W/E) are hereby notified that the vessel cities Nur-Sultan and Almaty by police. In Nur-Sultan, 78-year-old strongman’s ment and those who are will be arriving on 10-06-2019 and cargo will be discharged witnessed hundreds of ar- another Radio Free Eu- departure shocked Ka- against the government.” into the premises of M.I.T.T/M.I.P where it will lie at the rests. Two AFP journalists rope journalist Saniya zakhs who had lived under Marat Sagyndykov, consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws were among those detained Toiken was held by police his rule since Soviet times a 65-year-old retired civil and conditions of the Port of Yangon. by police in the largest city before being released. Naz- but he is still expected to servant said he had voted for Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Almaty where policebroke arbayev’s foreign-based call the shots in the oil-rich Tokayev “in order to contin- to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now up a protest involving sever- political nemesis, fugitive Central Asian state of 18 ue the course of the Leader declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo al hundred people. One AFP banker Mukhtar Ablyazov million people. of the Nation”, referring to from the Vessel. correspondent was taken to had called for protests in Tokayev’s rivals in the Nazarbayev’s constitution- No claims against this vessel will be admitted after a police station before being cities across the nation on polls that opened at 0100 ally designated status. “I the Claims Day. released while another had Sunday and Monday. GMT included one low-key think in 30 years we have had SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT video equipment confiscated opposition figure, but none some successes. There have MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY by police. Career diplomat is widely known in Mus- been negatives, too, but they AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINER In Almaty, a journal- Career diplomat and lim-majority Kazakhstan. exist in all countries,” Sagy- LINES Phone No: 2301185 ist for Radio Free Europe/ interim president Kass- By contrast Tokayev ndykov told AFP. —AFP 10 JUNE 2019 10 JUNE 2019 14 TOURISM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR TOURISM 15

WAS excited as I sat in hull of the small boat that was paddled along the flowing Ayeyawady River. I was sitting between two I fishermen, one at the bow and another at the stern of the boat as they skilfully rowed and guided the boat. Ko Tha Chan sitting at the bow was striking the boat hull rhythmically with a short stick. The stick was like a drumstick used on a drum set in a rock band. “If they are around and hear the sound of my stick, they’ll come” he said. So I kept my gaze on the water that has yet to show anything yet. I was with the two fishermen between Mingun and Kyaukmyaung in the Ayeyawady River hoping to see the world famous Ayeyawady dolphins working together with the local fishermen to catch fish. This is the home of the Ayeyawady dolphins where the fishermen befriended and worked with them. Dolphin lovers from all over the world come to this place to see fishermen and dolphin cooperating to catch fish. “They remember the way I strike the stick. We fishermen has different way of striking a stick and a dolphin associated to a fisherman respond to the particular way a fisherman strikes a stick. It is like a fisherman having a specific dolphin as a friend or a partner and that dolphin respond to that fisherman.” What Ko Pan Sein said as he rowed the boat from the stern was quite interesting. Of the ten fishing villages between Mingun and Kyaukmyaung, fishermen from villages of Sin Kyun, Aye Kyun, Sein Pan Gon, Myit Kan Gyi, Hinthama, Se The and Myit Soon fish in cooperation with dolphins. A fishing boat had two fishermen with one rowing the boat and another handling the net. The rower had two oars, a short one and a long one. The short one was used for normal rowing while the long one was used as 10 JUNE 2019 10 JUNE 2019 14 TOURISM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR TOURISM 15

can’t find them we asked those once the fishes were huddled ed in deep water. where, they were also called on shore about them. As the together, the dolphin wiggles it As I looked in wonder at Ayeyawady dolphin. dolphins stay in a group and tail fin above the surface of the the way the two fishermen and Professor G.H. Luce pub- they regularly went up to the water which was an indication dolphins cooperate to catch lished a research paper titled surface to breath, those on to cast the net. fish, my thoughts drifted to- Ancient Pyu in the Journal of shore usually could see them. As the lead weighted net ward the dolphins. Burma Research Society vol. It looks like my dolphins are was casted fishes remaining Documentaries on Ay- 27, Part III (1937). Among the not here. Don’t worry, we’ll find outside the casted net were eyawady dolphins and fisher- writings of Tang Dynasty on them,” he said. feasted upon by the dolphins. men cooperating to fish were the Pyu, a