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By Htet Zaw Htoo (SUOE) Senior Assistant Teacher at B.E.H.S. Minemaw NE of my teachers said, “If reading a book is like growing a plant, Union Minister U Kyaw Tin attends 52 ASEAN Foreign thinking after reading is like weeding that plant to survive”. It means that a plant will never survive if it is not weeded though it is planted. O Likewise, reading is no more effective without any thinking followed up. Therefore, thinking is of considerable importance in everything we do. In fact, every subject, successful inventions and also books come from a start of thinking. It is undeni- able that scientists, mathematicians and writers, their inventions, laws and all princi- ples from thinking first. The study of thinking is terminologically termed as ‘philoso phy’. The word ‘philosophy’ has a Greek origin. ‘Philosophia’ a Greek word consists- of two words, i.e., ‘phileo’ meaning love and ‘sophia’ meaning wisdom. Therefore, the literal meaning of philosophy is ‘love of wisdom’. As Marcus Tullius Ciero (106-43 BC) said, Phi- losophy is the mother of all arts and the true medicine of mind. On the one hand, Samuel Taylor Coleridge said, “Philosophy is science of sciences”. Therefore, it can be said that philosophy is the root of all arts and sciences. In the past of the world history, people were fond of thinking. As a result, all of the inventions, principles, laws, poems, sto Ministers’ Meeting and Related Ministerial Meetings ries and books are all the results of thinking. Sir Isaac Newton also thought why the apple fell on the ground instead of picking up and eating it. Otherwise, he could cre- - ate no law and principle. Similarly, authors both in our country and all over the world thought much and changed their thought into words. As a result, their contributions can be available to be read and studied around the world. Besides, our everyday activities need to be done through thinking first. Otherwise, it is impossible to know exactly whether it should be done or not. In addition, it should be followed up with thinking to know which one is strength and also which are weaknesses. It can also be termed as reflection. In order to get used to thinking, philosophy PAGE-2 Pull-out supplementshould be introduced both to the students and to all members of the society formally and informally. By and large, the philosophy of education employs the basic terms metaphysics, epistemology, anxiology and logic. Metaphysics deals with the nature of reality. Epistemology deals with the nature of knowledge. Anxiology deals with the nature of values and logic deals with the nature of reasoning. In conclusion, thinking is a necessity for all hu- man beings like such basic needs as food, clothes and shelter. It is important to think before and after doing something so as to be on the right track. Thinking guides us what we should do most and shouldn’t too. Besides, thinking is the food for the soul. Without any think- ing, the real essence cannot be grasped from reading books, stories, poems and listening songs too. Therefore, thinking is a kind of art every man must do in order to live wisely and meaningfully in life.

Vol. VI, No. 109, 4th Waxing of Wagaung 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Sunday, 4 August 2019 President inspects Bagan World Heritage Site

President U Win Myint observes the ancient Buddha image displayed at Bagan Archaeological Museum in Bagan yesterday. PHOTO: MNA

RESIDENT U Win Myint economic opportunities for the Police Force Chief Police Lt- Dhammayangyi Pagoda and the spoke of the need to preserve Pwho was in Mandalay Re- local people. Gen Aung Win Oo and officials Thatbyinnyu Pagoda by offering the cultural and architectural gion’s Nyaung U inspected the The President accompanied paid homage to the Shwezigon ‘soon’, flower, water, oil lamps, heritages of the Bagan region. Bagan cultural heritage region by Union Ministers Lt-Gen Kyaw Pagoda, the Tantkyitaung Pa- scented water and cash dona- Later in the afternoon the which had been recently added Swe, Thura U Aung Ko, Dr Myint goda, the Lawkananda Pagoda, tions. President and party left Nyaung to the World Heritage Site list, Htwe and U Ohn Maung, Man- the Tuyintaung Pagoda, the Al- Next the President visited U by motorcade and arrived to preserve the region, devel- dalay Region Chief Minister Dr odawpyi Pagoda, the Htilominlo the Bagan Archaeological Muse- back in Nay Pyi Taw early in the op travel business and create Zaw Myint Maung, Myanmar Pagoda, the Ananda Temple, the um to observe the displays and evening. — MNA 4 AUGUST 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister U Kyaw Tin attends 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Ministerial Meetings ASEAN Foreign Ministers reiterate continued support to Myanmar’s efforts to bring peace, stability, the rule of law and to promote harmony and reconciliation in Rakhine State

