BEWARE OF DANGERS BASED ON AEDES WHICH CAUSES DHF PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Myanmar hosts 16th ASEAN Working attends Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Group on Forest Management meeting

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Vol. VIII, No. 79, 13th Waning of Nayon 1383 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Wednesday, 7 July 2021 DHT-Bagan develops rocky lake, Five-Point Road new tourist destination in NyaungU Map of the State Administration Council

1. The Union Election Commission will be

reconstituted and its mandated tasks,

including the scrutiny of voter lists, shall

be implemented in accordance with the

law.

2. Effective measures will be taken with

added momentum to prevent and manage

the COVID-19 pandemic. The ground of the pond is rock layers and the pond is 80 feet long and 80 feet wide with a depth of 30 feet. 3. Actions will be taken to ensure the speedy BAGAN Archaeological Zone, Nyaun- Strategic site symbol surrounding the rocky wall, gU Township in Mandalay Region, Some historians refer to Thet and a statue of Brahminy, a serpent, recovery of businesses from the impact is seen with endless number of pa- Soe Mountain as the place where the dragon, and crocodile are engraved of COVID-19. godas and religious buildings which ‘Thet’ people ruled and were the place on the rocky wall of the pond. Once attracts pilgrims all over the country. where King Pyu Saw Htee defeated you enter the Rocky Pond, you will 4. Emphasis will be placed on achieving The Department of Hotels and Tour- flying large squrrel. The summit of feel like you are back in the Stone enduring peace for the entire nation in ism, Bagan Branch (DHT-Bagan) has Thet Soe Mountain was considered Age. During the Bagan period, this developed a lake that was edged with to be an important military outpost pond was considered by experts as line with the agreements set out in the complete rocks on Thet Soe Moun- for the kings of Bagan from which the a place to store water and provide tain as a new tourist destination for marching of enemies to the capital clean water. Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. travellers, history enthusiasts and of Bagan from all directions could 5. Upon accomplishing the provisions of those who want to experience the be seen. Natural view unique four-sided rocky lake on the The view of the surrounding The hills around the lake are also the state of emergency, free and fair mountain. toddy palm plants, mountain rang- home to the Migyoungkan Temple, U multiparty democratic elections will be es, the historic Mya Pond and the Paung Pagoda, Paw Taw Mu Pagoda Location of Lake view of Tuyintaung pagoda with the and it is also a place where you can held in line with the 2008 Constitution, and The lake is situated in the south Bagan-NyaungU background can be see ancient stone Buddha images of Tuyintaung pagoda on Thet Soe enjoyed from Thet Soe Mountain. that are slightly broken. It is learned further work will be undertaken to hand Mountain which can be accessible that the sunset view of Tuyin Moun- over State duties to the winning party in by two routes, one from Tuyintaung Appearance of rocky pond tain, Thet Soe Mountain, toddy palm pagoda and the other from Tuyin- The ground of the pond is rock plants, Tantkyi Mountain and sunset accordance with democratic standards. taung monastery road. The lake can layers and the pond is 80 feet long and beauty with Ayeyawady River, and the be reached within 20 or 25 minutes 80 feet wide with a depth of 30 feet. overview of Bagan-NyaungU Archae- from the Tuyintaung monastery As you descend into the pond, there ological Zone can be seen from one where vehicles have to be parked. is a quadruple QR CODE shaped place. —Ko Htain/GNLM

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LOCAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS LOCAL BUSINESS Kyaikkhami mid-water Suspension bridge in Myanmar ships over pagoda temporarily closed Shinorcin Village ready 136,000 tonnes of against COVID-19 resurgence to give transaport pigeon peas as of 25 in Kyaikkhami town service June PAGE-5 PAGE-5 PAGE-6 7 JULY 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

and specially chartered flights, general aviation transport services, Government of the Republic of the ground services, fuel services, aviation export and import services, international freight forwarder companies, customer service com- Union of Myanmar panies and agencies, boarding foodstuff production and transport Ministry of Health and Sports services and aircraft maintenance; (4) except for staff from private ports, shipping agencies offices, inter- Order No 276/2021 national freight forwarder companies, customer service companies 12th Waning of Nayon 1383 ME and agencies, container truck services, port export and import cargo trucks and watercraft, inland container depot and dry ports; 6 July 2021 (5) except for staff from communication service providers such as post THE Ministry of Health and Sports hereby announced the order by exercising services, line phones and mobile phone communication services, the authority stipulated in Sub-Section (b) of Section 21 of the Prevention and internet services (exclusive of sales of telephone and data at shops), Control of Communicable Diseases Law. tower and fibre maintenance services; 1. The Ministry of Health and Sports has taken preventive measures against (b) relevant region and state administration councils to issue necessary Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in real-time. Therefore, people from orders and directives and supervision for the prevention of COVID-19 some townships of the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory and Bago Region need infection at CMP factories and workplaces; to stay at home due to the number of confirmed patients on the rise in these (c) organizations and companies to perform their works from homes; townships. (d) one person from each house to go out shopping; 2. Hence, the people residing in the following townships in the Nay Pyi Taw (e) only two persons per house to go to hospitals and clinics; Union Territory and Bago Region are involved in the Stay-at-Home pro- (f) wear masks if they go outside the houses; gramme. (g) allow office buses and registered vehicles only to transport returnees (a) Union Territory, Nay Pyi Taw from workplaces to pass the wards; (1) Zabuthiri Township (h) allow one person only in addition to the driver in a vehicle for shopping (2) Pyinmana Township in the ward and two persons except for the driver to go to hospitals or (b) Bago Region clinics; (1) Toungoo Township (i) abide by the standard operating procedures (SOP) for trucks to ensure (2) Bago Township smooth flow of commodities in the township; (3) Pyay Township 4. People need to inform relevant ward/village administration bodies about 3. The people inclusive of the Stay-at-Home programme of the townships need seeking approvals to go outside the houses if they have reasons to raise the to abide by the following disciplines: limited number of participants in the measures and other emergency issues (a) Reside at their homes only mentioned in subparagraphs (d), (e) and (h) of Paragraph 3. The relevant (1) except for service personnel serving at government department; administrative bodies need not allow ingoing and outgoing persons, except (2) except for those serving at private firms such as banks and monetary for officials and those returnees from duty. services, filling stations, foodstuffs and livestock and fishery, cold 5. Action will be taken against those who fail to abide by the order under the storage, medicine and medical equipment production and distribu- existing laws. tion, purified water production and sales, factories of manufacturing 6. The order came into force at 4 am on 7-7-2021. daily personal goods and related industries; Dr Thet Khaing Win (3) except for staff from airlines, such as relief flights, cargo flights Union Minister

3,602 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 6 July, total figure rises to 171,976

MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 171,976 after 3,602 new cases were reported on 6 July 2021 according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these confirmed cases, 140,387 have been discharged from hospitals. Death toll stands at 3,513 after 52 died. —MNA

Announcement

1. It is found that some foreign correspondents based in Myanmar express the current government of the State Administration Council as military council or military junta or junta in their news stories and exaggerate their news quoting rootless sources and false news related to Myanmar. 2. The State Administration Council just controls various State duties in line with the provisions of the state of emergency under the Constitution (2008) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and it has been clearly announced that the government is not a coup d’état government. 3. The United Nations and global countries have recognized the State Administration Council as the legal government of Myanmar. 4. Especially, some foreign news agencies need to express news in line with news media ethics instead of quoting and exaggerating inaccurate and uncertain news and undermining the country by disseminating false news to global people. 5. The government emphasizes the holding of press conferences and the correct and quick replies to queries so as to ensure the correct and swift flow of information. 6. The announcement was hereby issued that some foreign news agencies were warned not to further apply the usage of military council/military junta/junta for the government in the future and not to quote and exaggerate the false news, and action will be taken against them under the existing laws if they apply wrong usages, quote and exaggerate fake news and disseminate false information.

