ZERO TOLERANCE TO THOSE VIOLATING MANDATORY COVID-19 ORDERS PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services receives CPC delegation concludes Political Bureau member of Chinese Communist Party CC Myanmar visit PAGE-2 PAGE-2 Vol. VII, No. 140, 1st Waning of Wagaung 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm, www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Thursday, 3 September 2020 State Counsellor calls for adherence to COVID-19 guidelines to avoid pandemic long-term impacts State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi holds videoconference with officials who are taking part incontact tracing for COVID-19, and in carrying out prevention and control measures of this disease. PHOTO : MNA STATE COUNSELLOR Daw ment of COVID-19, discussed number of case is increasing in of this pandemic could be over- The latest reports on 1 and Aung San Suu Kyi held a video- from the meeting hall of Pres- Yangon as it has a large number come successfully; although 2 September have shown there conference with officials who idential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw of population; moreover, peo- there are some news about the are 34 confirmed cases of COV- are working for contact tracing via videoconferencing. ple living in Yangon have failed production of vaccines, it is not ID-19 in Yangon Region; among for COVID-19, and carrying out Opening discussions of to follow rules and guidelines sure; the World Health Organ- them, 11 cases were identified prevention and control meas- State Counsellor Daw Aung strictly in the past 3 or 4 months. ization will confirm it; if people while they are receiving other ures of this disease. San Suu Kyi In addition to the rules, face against this disease in ad- treatments at the hospital; the The discussion was taken The State Counsellor said more guidelines have been herence to rules, the impacts family members of positive cas- part by Deputy Minister for the discussion will focus on con- issued; actions will be taken will not be longer; if it was treat- es are now living in residential Home Affairs Major-General tact tracing to the suspected under the Natural Disaster ed by negligence, the outbreak areas; doctors from the contact Soe Tint Naing, Head of General persons with COVID-19; as the Management Law; some peo- of disease would be longer. tracing teams have informed Administration Department in cases could increase, people ple do not like strict actions; Discussion of Dr Thet Su their family members about the Yangon’s south district U Nay need to consider about it very however they need to know the Mon, the Assistant-Director cases about possible infection Win Aung and Assistant Direc- seriously; cooperation of people reasons of legal punishment; if of Yangon Region’s Public through close contacts; health tor of Public Health Department plays crucial role for the effec- the pandemic widely spreads in Health Dept workers explained the need of in Yangon Region Dr Thet Su tive control of disease; people Yangon, it will be very difficult The COVID-19 has trans- early treatments for early re- Mon. also need to understand high to provide medical treatments formed into a global pandemic, covery from the disease. The State Counsellor, in her expenses in terms of finance, to those people. and the control measures are The primary contacts of capacity as the Chairperson of human power and time con- The outbreak of COVID-19 being conducted in line with the confirmed cases were kept un- National-Level Committee on suming in contact tracing; the has been about a half year; if it guidelines of national commit- der quarantine arranged by the Prevention, Control and Treat- latest figure has shown that the can be controlled well, the risk tee. SEE PAGE-3 INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS LOCAL BUSINESS Union Minister U Commerce Ministry Myanmar Tatmadaw 16 VMS control Export rice Thant Sin Maung takes steps for Dawei- reaches final in Tank centres conducting price remains discusses logistics sector Hteekhee highway Biathlon in International surveillance of unchanged development construction Army Games offshore fishing vessels in August: MRF PAGE-4 PAGE-5 PAGE-6 PAGE-10 PAGE-11 3 SEPTEMBER 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR “People are the key” Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services receives Political Bureau member of Chinese Communist Party CC COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of Defence Services Senior Gen- eral Min Aung Hlaing received a call from Mr Yang Jiechi, the member of Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee at the Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning. The call was also attended by Deputy Commander--in-Chief of Defence Services Command- er-in-Chief (Army) Vice Senior General Soe Win, senior Tat- madaw officers, senior Chinese officials and Chinese Ambassa- dor to Myanmar Mr Chen Hai. At the meeting, they dis- cussed increasing promotion of fraternal and bilateral rela- tions which have entered