word “River Pig” Dolphins are mammals The dolphins were said to nev- shot and screened by television was used to describe an animal and they couldn’t stay be- er feast on the fishes in the net stations from Japan and Ger- in the Ayeyawady River which neath the water for long and as they seems to have an un- many in 2007 and 2008 making is most likely the Ayeyawady they came up to the surface to derstanding with the fishermen the world knew more about Dolphin indicating that the an- breath. As they breathe, they that the one in the net was for these animals. imal has been thriving in the blow out waters so the fish- the fishermen while only fish- In the world dolphins, river for more than a thousand ermen were said to be able to es outside the net was theirs. whales and dugongs were the years. identify their partner dolphin at They also have the uncanny only mammals to live in the Ayeyawady dolphins were sight. An average Ayeyawady knack of indicating to cast the water. Of the more than 30 found not only in Myanmar dolphin is six feet long and had net at a shallow depth so that dolphin species in the world, but also at Chika Lake in Od- a circumference of about four some fishes remains outside Ayeyawady dolphins are the isha State, India; Mahakan feet. the net for them rather than only freshwater dolphin and River, Borneo Island, Indo- As our boat approaches a having the whole school of fish were zoological called Orcaella nesia; Songkla Lake in Thai- sandbank near the middle of caught in the net if it was cast- brevirostris. land and in the Mekong River. the river suddenly we saw two Anderson recorded his sight- dolphins poking their heads ing of Ayeyawady Dolphin in out of the water. Ko Tha Chan … Dolphin lovers from all over Ayeyawady River between Ye- immediately said, “Those are nangyaung and Bhamo but my dolphins. They’re here be- the world come to this place was now only found in upper cause they heard the sound of Mingun area. my sticks. My group had three to see fishermen and dolphin Six locations along the 275 dolphins. Just watch, they’ll miles stretch of Ayeyawady Riv- signal once they find fish.” cooperating to catch fish. er between Mingun and Bhamo As he said that a dolphin were designated as protected PHOTOS: WCS MYANMAR stuck a tail fin straight up the areas for Ayeyawady dolphin by Wildlife Conservation Group The earliest record of Ay- and Fishery Department. eyawady dolphin was made by Once the river was full of Sir Richard Owen who found it dolphins but according to a sur- in the harbour of Visakhapat- vey conducted in 2014 there nam on the east coast of India. remains only about 70 dolphins. From 1871 to 1879 an English Despite the strict control Naturalist John Anderson ex- against catching of dolphins plored along Ayeyawady River and preventing battery shock and found the Ayeyawady dol- fishing that kills the dolphins phins for the first time in its too, two dead dolphins were namesake river. On his return found recently. As the memo- to England, he read a paper ries of the fishermen befriend- titled “Description of a new ing and working with dolphins cetacean from the Irrawaddy remain permanently etched in River, Burma” at Zoological my mind, I thought that it is Society of London where he very important for the locals to used the term Ayeyawady value and cherish the dolphins (Irrawaddy) dolphin for the and preserve and protect them. dolphin he found. Later, when Translated by Handytips same species were found else-

a pushing pole when the boat water surface and then hit the was in shallow water. water with a big splash. Ko Tha “There are a lot of fisher- Chan said this was a signal to men but the dolphin remem- follow it and rowed the boat to bers the specific fisherman it follow the dolphins. works together with. Of course Soon the dolphin stuck a it didn’t remember the fisher- tail fin straight up again. This man as a person but in a way was another signal to prepare the fisherman strikes the stick. for casting the net as it had On our part we remember our found fishes beneath the water dolphin as they have different said Ko Tha Chan who then faces!” said the two as I was stood up in preparation to cast kept in awe by their words. his net. Even though some time The dolphin leader that went by and not a dolphin came had stuck a tail fin was then into view even though Ko Tha seen swimming in a circle while Chan was striking his stick other dolphins were doing the regularly. same. They were said to be “We just have to seek out circling the fishes tighter and where they are this way. If we tighter into a small circle and 10 JUNE 2019 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar selects squad for AFF Myanmar to play friendly match Women’s Championship in Thailand against Singapore on 11 June THE Myanmar Football Fed- in Zin Naing and Phyu Pyu Win. eration (MFF) has selected 26 The midfielders are Nge players for its preliminary list to Nge Htwe, veteran star Khin play at the ASEAN Football Fed- Malar Tun, Khin Mo Mo Tun, Le eration (AFF) Women’s Champi- Le Hlaing, Thin Thin Yu, Khaing onship 2019 in Thailand from 15 Thazin Oo and May Thu Kyaw. to 27 August. The strikers are Khin Moe The squad contains veteran Wai, Nu Nu, Ye Ye Oo, veteran players, mixed with youth stars, star Win Theigi Tun, July Kyaw and training will be begin on 11 and youth star Myat Noe Khin. June, said officials from the MFF. Myanmar will compete in The goalkeepers are Zar Zar Group B, together with Cam- Myint, May Zin Nwe and Khaing bodia, Indonesia and Viet Nam. Zar Win. The host Thailand has been The defenders are Ei Yad- placed in Group A, with Malay- nar Phyo, Aye Aye Moe, Wai Wai sia, the Philippines, Singapore Aungm Khin Than Wai,Khin Myo and Timor-Leste.