Ministry of Information 7 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs attends Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

line with the sustainable devel- opment goals in intensifying the collective efforts for economic recovery through Tourism re- covery. He also highlighted that the threat of ICT related securi- ty issues should be tackled by further enhancing cooperation. He also emphasized the need to reinforce cooperation between Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean Countries with a view to upholding ASEAN centrality in evolving regional architecture. With regard to develop- ments in Myanmar, Union U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of At the Meeting, ASEAN During the meeting, Union Minister apprised the meeting Minister for Ministry of For- Indonesia and Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Ministers exchanged Minister explained Myanmar’s that the Five-Point Roadmap eign Affairs attended the Spe- Minister of Foreign Affairs of views on combatting COVID-19, precautionary measures for laid down by the State Admin- cial ASEAN-Russia Foreign the Russian Federation, and post-pandemic recovery, region- COVID-19, including a vacci- istration Council is the future Ministers’ Meeting which was was attended by Foreign Min- al architecture in the Asia-Pacif- nation programme in Myanmar. plan to reinstate democracy in held via video conference on isters from the ASEAN Member ic and Russia’s proposal on the The Union Minister then Myanmar in accordance with 6 July 2021. The meeting was States and the Secretary-Gen- convening of the ASEAN-Russia underscored the need to en- the State Constitution 2008. co-chaired by Retno Marsudi, eral of ASEAN. Commemorative Summit. hance green recovery efforts in —MNA Myanmar hosts 16th ASEAN Working Group on Forest Management meeting

MYANMAR hosted the 16th water resources, biodiversity ASEAN Working Group on and stability of the ecosystem. Forest Management meeting He then highlighted the virtually in Nay Pyi Taw yes- implementation of the forest terday. management system according The Permanent Secre- to the changing world situation tary of the Ministry of Natural and industrial development by Resources and Environmen- switching from sustainable de- tal Conservation discussed velopment to everlasting de- matters in connexion with the velopment. important role of forest prod- He also clarified Myanmar ucts, which support economic Reforestation and Rehabilita- growth and rural residents for tion Plan (2017-2018 to 2026- in the country. He then expressed the will- the ASEAN secretariat joined the sustainable development 2027), Re-establishing Natural He continued that Myan- ingness to cooperate with the the meeting online. of the country, 42.19 per cent Habitat Programme (2019- mar faces some challenges in ASEAN member countries in The Deputy Direc- of forest coverage areas ac- 2020 to 2028-2029), National the forest management sector overcoming such challenges. tors-General, Directors of the cording to the FRA 2020 report, REDD+ Strategies, MTLAS due to the weak techniques, The ASEAN Forest offi- Forest Department were pres- the conservation of soil and and FLEGT being conducted funds and COVID-19 pandemic. cials and representatives of ent at the meeting. — MNA 7 JULY 2021 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar women’s traditional clothing boasts of impressive beauty

MYANMAR boasts of its cultures and traditions. The country had existed as an independent and sovereign country under our own Kings. Therefore, Myanmar people want to preserve and protect their own traditional cultures without any inspiration from other’s cultures. Myanmar women are one of these people. Young Myanmar girls wear the traditional dresses —Yin Bone and Longyi like ancient Myanmar women during special occasions or events by obeying the words of their parents. However, there are still some girls who wear skirts, short and long trou- sers to destroy the Myanmar traditional cultures. Being the next generations of the country, Myanmar girls should wear the proper costumes in line with the Dhamma for living in the Buddhist country. If so, the foreigners can know them as My- anmar girls for their traditional clothing. Myanmar girls conserve the traditional culture by wearing Yin Bone and Longyi. Myanmar girls are naturally peaceful, gentle, and stay calm. Therefore, the artists should draw the portrait of the beauty of Myanmar women in their traditional costumes not to lose Myanma cultural heritages as they can be defined as picturesque paintings. The traditional dress is a must code for all Myanmar women and they should wear fashionable and eye-catching ones to conserve the Myanmar cultural heritage by adhering to the social virtue – Hiri and Ottappa (shame and fear of sinning).—Zeya Htet (Minbu)/GNLM

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It is necessary to turn out many educated persons and disseminate the knowledge to each other in the nation to ensure the rule of law. Only when every citizen has the will to build a better country will the country have prosperity. In order to do so, the education sector needs sound foundations.

(Excerpt from the speech of the meeting of the State Administration Council by the Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 24 May 2021)

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Kyaikkhami mid-water pagoda temporarily closed against COVID-19 resurgence in Kyaikkhami town

WITH the rising number of COV- of trustees will announce the ID-19 cases, the Kyaikkhami reopening date of the pagoda,” Yayle (mid-water) pagoda was said a member of Kyaikkhami temporarily closed to visitors, Yayle pagoda board of trustees. according to the announcement Kyaikkhami Yayle pagoda of the Pagoda Board of Trustees is one of the most famous pa- on 4 July. godas in Myanmar and it is the “The Kyaikkhami Yayle pa- main attraction of Mon State. goda was closed starting from 4 Located 9 kilometres northeast July because of COVID-19. The of Thanbyuzayat, Kyaikkhami number of COVID-19 is reported was a small coastal resort and mostly in Thanbyuzayat town- missionary centre known as ship as well as in Kyaikkhami Amherst during the British era. town. There are three hundred The main focus of Kyaikkhami is cases of COVID-19 in Thanbyu- Yayle Pagoda. Other attractions zayat and nearly one hundred in here are the colonial adminis- Kyaikkhami. As a result, Kyaik- trative buildings that are nearly khami Yayle pagoda was closed 100 years old. — Aye Maung/ Kyaikkhami mid-water pagoda is one of the most famous pagodas in Myanmar and it is the main attraction of temporarily. The pagoda board GNLM Mon State. Suspension bridge in Shinorcin Village ready to give transaport service

CONSTRUCTION of suspen- construction. nical support of the Depart- sion bridge in Shinorcin village, The cable-stayed bridge is ment of Rural Development. Kanpetlet Township, Mindat 415 feet long, 4.6 feet wide and “Villages in Kanpetlet District, Chin State began in 30 feet high. Township are hilly and diffi- the first week of March and Under the Village Develop- cult to access during the rainy is now ready to give transport ment Plan (VDP), the construc- season. The suspension bridge service to local people, accord- tion of the bridge was carried connects Shinorcin village with ing to the Kanpetlet Township out with K10 million funds of Aukkant village. The bridge Rural Development Depart- the Rural Development Depart- will give socio-economic and ment. ment of Kanpetlet Township for transportation benefits to 512 The Rural Development the 2020-2021 budget year. villagers from 80 households,” Department of Kanpetlet Town- The villagers themselves said U Thang Um, township ship has funded the Village De- were also involved in the con- head of the Rural Development The bridge will give socio-economic and transportation benefits to 512 velopment Project (VDP) this struction of the bridge under Department, Kanpetlet Town- villagers from 80 households. financial year for the bridge the close supervision and tech- ship. — Soe Moe Kyaw/ GNLM

Health and Sports Ministry opens COVID-19 call centre

THE Ministry of Health and Sports opens the COVID-19 call centre at its office in Nay Pyi Taw as of 8 am on 22 June for the reply to queries on health awareness about COVID-19 and facts for abiding by the restrictions to the people on time. The people can dial the following telephone numbers from 8 am to 9 pm on a daily basis for facts about the COVID-19 disease.

Contact numbers: (1) 067-3411508 (4) 09-882557991 (2) 067-3411509 (5) 09-882557992 (3) 067-3411144 (6) 09-882557993 7 JULY 2021 6 LOCAL BUSINESS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar ships over 136,000 tonnes of pigeon peas as of 25 June MYANMAR exported more than Myanmar can export This year, the G-to-G pact 136,632 tonnes of pigeon peas to 250,000 tonnes of black gram ensured a strong market next the foreign trade partners be- (urad) and 100,000 tonnes of pi- five years, along with other re- tween 1 October and 26 June in geon peas under the G to G (gov- laxations on import quota, My- the current financial year 2020- ernment to government) pact anmar Trade Promotion Organ- 2021, according to the Ministry during the April-March period ization under the Ministry of of Commerce’s trade data. between the 2021-2022 finan- Commerce stated. The country generated an cial year and the 2025-2026 FY. In the 2017-2018FY, over income of US$91.54 million from The bilateral negotiations for a million tons of black grams, the exports of pigeon peas in the G-to-G pact started in 2016 pigeon peas, and green grams nearly nine months. and the two countries signed an were shipped to foreign coun- At present, the price of pi- MoU on 18 June 2021. tries. Nevertheless, the earn- geon peas in India is declining Additionally, this G-to-G ings were registered at just $713 on steady inflow from Ethiopia, pact will not relate to India’s million owing to the price drop. Tanzania, Malawi and Sudan. yearly quota on bean import. Myanmar shipped over 1.6 The pigeon peas fetch around Therefore, Myanmar exporters million tonnes of different vari- K1,080,000-1,120,000 per tonne can ship them under this quota eties of pulses, especially black depending on varieties. The as well. grams, with an estimated worth demand is quite slow, said an Myanmar’s pigeon peas are primarily shipped to India and also exported Since 2017, India has been of US$1 billion, to other counties exporter. to Singapore, the US, Canada, Pakistan, the UK, and Malaysia. But, the setting import quota on beans in the FY2018-2019. During the export volume to other countries rather than to India is extremely small. Myanmar’s pigeon peas are including black grams and pi- last FY2019-2020 ended Septem- primarily shipped to India and volume to other countries rather supply and demand, said an offi- geon peas. Therefore, the grow- ber 30, the country delivered 1.6 also exported to Singapore, the than to India is extremely small. cial of Myanmar Pulses, Beans ers faced difficulties to export million tonnes to external mar- US, Canada, Pakistan, the UK, The domestic bean market and Sesame Seeds Merchants their beans to the Indian market ket, generating an export value and Malaysia. But, the export is positively related to the law of Association. in the previous years. of $1.195 billion. — MM/GNLM