the 70th anniversary, the consist- ent implementation of mutual Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets Mr Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, at Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: OFFICE OF C-IN-C OF DEFENCE SERVICES agreements made during the official visit of Chinese Presi- Liberation Army to Myanmar to change of information between ing nationwide ceasefire agree- until 30 September, successful dent Mr Xi Jinping in January exchange knowledge on COV- the two militaries on border ment for lasting peace, more holding of free and fair Novem- this year, medicines and medical ID-19 control while providing security, peace, stability, rule effective activities of Tatmadaw ber 8 elections, establishment of supplies of Myanmar Tatmadaw medical assistance. of law and anti-narcotic efforts; in COVID-19 control measures, stronger friendly “Phauk Phaw” to China during the initial peri- The report from the Of- promoting coordination between suspension of military activities relations through close relations od of COVID-19, and sending fice of Commander-in-Chief of border guard forces and admin- except at the operation areas of and increasing cooperation.— medical experts of Communist Defence Services said that the istrative organizations along the armed groups declared by the MNA Party of China and the People’s meeting also focussed on ex- border, the importance of sign- government as terrorist groups (Translated by Aung Khin) CPC delegation concludes UEC holds press briefing Myanmar visit on candidate registration processes for Nov 8 elections THE news and information team of Htay, U Swe Tint Lwin, the director-gen- the Union Election Commission held eral and the deputy director-general of a press briefing yesterday in line with commission office—explained submis- the COVID-19 guidelines on the candi- sion of electoral candidates, their with- date registration process for the 2020 drawal, scrutinizing and confirmation. General Election which is scheduled The press briefing was attended on 8 November. by 27 local and foreign media organi- The member of UEC and its infor- zations.—MNA mation team— U Myint Naing, U Than (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) Mr Yang Jiechi and delegation at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport to depart for China. PHOTO: MNA CHINESE delegation led by Mr Yang port, they were seen off by Union Minis- Jiechi, the member of the Political Bu- ter for International Cooperation U Kyaw reau of the Communist Party of China Tin, Permanent Secretary for Ministry of (CPC) Central Committee and party, con- Foreign Affairs U Soe Han, Chinese Am- cluded their visit in Myanmar yesterday bassador to Myanmar Mr Chen Hai and afternoon. other officials.—MNA Members of the Union Election Commission’s news and information team answer to At the Nay Pyi Taw International Air- (Translated by Khine Thazin Han) questions from journalists. PHOTO: MNA 3 SEPTEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 State Counsellor calls for adherence to COVID-19... FROM PAGE-1 People are the key and their Yangon Region government in participation could lead to the coordination with health workers success; not only individuals but and the relevant COVID com- also the respective societies must mittees; the role of volunteers be protected; the government will play a crucial role in sending the provide assistance as much as contacted family members to the possible; however, people need quarantine centres; the possible to take part in the government’s transmission from 25 positive efforts; the administrative sector cases was prevented as the cas- usually comes under bitter criti- es were found in the quarantine cism from common people; the centres. view of people could be changed The medical workers had to in this circumstance and would be make video calls to family mem- seen as the reliable departments. bers in showing the face of doc- The latest statistics show tors; they also worried about dis- there are 398 positive cases in crimination in their communities; Rakhine State, 400 in Yangon, 62 there was no local transmission in Insein Township and 49 in Hline after 17 May in Yangon despite Township and the numbers are the cases from flight returnees increasing. It does not need to and border returnees; when new The State Counsellor discusses contact tracing and measures against COVID-19 with officials taking part in be afraid of these numbers but these activies on 2 September. PHOTO: MNA cases were discovered in Rakhine rather place more emphasis on State in second and third weeks committee to foster the rule of townships with the assistance of tinue their trip to other regions/ following rules. The Ministry of of August, more doctors from dis- law; the committee is collecting health workers, members of Red states, those people may extend Home Affairs must strictly en- tricts were assigned for duties, information with the help of My- Cross Society and Fire Services to a lot of places across the coun- force the law.