—Lynn Thit Win, Chit Chit, Khaing Thazin,Z- (Tgi) The Myanmar national football squad, headed by its coaching team and officials, pose for a group photo at the airport in Singapore yesterday. PHOTO:MFF

THE Myanmar national foot- Miodrag Radulovic. Hlaing Bo Bo, Ye Ko Oo, Suan ball team will play a friendly There are 22 players who Lam Mang and Maung Maung match against Singapore at were selected for the squad, Lwin. National Stadium of Singa- said a source with the Myan- The strikers are Kyaw Ko pore on 11 June, according to mar Football Federation. Ko, Aung Thu, Than Htet Aung, the Myanmar Football Feder- The goal keepers are Kyaw Zin Min Tun, Si Thu Aung and ation. Zin Htet and Kyaw Zin Phyo. Win Naing Soe. The Myanmar national The defenders are Soe The friendly match will football team arrived in Singa- Moe Kyaw, Zaw Lin, Zaw Min be held at 6:15 pm (Myanmar pore yesterday afternoon, and Tun, Pyae Phyo Zaw, Win Moe Local Standard Time) at the the team has been training for Kyaw, David Htan, Thein Than National Stadium of Singapore the upcoming friendly match. Win, and Nanda Kyaw. and will be broadcast live on File photo shows the Myanmar national women’s football squad singing the Team Myanmar will be The midfielders are Yan Canal Plus Sports Channel.— national anthem during the international friendly match against Viet Nam headed by its new head coach, Aung Kyaw, Yan Naing Aung, Lynn Thit (Tgi) at Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Mandalay on 23 March. PHOTO: MFF Golovkin brutally knocks out Rolls, calls for third Canelo fight NEW YORK (United States)— to break down the undefeated third round. He stayed patient — And that’s just what he did worked his way out of it and Former unified middleweight Rolls. Golovkin sized him up by even holding off and not throwing to finish off the Canadian in the then slammed a short left from champion Gennady Golovkin winning a close first round. In punches despite getting Rolls in fourth, first landing a chopping a southpaw stance into the face turned back the clock on Sat- the second, Rolls (10-1) hit him a vulnerable position. Golovkin’s left hand to the top of the head of Rolls for the knockout. “It is urday night with a sensational with a left hook and a left jab that the type of boxer who can put that hurt Rolls. The wobbly-kneed my style to knock people out,” fourth-round knockout of Steve snapped Golovkin’s head back. those moments away in his mus- Rolls staggered backwards and said Golovkin, who once had a 23 Rolls in their super middleweight But Golovkin started to see cle memory bank for use later in then tried unsuccessfully to get knockout streak. “I told my coach, fight at Madison Square Garden. cracks in Rolls’ defence in the the fight. Golovkin in a clinch. Golovkin ‘OK I see it now, I see, I just need The 37-year-old Kazakhstan a little bit of time’.” fighter hit Rolls with a short left Asked who he wanted to that sent the Canadian crum- fight next, Golovkin didn’t hes- bling face first to the canvas with itate, “Everybody knows. I am one minute to go in the fourth ready for Canelo. Just bring him, in front of a crowd of 12,357. “I ask him. If you want a big drama feel great, I feel like a new baby,” show, tell him.” said Golovkin. Golovkin, who was Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs) fighting for the first time in nine made a number of key chang- months and coming off the first es heading into the scheduled loss of his career, chose to fight 12-round fight. the heavy underdog Rolls as he He split with long-time train- jockeys for a third fight against er Abel Sanchez and signed a champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. lucrative six-fight deal with US But in the back of everyone’s streaming company DAZN which mind was last week’s shocking may well smooth the way to a heavyweight upset that saw un- third bout with Alvarez, another heralded and overweight Andy DAZN fighter. Ruiz steal three titles by disman- This was his first fight with tling champion Anthony Joshua. new trainer Johnathon Banks Golovkin made sure there and he hopes also a new begin- was no repeat of that, using ning for his career. the first three rounds of the Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin knocked out Canadian Steve Rolls in the fourth round of their super “I come back to my knockout 164-pound fight to figure out how middleweight fight at Madison Square Garden. PHOTO: AFP (ways),” he said. — AFP