Bilateral trade with Bangladesh CBM sells $3 million for first time in July hits $32 mln this FY BILATERAL border trade stood itime and land routes. Bilateral at over US$32.89 million as of border trade is conducted mainly 25 June in the current 2020-21 through the Sittway and Maung- financial year, which saw a de- taw points of entry. crease of $17.7 million from the The products traded be- corresponding period of last tween the two countries include year, according to the Ministry bamboo, ginger, peanuts, saltwa- of Commerce. ter prawns and fish, dried plums, The border trade during garlic, rice, mung beans, blan- the period has dropped by $17.7 kets, candy, plum jams, footwear, million, compared with that of the frozen foods, chemicals, leather, same period last year when the jute products, tobacco, plastics, total bilateral border trade was wood, knitwear, and beverages. only $50.6 million. At present, Myanmar’s bor- The country’s exports to der trade with four neighbouring Bangladesh totalled $14.28 countries—China, India, Thai- million, while its imports were land and Bangladesh totalled The CBM reportedly sold $12 million at an auction rate in June. The CBM’s move is aimed at governing the market volatility. $18.6 million. $7.65 billion, shared by $4.98 bil- Myanmar exports goods to lion in export and $2.66 billion in THE Central Bank of Myanmar exchange rate stands at K1,650 In 2020, the exchange rate Bangladesh through both mar- imports. — ACM/GNLM (CBM) sold US$3 million on 5 at present. moved in the range of K1,465- July for the first time this month The CBM trades the foreign 1,493 in January, K1,436-1,465 at an auction market rate of currency with the authorized in February, K1,320-1,445 in Myanmar imports 266-tonne condensed K1,625. private banks under the rules March, K1,395-1,440 in April, milk via sea trade last 19-25 June The CBM reportedly sold and regulations of the FX auc- K1,406-1,426 in May, K1,385-1,412 $12 million at an auction rate tion market. in June, K1,367-1,410 in July, MYANMAR imported US$352,000 worth of 266 tonnes of condensed in June. The CBM’s move is The local forex market’s K1,335-1,390 in August, K1,310- milk from Malaysia and Singapore through maritime trade in a week aimed at governing the market data showed that the dollar ex- 1,355 in September, K1,282-1,315 between 19 and 25 June, according to the Ministry of Commerce. volatility. change rate touched the max- in October, K1,303-1,330 in No- Compared with the previous week, the condensed milk import The bullish hard currency imum of K1,345 and the mini- vember and K1,324-1,403 in De- showed a decrease of 52 tonnes. About 318 tonnes of condensed milk gained in the local forex market, mum of K1,327 in January 2021. cember. was brought into the country during that week. reaching the peak of K1,730 on 12 The rate moved in the range In 2019, the rates are pegged Furthermore, $25,000 valued 25 tonnes of milk powder were May from K1,330 in January-end. of K1,335-1,465 in February. It at K1,508-1,517 in July, K1,510- imported from Germany in a week ended 25 June. The import of milk In a bid to control the sharp daily reached the lowest of K1,420 and 1,526 in August, K1,527-1,565 in powder also dropped from 126 tonnes recorded in the previous week. gains of the US dollar, the CBM the highest of K1,550 in March. September, K1,528-1,537 in Oc- Additionally, Myanmar’s Trade Department under the Ministry reportedly sold about 6.8 million The rate fluctuated between tober, K1,510-1,524 in November of Commerce notified that various beverages, coffee mix and tea dollars on 3 February 2021, 6 K1,550 and K1,610 in April. The and K1,485-1,513 in December. mix, instant coffee, and condensed milk and evaporated milk have million dollars each on 22 and rate fluctuated between K1,585 On 20 September 2018, the been temporarily restricted for import via the Myanmar-Thailand 27 April, $24 million in May and and K1,730 in May and it moved dollar exchange rate hit an all- border starting from 1 May. However, they can be imported through $12 million in June in the auc- to the maximum of K1,595-1,620 time high of K1,650 in the local maritime trade, Myawady Trade Zone reported. — KK/GNLM tion market. Consequently, the last month. currency market. – NN/GNLM 7 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7

Mandalay Region ex-chief minister Dr Zaw Myint Maung, ex-minister for Electricity, Energy and Construction U Zar Ni Aung charged under Section 55 of Anti-Corruption Law

FORMER Mandalay Region Region government. cal treatment in Bumrungrad on paying the actual price of It is reported that the first Chief Minister Dr Zaw Myint According to the findings of Hospital in Thailand in 2019, he the lands, the state lost over complaint was lodged against Maung and Former Mandalay the investigation team, Dr Zaw accepted a bribe of US$100,000 K340 million. Former Chief Minister Dr Zaw Region Minister for Electrici- Myint Maung, during his tenure in three instalments for medical Former Minister for Man- Myint Maung and Former Min- ty, Energy and Construction U as the Mandalay Region Chief expenses from a businessman dalay Region Electricity, En- ister U Zar Ni Aung under Sec- Zar Ni Aung have been charged Minister, received a bribe of operating projects in the Man- ergy and Construction who tion 55 of the Anti-Corruption under Section 55 of the Anti-Cor- 300,000 Thai baht from a compa- dalay Region. also served as the Acting Chief Law at Aungmyethazan Town- ruption Law. ny whose work was to obtain the In 2019, the Government al- Minister for Mandalay Region ship Police Station on 6 July. The Anti-Corruption Com- permit of other uses of farmland located 0.0171 acre of land worth violated the existing rules and The Anti-Corruption Com- mission (ACC) has set up an in- related to the project area and K94.1 million for the NLD office regulations by paying less than mission also set up a prelim- vestigation team to investigate to continue project activities in in Myingyan Township/District the actual prices of the lands inary screening team for the the allegations of corruption in 2019 and 2020. He also received and 0.172 acre of land worth allocated by the state for NLD saving book of over K850 million the activities of Dr Zaw Myint K65 million from a company op- K258 million for the NLD office party offices in Aungmyethazan and K45 million in cash at the Maung, the former Chief Min- erating the Amarapura Urban in PyinOoLwin. and Chanayethazan townships. Mineral Development Bank, ister of Mandalay Region, and Development Project as a bribe. Due to his violation of the Due to that, the state lost more US$20,000 and 500,000 Thai other officials in the Mandalay While he was receiving medi- existing laws and regulations than 130 million kyats. baht. — MNA Police seized ballots, seals Two men arrested with 13 percussion bearing UEC symbol from lock firearms in Paungde former Homalin Ward election TWO men were arrested with 13 township police station confessed Kyaungsu village, Paungde Town- sub-commission chair percussion lock firearms after the Kyaw Thura and San Maung pur- ship. confession of the arrested two chased 13 firearms with 300,000 Myint Soe was arrested with drug dealers on 5 July. kyats from Ko Pauk Kin in Nyaun- 13 firearms and San Maung was Suspects Kyaw Min Oo and glaypin village, Nattalin Town- arrested later at his house. It is Kyaw Thura who were arrested ship and kept them in Myint Soe’s reported that actions will be tak- under Section 19 (a) of the Nar- house in Nyaungpinsu village. en against those who keep the cotic Drugs and Psychotropic They were reportedly direct- weapons, in accordance with the Substances Law in Paungde ed by Nyunt Hlaing who lives in law. —GNLM

Seized electoral materials.

THE security forces raided Pyithu Hluttaw in the 2020 the house of U Bo Chit, for- General Election. The sus- mer chairman of Homalin pect U Bo Chit is still at large ward election sub-commis- and the officials transferred sion in Homalin Township of the seized electoral materi- Hkamti District of Sagaing als to the Homalin Township Region, on 2 July according to election sub-commission of- the tip-off that he kept home- fice. made bombs at his house. The current UEC an- The police seized two bal- nounced on 29 May that it lot books containing 50 ballot found 7,822 missing ballots papers and three seals bear- and 3,857 extra ballots in ing the UEC symbol used for Homalin Township. — MNA

Highway accidents kill 48, injure 276 in Myanmar in 2021H1

IN the first six months of 2021, there were four deaths and 40 in 31 traffic accidents in May others. The number of traffic in the first six months of 2021. there were a total of 147 re- injuries in 29 traffic accidents and three deaths and 37 inju- accidents has declined while The monthly average death is ported traffic accidents on the in January, three deaths and 29 ries in 20 traffic accidents in the number of traffic-related eight, and the monthly average Yangon-Mandalay expressway, injuries in 21 traffic accidents June. deaths and injuries has in- injury is 46. leaving 48 people dead and 276 in February, 13 deaths and 51 During the same period creased in this year compared Human errors such as others injured, according to injuries in 25 traffic accidents of 2020, there were a total with the same period that of overspeeding, reckless driving the Nay Pyi Taw Expressway in March, 13 deaths and 66 in- of 183 road accidents on the last year. and drowsy driving are mostly Traffic Police Force. juries in 21 traffic accidents in Yangon-Mandalay express- The monthly average blamed for highway accidents During the first six months, April, 12 deaths and 43 injuries way, killing 35 and injuring 202 traffic accident is 24.6 times in the country. — ZYA/GNLM 7 JULY 2021 7 JULY 2021 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE / NATIONAL 9 Beware of dangers ` Myanmar Daily Weather Report based on Aedes To be a Professionalism (Issued at 4:00 pm Tuesday 6 July, 2021) By Dr Than Lwin Tun BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is moderate over the Andaman which causes DHF HE Merriam-Webster The ways you can develop -- When you run into problems and Sea and South Bay and weak elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal. dictionary defines profes- and practise professionalism: Be obstacles take the time to brain- Tsionalism as “the conduct, productive -- Use your time pro- storm a few solutions and alter- FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 7 July, aims, or qualities that characterize ductively at work; Focus on your natives before you meet with your 2021: Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Lower Sagaing ONSOON has fallen into Myanmar for one month. Rain- or mark a profession or a profes- job responsibilities and avoid get- supervisor; Be resilient -- Develop and Magway Regions, scattered in Mandalay Region and Chin water fills various ponds, drains, lakes, creeks and rivers sional person”. It defines a profes- ting pulled into social media, web coping skills to manage setbacks States, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing Region and Northern Min the nation. Moreover, various parts of the ground are sion as “a calling requiring special- browsing and phone activity while and challenges with a positive and Shan, Rakhine, Kayah States and widespread in the remaining covered with rainwater as muddy and wet areas. ized knowledge and often long and on the clock; Develop a profession- constructive attitude; Communi- Regions and States with likelihood of isolated heavyfalls in Upper The areas filled with clean water are the best for Aedes intensive academic preparation”. al Image -- Project a professional cate effectively -- Practise profes- Sagaing, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady Regions and Kachin, Kayin, mosquitoes which bears dengue viruses to be transmitted from Professionalism includes a presence and dress appropriately sional on-line, in-person and in- Mon States. Degree of certainty is (100%). person to person. Dengue Hamorrhagic Fever is a mosquito-borne variety of personal qualities and for your industry and organiza- terpersonal communication skills; disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. behaviours that demonstrate com- tion. A good rule of thumb is to Develop self-awareness -- Learn to STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moderate in Myan- Such viruses can be identified as DENV-1, -2, -3 and -4. Infection mitment to effective performance dress in the position you aspire to manage your emotions and gain mar waters. Wave height will be about (4-7) feet off and along with one serotype of DENV provides immunity to that serotype in a given job. have; Take the initiative -- Ask for awareness of your emotional trig- Myanmar Coasts. for life but provides no long-term immunity to other serotypes. Central professional char- more projects to be given to you gers so you can manage your re- The patients, especial- acteristics are commitment and or think of assignments that will actions positively and productively. OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Increase of ly children under 15, may confidence, responsibility and de- meet your organization’s goals. Accept and reflect on feedback rain in Nay Pyi Taw, Bago, Taninthayi Regions and Shan, Kayah, face warning signs of DHF pendability, honesty and ethics, You don’t want to be under-utilized; to assist as you learn and grow; Kayin, Mon States. Hence, all the as severe abdominal pain, and appearance and professional Maintain effective work habits— Build relationships -- Network persistent vomiting, marked presence. Prioritize, plan and manage your with colleagues, customers and FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING entire peo- change in temperature from The essential qualities that assignments and projects. Follow clients to build professional cordial AREA FOR 7 July, 2021: One or two rain or thundershowers. fever to hypothermia, hem- lead to high job performance and Degree of certainty is (100%). In a recent study on Career Readiness conducted by NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers), up and follow through with your relationships, work on teams and ple should orrhagic manifestations, or success throughout a career: Abil- employers who hire college graduates were asked which professional competencies were essential to workplace supervisor and team members; collaborate effectively. change in mental status. The ity to Learn, Conscientiousness, success. PHOTO: NACE Manage your time efficiently So, if you want to progress FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA collectively patient also may have ear- Interpersonal Skills, Adaptability -- Establish priorities, set goals your specific professionalism, FOR 7 July, 2021: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ly signs of shock, including and Integrity. are- be best, be dependable, be ities and characteristics of a pro- hire college graduates were asked and create action plans to meet please pay attention to the ways of certainty is (100%). restlessness, cold clammy A good professional can do a team player, be respectful, be fessional. Professionalism leads which professional competen- deadlines; Demonstrate integrity you can develop and practise pro- participate in skin, rapid weak pulse, and the job and he can do it well. Nev- ethical and be positive. to workplace success, a strong cies were essential to workplace -- Be accountable for your work fessionalism. FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING narrowing of the pulse pres- ertheless, technical expertise is Professionalism is the con- professional reputation and a high success. Professionalism/work and actions while behaving ethi- References AREA FOR 7 July, 2021: Isolated rain or thundershowers. anti-DHF cam- sure. Patients with dengue not enough, Qualities like honesty, duct, behaviour and attitude of level of work ethic and excellence. ethic topped the list with 97.5% cally at all times; Provide excel- 1. https://careertrend.com/facts Degree of certainty is (80%). fever should be told to return punctuality, a spirit of service, the someone in a work or business en- In a recent study on Career of respondents identifying it as lence -- Produce work and results 2. https://www.elmbrookcenter.org paigns across to the hospital if they can see ability to meet deadlines and many vironment. A person doesn’t have Readiness conducted by NACE either “absolutely essential” or that reflect a sense of pride and 3. https://career.vt.edu/develop/ themselves these signs. others are also essential. to work in a specific profession to (National Association of Colleges “essential” for a new college hire’s professionalism, often exceeding professionalism.html the nation of DHF is currently de- The traits of professionalism demonstrate the important qual- and Employers), employers who success. expectations; Be a problem-solver fined by the following four their own ac- World Health Organization (WHO) criteria: fever or re- cord as part of cent history of fever lasting 2-7 days, any hemorrhagic manifestation, thrombo- looking after cytopenia (platelet count of <100,000/mm3), and ev- Curiosity their offspring idence of increased vascular permeability. By U Than Zaw to be free from In Myanmar society, the Ministry of Health and HE word “Curiosity” is epidemics in- Sports, as well as medical the wish to know things. Maung Mya bought a ring in the mean. So, he is always asking doctors from various hos- TIt simply means a wish to bazaar. questions. cluding Den- pitals and clinics, advise on know when a person is curious Such curiosity is silly be- He is always saying What? raising health awareness for about anything; it means he is cause these things themselves Why? How? Where? That is the gue Hamor- the people to broaden their interested in it. are so trivial. Also, it is no busi- way he learns and as for grown- horizon how to take preven- In itself, therefore, there is ness of their own or what their up people should always be pa- rhagic Fever. tive measures of DHF in the nothing wrong with curiosity. neighbours do. It would be bet- tient with curious children and environs, what symptoms of Whether it is a good thing or a ter if they mind their own busi- try to answer their questions DHF and how to take med- bad thing, will depend on what ness, and left neighbours alone best. ical treatment for the DHF people are curious about. whatever it might be. And there is noble curios- patients. Curiosity is often silly, and Such curiosity is not only ity also, the curiosity of wise As a saying goes: Prevention is better than cure, public partici- sometimes it is wrong. In the foolish, but curiosity that takes men who wonder at all the great pation is of great importance in taking preventive measures against village and small towns, there mischief gives rise to lies and things “Nature” has made and the infectious DHF by carrying out sanitation and cleaning of the is a good deal of foolish curi- scandals, which hurt. For it gen- try to find out all they can about environment around the residences in the society. All the water osity. People with nothing bet- erally leads to gossip and idle curiosity. Columbus could never containers need to be covered with not for mosquitos to enter. It ter to do are full of curiosity gossip often gives rise to lies have found America if he had is because clean water is the best habitat for the Aedes mosquito. about what their neighbours do. and scandal, which hurt inno- not been curious. All the discoveries of science have been due to man’s curiosity about their desire to know. China Hence, all the entire people should collectively participate in They want to know what they cent people. James Watt would not have launched three male astronauts, Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, into space in June. PHOTO: anti-DHF campaigns across the nation of their own accord as part eat, what money they earn, But, as you know, all chil- made the steam engine if he TWITTER.COM/ XHSCITECH of looking after their offspring to be free from epidemics including why are a woman has got a new dren are curious and their cu- had not been curious about the raphy Morse Code we could not dio Officer) onboard, Mercantile ence have been due to man’s Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. Hta-hbi, why another does not riosity is a good thing. When raising of the kettle lid. Willian have telegraph communications Marine for 23 and half years, curiosity about their desire to get married, why Maung Hla a child begins to notice things F.B. Morse would not have made in the whole world, even I could isn’t it? know. Curiosity about great and come home late at night, or why what they are and what they or invented W/T Wireless Teleg- not earn my living as R/O (Ra- All the discoveries of sci- noble things is noble curiosity. 7 JULY 2021 10 ASIA: TOP STORIES THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Good governance

By VLADIMIR PETROVSKIY | China Daily Global

HE Communist Party of China is pared to that in 2010. Thus, a large-scale need to develop a new type of internation- celebrating its 100th anniversary milestone task was solved. al relations; countries working together Tthis year, a historic event not only The experience of China’s political to build a community with a shared fu- for China, but also for the rest of the world. development in the era of reform and ture for mankind; the construction of For more than 70 out of its 100 years, the opening-up has an important foreign socialism with Chinese characteristics CPC has been China’s ruling party, which policy dimension. It demonstrates the in a new era; and the transformation of is a record in itself. limitations of the Western model and China by the middle of this century into To better understand the true im- the danger of a “universal Westerni- a great modern socialist country that is portance of the CPC’s experience, one zation” policy for countries belonging prosperous, strong, democratic, cultur- should turn to history. At the turn of to non-Western cultures. The Chinese ally advanced, harmonious and beautiful. the 20th to 21st centuries, the future of economy’s stability and steady growth The strength of China’s example as socialism depended on its ability and consolidates the CPC’s leading role in a successful and strong socialist power capacity to reform itself. We can compare China’s political system. is also important, not only for the left- the Russian and Chinese experiences, The CPC as the main and ruling wing forces and the forces of socialism because by the end of the 1980s both party determines the key directions, the throughout the world, but also for other countries found themselves at the same development model and the value pri- countries, especially emerging econo- crossroad, but each chose a different orities. Its performance in these areas mies, that are looking to form their own path. Truly, history has no subjunctive can be measured by the achievements models of socioeconomic development. mood. Decades later we see where China the country has already made and the China, under the guidance of the is now, and where Russia is, and what identifying of the next tasks and how they CPC, will continue to look ahead and happened to the Union of Soviet Socialist are to be successfully completed. These develop confidently. China is carrying Republics. tasks are to make the country a major out a large experiment of a global scale, China’s development has entered a LI MIN/CHINA DAILY world power, with a modern developed and all other countries, especially those new stage. A new generation of leaders, economy, an influential social sphere with a developing economy, are looking led by President Xi Jinping, is setting Despite the negative impact of the novel and with a role as one of the main par- at China. What should be the optimal certain tasks for the Party. The 19th Na- coronavirus outbreak, China has suc- ticipants in the formulation of the world combination of the free market mecha- tional Congress of the CPC in October cessfully completed the 13th Five-Year and regional agendas. nisms and state regulation? China has 2017 was devoted to how the CPC, as the Plan (2016-20), with absolute poverty Attention has been drawn in par- its own model. In fact, we see an abso- core of the political system, is moving being eradicated in the country. By 2020, ticular to a number of key provisions lutely pragmatic approach, when what toward completing the assigned tasks. the country’s GDP had doubled com- expressed by President Xi, including the is working is supported. Nepal aims to export power after inaugurating largest power project

NEPALI Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli National Pride Projects. Monday inaugurated the Upper Tama- Between 2007 and 2017, Nepal went koshi hydropower project, the country’s through a massive power outage with largest with an installed capacity of load shedding extending up to 18 hours 456MW, which is expected to make Ne- per day. In May 2018, the NEA officially pal a power exporter in the wet season. announced the end of load shedding in Oli “switched on” the button the country through better manage- through a video conference after the ment of available power and by import- electricity generated by one of the six ing more power from India. turbines of the project was evacuated Nepal’s peak demand of power was to the national grid. 1,400MW, while the installed capacity of “Once power is generated from all power projects was 1,369MW during the turbines, the country will have surplus first half of the current 2020-21 fiscal energy making the country capable of year that ends in mid-July, said Madan exporting electricity,” said Hitendra Timsina, the NEA’s spokesman. Dev Shakya, managing director of the So the country has to import power Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). from India to fill in the gap. “The completion of the Upper Tam- Kul Man Ghising, former NEA man- akoshi project has provided an oppor- aging director under whose leadership The project on Tamakoshi River in Dolakha district in central Nepal, approximately 200 km tunity for Nepal to export power in ad- the load shedding ended, told Xinhua from the capital of Kathmandu, is one of the country’s National Pride Projects. PHOTO: dition to local consumption, which is a that the government was asked to take KATHMANDUPOST/XINHUA great achievement,” Oli said during the concrete measures to export power to inauguration. “Now we have to increase India to ensure the surplus power not posed to complete in six years, yet the interest to be paid to creditors, now the use of electricity in our kitchen, na- to be wasted. change in the design of the main tunnel, the estimated final cost has reached tionwide electrification, industrial use, “Nepal can trade the power in In- earthquake in 2015, India’s trade block- around 709 million U.S. dollars, accord- education so that we can promote green dian power exchange market,” he said. ade in the same year and a lockdown ing to the NEA. development of the country.” Ghising also spoke of the need for imposed to contain the COVID-19 have Irrespective of the growing cost, The project on Tamakoshi River promoting the use of electricity in kitch- all contributed to the delay and cost Nepali Energy Minister Bishnu Pau- in Dolakha district in central Nepal, en and other sectors. overrun of the project. del said the project would contribute approximately 200 km from the capital The Upper Tamakoshi hydropower Initially, the project was expected around 1 percent to the country’s GDP. of Kathmandu, is one of the country’s project started in 2011 and was sup- to cost 409 million U.S. dollars including — Xinhua 7 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ENVIRON/SOCIAL: WORLD 11 S. Korea garden known for statue of kneeling man donated to gov’t

A private botanical garden in and wearing traditional Korean works of art, is considering hold- South Korea that drew attention outfits have been erected across ing an exhibition in Tokyo and for installing a statue of a kneel- South Korea and overseas. elsewhere by temporarily moving ing man in front of a statue sym- The issue of the former com- the statues. While he is seeking bolizing “comfort women” has fort women remains a diplomatic backers in Japan for the project, been donated to the government, flashpoint between the two neigh- he had yet to be contacted about except for the pair of statues, the bours. The donation is intended to it as of Tuesday. The garden is garden’s founder said Tuesday. keep the garden open for the long located in Pyeongchang in the The bronze figure that ap- term. Kim said he felt it would country’s northeast. Kim created pears to be bowing to the girl be difficult to continue running the botanical garden with his own statue in atonement became con- the garden “both physically and money, which he made through troversial last year as many say it economically.” agriculture and other endeav- resembles then Japanese Prime Sometime after a donation ors.— Kyodo Minister Shinzo Abe. Kim Chang ceremony on Wednesday, Kim Ryeol, who heads the garden, said intends to step down as garden Photo taken at the privately run he will personally manage the head but stressed there is no plan Korea Botanic Garden in South statues out of consideration for to remove or relocate the statues. Korea’s Pyeongchang on 19 June their potential impact on bilateral The statues, titled “Everlast- 2021, shows statues of a girl (top) symbolizing Korean “comfort ties if the government also owned ing Atonement,” will remain in women”, a euphemism for women them. The girl statue symbolizes a section of the garden where who were made to work in Japan’s Korean women forced to work at visitors can stroll. An organiza- wartime brothels, and a man Japanese military brothels dur- tion under the Korea Forestry resembling former Japanese Prime ing World War II. Similar statues Service will manage the garden. Minister Shinzo Abe on his knees bowing to her. PHOTO: KYODO of life-size girls depicted seated Kim, who views the statues as

Fears for future of Mexico City’s ‘green lung’ Ancient bone carving could change the way we think endemic species including the critically endangered axolotl, a salamander-like amphibian. about Neanderthals Residents and experts worry that the project is just The design may be simple, suggested that Neanderthals, the first step in an accelerated but a chevron pattern etched among our closest relatives, development of the area, which onto a deer bone more than only began creating symbolic is listed as a Wetlands of Inter- 50,000 years ago suggests that objects after mixing with them. national Importance under an Neanderthals had their own But using radiocarbon dat- intergovernmental conserva- artistic tradition before modern ing, archaeologists determined tion treaty. humans arrived on the scene, the recently-unearthed artifact “We’re going to keep fight- researchers said Monday. to be at least 51,000 years old -- ing, because we fear that they The engraving, discovered pre-dating the arrival of Homo will want to continue to develop at a German cave where Nean- sapiens in central Europe by and fill the lakes here to make derthals lived tens of thousands some 10,000 years, according Activists fear a bridge being built over Mexico City’s wetlands will cause a commercial plaza,” said Ma- of years ago, has no obvious to the research published in irreparable damage to the ecosystem. PHOTO: AFP ria Alvarado, 60, a member of utility according to researchers the journal Nature Ecology and A major construction project crete bridge is being built on a group campaigning against who say the artifact sheds new Evolution. in wetlands seen as one of the a freshwater lake system that the project. light on the ill-fated species’ “The cultural influence of “green lungs” of smog-choked helps to regulate the tempera- Xochimilco is a magnet capacity for creativity. H. sapiens as the single explan- Mexico City has raised concerns ture and prevent flooding in the for tourists who ride colorful The vast majority of Stone- atory factor for abstract cultur- for the future of the UNESCO city of nine million people. gondolas through its maze of Age artworks discovered in Eu- al expressions in Neanderthals World Heritage Site. Hundreds of trees have canals and artificial islands cre- rope are attributed to Homo can no longer be sustained,” A more than 1.7-kilometre been cut down in the Xochimil- ated centuries ago by the area’s sapiens and experts have long the study says.—AFP (one mile) long reinforced con- co reserve, which is home to indigenous peoples.—AFP Storm Elsa batters Cuba as it heads toward Florida Keys

TROPICAL storm Elsa brought claiming at least three lives, and 9 pm (0100 GMT), it was headed drenching rain and strong winds is expected to gain strength as out toward the Gulf of Mexico, to Cuba Monday but left the is- it emerges off the coast of west- authorities said. But Florida ap- land without major damage, ern Cuba Monday evening. Over peared set to avoid the worst of as the US National Hurricane 100,000 people were evacuated the storm as forecasters shifted Centre reported the storm was from coastal or low-lying areas its likely path westward, suggest- now making its way toward the as the storm cut through the is- ing the southwest coast of the Florida Keys. land, with Cuba’s meteorological state will experience a glancing Archaeologists determined the artifact to be at least 51,000 years old -- Elsa has left a trail of de- institute Insmet reporting winds blow rather than the direct hit before the arrival of Homo Sapiens in central Europe. PHOTO: NLD/ struction through the Caribbean, of up to 100 kilometres an hour. By earlier expected.—AFP AFP 7 JULY 2021 12 ECON: WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sydney Airport gets $17 Thabyay Radio to launch billion takeover bid broadcast on 11 July

SYDNEY Airport received themselves the Sydney Avia- of the country’s biggest air- a multi-billion-dollar takeo- tion Alliance -- confirmed the port, contending it was “in the ver bid from a consortium of approach, saying they invested long-term interest of Sydney Australian investors Monday, on behalf of more than six mil- and the travelling public”. sending its share price soar- lion Australian pension fund Sydney Airport’s share ing. members. price spiked more than 30 per The consortium of in- The alliance said the pro- cent on the offer, which is now frastructure investors and posal would ensure substantial being considered by the com- Australian pension funds of- ongoing Australian ownership pany’s board. — AFP fered Aus$8.25 per share -- or Aus$22.3 billion (US$17 billion). The proposal “has been A NEW radio broadcasting programme namely Thabyay Radio made during a global pandem- will be launched in central Myanmar with MW 711 KHz and ic which has deeply affected Yangon and surrounding areas with FM 99.6 MHz as of 11 July. the aviation industry and the The Myanma Radio and Television under the Ministry of Sydney Airport security price”, Information will arrange broadcasting programmes of Thabyay the airport’s board said in a Radio comprising the true information sector to rebut fake and statement to the Australian false news, feature programmes and talks, the youth sector, Securities Exchange. the general knowledge sector, the questions for thoughts, “The indicative price is be- questions for health knowledge, beautiful Myanmar, knowledge low where Sydney Airport’s from books, the digest sector, sweet songs of Thabyay Radio, security price traded before modern songs and songs for patriotic spirit from 7 am to 12 the pandemic.” Sydney Airport has received a US$17 billion takeover bid. noon and from 4 pm to 9 pm daily. — MNA The investors -- calling PHOTO: AFP/FILE

NEWS South Korea’s imported car sale falls IN BRIEF 4.2pc in June Oil prices extend gains after OPEC+ SOUTH Korea’s imported car down 4.2 per cent from the same year amid the supply shortage talks fail, equities mixed sale fell in single digit last month, month of last year, according to of some brands, but demand marking the first slide this year, the Korea Automobile Import- remained strong for German OIL extended gains in Asian trade Tuesday after a gathering of top industry data showed yesterday. ers and Distributors Association luxury models. German carmak- producers fell apart without any agreement on a plan to lift output The number of imported ve- (KAIDA). er Mercedes-Benz ranked the despite stockpiles shrinking and demand surging along with the global hicles sold was 26,191 in June, It was the first decline this first for the sixth consecutive economic recovery. The breakdown of talks between OPEC and other month in terms of automotive key crude nations raised the possibility of $100 a barrel -- a level not sale here by selling 6,828 vehicles seen since 2014 -- and stoked fresh fears about inflation, which could last month. force central banks to taper their monetary policy or hike interest It was followed by German rates earlier than thought.Equity markets were mixed in Asia, with automaker BMW with the sale of the US Independence Day break Monday meaning there were few 6,502 units, Audi with 1,848 vehi- buying catalysts.Hong Kong’s tech firms remained in focus owing to cles, Volkswagen with 1,667 units fears that a new crackdown on the sector by Chinese authorities will and Volvo with 1,451 vehicles. make them unattractive to investors. But eyes were on oil after Brent The number of European broke above $77 for the first time since 2018 while WTI also rallied. models sold was 21,195, or 80.9 The OPEC+ group on Monday cancelled a planned meeting that was per cent of the total. It was fol- supposed to overcome an impasse between the United Arab Emirates lowed by American brands with and other members on how to lift output. — AFP a market share of 11.2 per cent South Korea’s imported car sale fell in single digit last month, marking the first slide this year, industry data showed yesterday. PHOTO: and Japanese models with 7.9 PULSENEWS.CO.KR/XINHUA per cent each. — Xinhua Brazil’s financial market raises economic growth forecast to 5.18 pct in 2021 French champagne houses cry foul over Brazilian financial market analysts raised their forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 5.05 to 5.18 per cent in 2021, while modifying their 2022 projection from 2.11 to 2.10 per cent, the Russian label rule Central Bank of Brazil reported on Monday. According to the bank’s CHAMPAGNE houses in France sive use of the word in countries wine” in Cyrillic on the back of weekly survey of the country’s top financial institutions, experts raised on Monday issued a plea for dip- that adhere to the Lisbon Agree- bottles -- a heresy for brands estimated inflation in 2021 from 5.97 to 6.07 per cent, and modified lomatic help over a new Russian ment on distinctive geographical that say nothing on Earth can it from 3.78 to 3.77 per cent in 2022. The forecast exceeds the official law reserving the term “cham- indications. But Russia is not a match their distinctive bubbly. target of 3.75 per cent in 2021, with a 1.5-per cent margin of tolerance, pagne” for Russian-produced signatory, and on Friday Presi- “The Champenois call on French a ceiling of 5.25 per cent. Regarding the benchmark interest rate, cur- sparkling wines, which interrupt- dent Vladimir Putin signed a law and European diplomats to obtain rently at 4.25 per cent annually, economists maintained their forecast ed supplies from the local market that will forbid the use of the Rus- a change of this unacceptable of 6.5 per cent by the end of this year and raised their projection from leader Moet Hennessy. sian translation of champagne law,” the Champagne Commit- 6.5 to 6.75 per cent by the end of next year. Analysts also revised their French producers are fierce- -- “Shampanskoe” -- on imported tee, which groups grape growers forecast for the Brazilian currency, which is currently 5 reals per U.S. ly jealous of the AOC, or Con- bottles. French producers can as well as producers in France’s dollar, to 5.04 reals per U.S. dollar at the end of 2021 and 5.2 reals per trolled Appellation of Origin, that still use the word in French, but northeastern Champagne region, U.S. dollar by the end of next year.— Xinhua is supposed to give them exclu- will also have to write “sparkling said in a statement. — AFP

7 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR BIZ: WORLD/AD 13

Spain maintains tourism target despite British travel restrictions

SPAIN expects to meet its because it is a market that national travel to resume target of welcoming around is very faithful to Spain,” in May after months of ban- 45 million foreign tourists she added. The minister ning most trips abroad, but this year despite virus trav- announced in mid-May that Spain is not included in its el restrictions faced by Brit- Spain, the world’s second so-called “green list” of safe ons, its main market, the most popular destination destinations. government said yesterday. after France before the That means Brit- “We can still recover pandemic, expected to ons returning from trips half of our international draw 45 million foreign to mainland Spain must tourism this year, its a pru- visitors this year, more self-isolate on arrival for dent goal,” Tourism Min- than half the 83.5 million it 10 days and take two Cov- ister Maria Reyes Maroto received in 2019. id-19 tests. said in an interview pub- Between January and Only Britons heading lished in top-selling daily May, Spain welcomed 3.2 to Spain’s Balearic archi- newspaper El Pais. million foreign visitors, in- pelago, which includes “We expect around 17 cluding about 130,000 Brit- Ibiza and Mallorca, are million international tour- ons, according to the latest exempt due to the lower ists during the summer official figures. numbers of Covid-19 infec- Tourists visit the Casa Mila, a renowned building designed by architect Antoni Gaudi, in and many will be British Britain allowed inter- tions there.—AFP Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO: XINHUA

Emirates offering free Up to 1,500 firms affected in major ransomware ticket to Burj Khalifa attack, Kaseya says UP to 1,500 businesses customers of its clients said only 60 of its own cus- outfit — compromised observation deck around the world may have were the main victims of tomers may have been af- customers using Kaseya’s been affected by a major the attack, which saw hack- fected by the ransomware signature VSA software, EMIRATES, the world’s largest international airline, has ransomware attack that ers demand $70 million in attack — an increasingly which allows companies to launched an offer for holidaymakers planning a trip to has shuttered hundreds bitcoin in exchange for the lucrative form of digital manage networks of com- Dubai. All customers in any cabin class are being given of Swedish supermarkets, return of stolen data. hostage-taking in which puters and printers from a a complimentary ticket to At the Top, Burj Khalifa – one according to the American “We understand the hackers encrypt victims’ single point. of the world’s highest observation decks. IT company at the centre total impact thus far has data and then demand Kaseya said it is pre- To get their free entry, customers need to book their of the hack. been to fewer than 1,500 money for restored access. paring to release a VSA travel to Dubai on emirates.com with a promo code Miami-based firm downstream businesses,” The attack — which patch to its customers to TOP2021 or via participating travel agents before July Kaseya, which provides Kaseya said in an update experts believed was bring their services back 22 for travel until September 30. IT services to some 40,000 on its website late Monday. carried out by a Rus- online as soon as possible Maltese holidaymakers will be able to take advantage businesses globally, said The tech company sian-speaking hacking after testing. —AFP of this offer, as Emirates will resume three weekly services to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, from July 14. Flights to/ from Malta will operate three times weekly through the airline’s existing Larnaca service on its two-class Boeing Changing Manufacturer Name for Registered Pesticides 777-300LR, offering 42 lie-flat seats in business class and Manufacturer Name of Pesticides, Clincher (Cyhalofop-butyl 10% EC) 386 ergonomically-designed seats in economy class. Reg; No: F2017-674 and Gallant Super (Haloxyfop-R-methyl ester 108g/l EC) Fares to Dubai in economy class start from €569, and Reg; No: F2019-1222, registered by Corteva Agriscience (Myanmar) Co., Ltd at in business class from €2,499. Myanmar Pesticide Registration Board, is changing name from PT.Dow AgroSciences The structure, which soars over the Dubai skyline, Indonesia to PT.Corteva Agriscience Manufacturing Indonesia.Any objection to this Call is located next to The Dubai Mall and has drawn visitors name change can notify at Myanmar Pesticide Registration Board, West Gyogone, from all over the world since opening in 2010. Not only is Insein, Yangon within 14 days. Corteva Agriscience (Myanmar) Co., Ltd Ph: 09251022355 the Burj Khalifa the world’s tallest free-standing struc- Ph: 01-9253390 Ph: 09974424848 ture, it also holds the record for the fastest double deck elevators, cruising at 10m/s. From Level 124, visitors can take a closer look at the world below through high-powered telescopes and step out onto the public outdoor observation terrace CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE M.V PRESIDIO VOY.NO. (061N) M.V CTP MAKASSAR VOY.NO. (228N) overlooking the ever-growing skyline. The visit continues at Level 125, standing at 456 metres, offering a spacious Consignees of cargo carried on M.V PRESIDIO Consignees of cargo carried on M.V CTP deck for stunning 360-degree views of the city.—AFP VOY.NO. (061N) are hereby notified that the vessel will MAKASSAR VOY.NO. (228N) are hereby notified that be arriving on 7-7-2021 and cargo will be discharged into the vessel will be arriving on 7-7-2021 and cargo will be the premises of HPT where it will lie at the consignee’s discharged into the premises of HPT where it will lie at risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. 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PHOTO: AFP 7 JULY 2021 14 SOCIETY THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NEWS Controversial “comfort women” statue IN BRIEF Malaysia’s exhibited by Nagoya gallery parliament, shut amid COVID-19 crisis, on display at a gallery in central in vehicles using loudspeakers. Japan, organizers of the event The exhibition is also un- to reopen July 26 said Tuesday. likely to open in Osaka later this The Sakae municipal gallery month as scheduled after a pre- MALAYSIA’S embattled Prime in Nagoya will show the statue fectural facility revoked permis- Minister Muhyiddin Yassin an- of a girl in traditional Korean sion for organizers to use it as nounced Monday that parlia- dress symbolizing women who a venue. ment, which has been suspended worked in wartime Japanese Nagoya city officials said since January when the coun- military brothels as well as two that they have requested or- try was placed under emergen- other pieces from the exhibition ganizers increase security and cy rules to fight the COVID-19 until 11 July. will work with police to hold the pandemic, will reconvene from The exhibition, titled “After event. The other two works on July 26. ‘Freedom of Expression?’”, ini- display include a film featuring A statement from the prime tially opened at the Aichi Trien- a scene where an image of Em- minister’s office said the govern- nale 2019 but was forced to close peror Hirohito, the grandfather of Photo taken on 6 July, 2021, shows a statue symbolizing wartime ment has agreed to advise the over security concerns amid a the current emperor, is burned to “comfort women” put on display at an art exhibition at the Sakae king, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatud- municipal gallery in Nagoya. PHOTO: KYODO flood of threats and complaints. ashes. According to the city offi- din, to summon parliament for a A similar exhibition that was cials, protestors gathered in front special meeting, with the House WORKS from an art exhibition ti-Japan” message in featuring set to open in Tokyo last month of the facility over the weekend, of Representatives to sit for a total that has repeatedly sparked con- a statue symbolizing wartime was postponed indefinitely due to criticizing the city for allowing of five days between 26 July and troversy for its purported “an- “comfort women” have been put disruption caused by protestors use of the venue.—Kyodo News 2 Aug and the Senate to meet for three days from 3 to 5 Aug. “The meeting is aimed at Six school kids among nine Hong briefing the Members of Parlia- ment about the National Recov- Kongers arrested for ‘bomb plot’ ery Plan and to amend all the legislatures and regulations to SIX secondary school children hostel,” senior superintendent enable the parliament to meet via were among nine Hong Kongers Steve Li, from the city’s new hybrid method,” the statement arrested on terror charges for national security unit, told re- said.—Kyodo News allegedly trying to manufacture porters. TATP is a high-powered a powerful explosive, police an- explosive. nounced Tuesday. Police said the nine people Chicago violence Five males and four females belonged to a pro-independence spikes over July 4 aged between 15 and 39 were group that called itself “Return- weekend with up to arrested Monday on suspicion of ing Valiant”. Those arrested “conspiracy to use explosives for included six teenage students 88 shootings terrorist activities”, police said. and three adults who worked Hong kong police arrested nine people including six teenagers accused “The operation we con- at a local university, a second- of plotting attacks on the city. PHOTO: PETER PARKS/ AFP THE United States celebrated ducted yesterday was against ary school, and as a driver. Li way network, and courtrooms to and often violent pro-democracy Independence Day with pa- gangsters (who) tried to manu- said they were planning to at- “maximize damage to society”. protests that were stamped out rades, barbecues and fireworks, facture TATP explosive inside a tack public facilities including Anti-government sentiment ex- with arrests and a new national but in violence-plagued Chica- home-made laboratory inside a a cross-harbour tunnel, the rail- ploded in 2019 during massive security law.—AFP go, 88 people were shot, 14 of them fatally. The holiday weekend vi- Norwegian pension fund sells off groups linked to Israeli settlements olence comes after increased media and police attention to the problem that has plagued Norway’s largest pension fund Solutions was a very straight- Chicago all year, the nation’s announced on Monday it had di- forward decision over its sur- third-largest city which is on vested assets in 16 companies for veillance role in the occupied pace for more murders than the their links to Israeli settlements territories,” KLP said, arguing 774 recorded in 2020 -- which in the West Bank, including tele- the company provide software was Chicago’s second deadliest com equipment giant Motorola. used in border surveillance. year in the last two decades and “Motorola and other compa- KLP also divested telecom more than New York and Los nies risk complicity in interna- operators offering services Angeles combined. tional law violations in occupied within the West Bank as they Holiday weekends usually Palestine,” KLP, which manages contributed to making “the set- are especially deadly in Chica- some 95 billion dollars (€80bn) tlements attractive residential go, and because of that, mem- worth of assets, said in a state- areas”. These included Altice bers of Chicago’s City Council ment. The divestment follows Europe, Bezeq, Cellcom Israel took the unprecedented step of the February 2020 UN publica- and Partner Communications. grilling police superintendent tion of a list of 112 companies Also included are five banks A Palestinian farmer aided by his donkey, ploughs his land facing David Brown for six hours on with activities linked to Israeli the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba’a, in the West Bank town of that facilitated or financed the 2 July about police strategies. settlements, considered illegal Hebron. PHOTO: HAZEM BADER / AFP construction of housing and in- Despite the meeting, 10 under international law. frastructure in occupied territo- more people were shot than The divestment follows the ments, considered illegal under companies like Airbnb, Expedia, ries, as well as engineering and last weekend, when 78 were February 2020 UN publication international law Israel’s govern- Motorola and Tripadvisor – as a construction groups, including shot, 10 fatally, across the city.— of a list of 112 companies with ment has denounced the publica- “contemptible effort”. the French multinational Al- AFP activities linked to Israeli settle- tion of the list – which included “Divesting from Motorola stom.—AFP 7 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR GLOBAL AFFAIRS 15

NEWS US forces shoot down armed drone near IN BRIEF US embassy in Baghdad Austria’s former far- right leader on trial US forces shot down an armed for corruption drone above their embassy in Baghdad on Monday night, Ira- AUSTRIA’S former vice-chan- qi security officials said, hours cellor and longtime leader of the after a rocket attack on a base far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) housing US soldiers in the west stands trial for alleged corrup- of the country. tion on Tuesday, in a case linked American defence systems to a scandal that brought down fired rockets into the air in Bagh- the government. dad, according to AFP reporters, One of Europe’s most with Iraqi security sources say- high-profile far-right leaders, ing the salvos took out a drone Heinz-Christian Strache was that was laden with explosives. forced to resign as vice-chan- Since the start of the year, 47 cellor in 2019 after the publi- attacks have targeted US inter- cation of a video that showed ests in the country, where 2,500 him offering public contracts in American troops are deployed as return for electoral campaign part of an international coalition support from a woman posing to fight the jihadist Islamic State as a Russian investor. group. Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces stand guard outside the U.S. Embassy on 30 May, 2021 in Baghdad, Iraq. The scandal, dubbed “Ibi- Six of them involved these PHOTO: AFP/JOHN MOORE za-gate” as the video was secret- kinds of drones, a tactic that headquarters in the military part troops. In a sign that the United ly filmed on the Spanish party poses a headache for the coa- of the airport in Arbil, the Iraqi On June 9, three explo- States is concerned about new island, spawned a sweeping lition as the aircraft can evade Kurdish regional capital. sives-laden drones targeted drone attacks, it recently offered corruption investigation which air defences. The next month, a drone Baghdad airport, where US sol- up to $3 million for information uncovered several different ac- In April, a drone packed with packed with explosives hit the diers are also deployed. One was on attacks targeting its interests cusations of wrongdoing. explosives hit the coalition’s Iraq Ain Al-Asad airbase housing US intercepted by the Iraqi army. in Iraq.— AFP Tuesday’s trial concerns charges that Strache helped change a law for an FPOe donor Ethiopia begins second stage of filling mega-dam, angering Egypt when he was in a coalition gov- ernment with the centre-right ETHIOPIA says it has started of an upcoming UN Security jects built on the shared basins binding deal over the filling and People’s Party (OeVP) of Chan- the next phase of filling a con- Council on the issue. of international rivers,” and had operation of the dam, and have cellor Sebastian Kurz.—AFP troversial mega-dam on the Nile Egypt said the move was “a expressed its “firm rejection of been urging the UN Security River, Egyptian authorities said violation of international laws this unilateral measure”, its ir- Council to take the matter up in Monday, raising tensions ahead and norms that regulate pro- rigation ministry said in a state- recent weeks. Afghan troops ment late Monday. Thursday’s meeting was struggle to replace The Grand Ethiopian Re- requested by Tunisia on Egypt naissance Dam, which is set to and Sudan’s behalf, a diplomatic Americans at be Africa’s largest hydroelectric source told AFP. key base project when completed, is the But France’s ambassador source of an almost decade-long to the UN said last week that the diplomatic stand-off between council itself can do little apart AFTER American troops with- Addis Ababa and downstream from bringing the sides together. drew without notifying them, nations Egypt and Sudan. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Afghan soldiers guarding the Ethiopia says the project Sameh Shoukry said in one note Bagram Air Base have been left is essential to its development, to the UN that negotiations are with thousands of Taliban pris- but Cairo and Khartoum fear at an impasse, and accused oners and a certainty that the it could restrict their citizens’ Ethiopia of adopting “a policy of enemy will attack. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been a source of conflict water access. intransigence that undermined The sprawling military between Addis Ababa and Egypt and Sudan since construction Both countries have been our collective endeavors to reach complex was at one point home began. PHOTO: EDUARDO SOTERAS/ AFP pushing Addis Ababa to ink a an agreement.”—AFP to tens of thousands of US and allied soldiers, and one of the most important sites to pros- Contact lost with plane in Russia’s ecute the two-decade war in Afghanistan. Far East, 28 on board: reports But the last of the Ameri- can soldiers quietly left the base CONTACT has been lost with a The report said the 28 on last week, effectively completing passenger plane carrying 28 peo- board included six crew mem- their withdrawal from Afghani- ple in Russia’s Far East, news bers and that there were one stan and leaving a massive se- agencies cited emergency ser- or two children among the pas- curity vacuum that the Afghan vices as saying on Tuesday. sengers. There were conflict- military will struggle to fill. The An-26 was flying from ing reports of what may have The new commander of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to happened, with one source tell- the Bagram base, General Miras- Palana in the Kamchatka Pen- ing TASS the plane could have sadullah Kohistani, on Monday insula when it did not make a crashed into the sea and another spoke candidly about the chal- scheduled call-in, the Interfax, telling Interfax it may have gone lenges ahead, as reporters were RIA Novosti and TASS agencies down near a coal mine close to REPRESENTATIONAL PHOTO: A Russian-made AN-26 similar to the given a tour of the largely desert- quoted local officials as saying. the town of Palana.—AFP one which has been reported missing. PHOTO: AFP ed base.—AFP 7 JULY 2021 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Nine Objectives

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

Maguire Thet Htar Thuzar qualified never feared for England for badminton event of career despite Tokyo Olympic turbulent year THE Badminton World Federa- representative for all the peo- tion (BWF) yesterday announced ple of Myanmar. The success of HARRY Maguire insists he that Myanmar Badminton star Thet Htar is the success of all never feared for his England player Thet Htar Thuzar will be the Myanmar people,”Thet Htar career after a turbulent year able to compete in the badmin- Thuzar said. on and off the pitch that will ton event of the upcoming Tokyo Thet Thar Thuzar has not Myanmar badminton see him aim to make amends Olympics in Japan. competed in international com- icon Thet Htar against Denmark in the According to the BWF, Thet petitions since March 2020 due to Thuzar. PHOTO: semi-finals of Euro 2020 on Htar Thuzar will compete in the the global outbreak of the COV- THET HTAR Wednesday. women’s singles event, which has ID-19 pandemic. THUZAR FACEBOOK PAGE Just 11 months ago, the 42 competitors. She has competed in a total Manchester United captain “The dream that I have been of 15 events during the Olympic found himself locked up in a waiting for many years has come Qualifiers and has been trying to tion (BWF) tournaments. Thet Htar Thuzar for the Tokyo Greek jail for two days after true. I was actually allowed to qualify for the Olympics for the The Badminton World Fed- Olympics. There are 87 male and a post-season holiday went enter the Olympics. I hope the past few years. eration (BWF) on 5 July an- 86 female badminton players rep- wrong. Maguire, 28, was given news will raise all the spirits of Since 2018, she has won nounced the shortlist of nation- resenting each country for the a suspended 21-month sen- my fans. I’ll try to be the best eight Badminton World Federa- al badminton players including Olympic tourney. —GNLM tence after being found guilty of assaulting a police officer, swearing, resisting arrest and bribery during an incident in Djokovic, Federer in Wimbledon landmarks as Mykonos. He always protested his title showdown nears innocence and launched an appeal which nullifies the NOVAK Djokovic and Roger Federer or Hubert Hurkacz with their last-16 verdict and means he has no can inch closer to a Wimbledon title tie still to be decided due to Mon- criminal record ahead of a full showdown on Wednesday when they day’s rain. Having already become retrial. The incident just days make landmark appearances in the just the third man to win all four after the end of the delayed quarter-finals.World number one Slams more than once by lifting his 2019/20 season had conse- Djokovic, chasing a sixth title at the second French Open last month, quences that rolled into the All England Club and record-equal- Djokovic now has another record new season. ling 20th Grand Slam, plays his 50th in his sights. He is halfway to a rare He was dropped for Eng- quarter-final at the majors. calendar Grand Slam, a feat only land’s Nations League ties The Serb tackles Marton Fucso- achieved by two other men —Don with Iceland and Denmark vics, the first Hungarian man to get Budge in 1938 and Rod Laver in 1962 in September and looked like this far since 1948. Federer, just five and 1969. As a result, the 34-year-old a man with the weight of the weeks shy of his 40th birthday, is in is already being hailed as the great- world on his shoulders even his 18th Wimbledon quarter-final est player of all time, surpassing when he did return from club Sweet and low: Novak Djokovic returns against Chile’s Cristian Garin and 58th at the majors. He faces even Federer and the absent Rafael and country.— AFP during their fourth round match. PHOTO: AFP either second seed Daniil Medvedev Nadal. — AFP