HE Myanmar Delegation Tled by U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for International Coop- eration, attended the 52nd ASE- AN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and its Related Ministe- rial Meetings held in Bangkok, Thailand from 30th July to 3rd August 2019. While in Bangkok, the Un- ion Minister attended Interface Meeting with Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), Meeting of the South- east Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission and Working Dinner of the ASE- AN Foreign Ministers on 30th July 2019. At the Working Dinner, the Ministers also informally ex- changed views, among others, on the implementation of the Preliminary Needs Assessment (PNA) report relating to Rakhine State. Union Minister U Kyaw Tin poses for group photo, together with other attendees at the 26th ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting (AFM) in Bangkok, At the Working Dinner, Thailand on 2 August. PHOTO: MNA the Union Minister informed the Meeting about the visit to AN Post Ministerial Conferences on arrangements made by My- wrongful mischaracterisation of effectively as possible. He re- Cox’s Bazar of the Myanmar (PMC) with China, Russia and anmar for prospective returnees. the issue as a religious one. He affirmed Myanmar’s readiness High-Level delegation to share New Zealand. They encouraged ASEAN to con- made it clear that it is neither to receive the verified displaced the information on arrangements On 1st August, the Union tinue its efforts to help Myanmar an issue of religious persecution persons in accordance with the made for prospective returnees, Minster attended ASEAN Post in addressing the humanitarian nor an issue of driving one ethnic bilateral agreements. He add- steps taken to form a Technical Ministerial Conferences (PMC) situation in Rakhine. They also group out of the country. But it ed that the issue of citizenship Working Group comprising of with Australia, Japan, India, Can- was an issue with deep-root- would be addressed in line with officials from Myanmar, ASEAN ada, the United States, European ed history involving irregular the 1982 Myanmar Citizenship Secretariat and AHA Centre, to Union and Republic of Korea. At The issue of cross-border migration, as there Law and they need to undergo implement the recommenda- the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial citizenship would had been three waves of illegal verification process to apply for tions made in the report of the Meeting, Union Minister U Kyaw mass migrations into Myanmar citizenship. He also updated the Preliminary Needs Assess- Tin co-chaired the Meeting with be addressed since the time of colonial period Meetings of the visit of Myan- ment, ongoing cooperation with Chrystia Freeland, Minister of in line with the and it is therefore, imperative mar High-Level delegation com- UNDP and UNHCR to create a Foreign Affairs of Canada. In to solve the issue bilaterally. He prising representatives from the conducive environment for the the evening, the Union Minister 1982 Myanmar stressed that the world should ASEAN Secretariat, AHA Cen- returnees and efforts made by attended Gala Dinner hosted by Citizenship Law not overlook that the recent tre and ASEAN-ERAT to Cox’s the Myanmar Government for the Foreign Minister of Thailand. mass displacement into Bang- Bazar to share the information the repatriation. The ASEAN On 2nd August, the Union and they need to ladesh side was triggered by on arrangements made for the Ministers agreed to the proposal Minister attended the 20th ASE- undergo verification provocative, coordinated attacks returnees and then informed made by the Secretary-General AN Plus Three Foreign Minis- of ARAS terror group against that such arrangement would of ASEAN to set up an Ad Hoc ters’ Meeting, 9th East Asia Sum- process to apply for multiple police outposts in Oc- be continued in the future. The Unit to help with the implemen- mit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting citizenship. tober 2016 and August 2017. He Union Minister also apprised the tation of the recommendations and Retreat and Plenary Ses- refuted that the number of the Meeting of Myanmar’s effort to of the PNA Mission. sions of 26th ASEAN Regional displaced persons claimed by the create conducive environment On 31st July, the Union Min- Forum. encouraged Myanmar and Bang- Bangladesh side as 1.2 million is for the returnees in cooperation ister paid a joint courtesy call on At the 9th East Asia Sum- ladesh to continue constructive too much inflated and have to be with ASEAN and the United Na- Mr. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime mit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and effective dialogue to facilitate verified and confirmed. He also tions Agencies, ensuring that Minister of the Kingdom of Thai- and Retreat of the 26th ASE- the repatriation process. stated that the Government of ASEAN’s projects were not to land, together with other ASEAN AN Regional Forum, Ministers Union Minister U Kyaw Tin Myanmar has been addressing sideline the works of UN but to Foreign Ministers. Then, the Un- made reference to the complex briefed both Meetings on My- the accountability issue through complement and reinforce each ion Minister attended Opening humanitarian situation in Rakh- anmar’s efforts to address the the Independence Commission other. Ceremony of the 52nd ASEAN ine. The Ministers stressed the situation in Rakhine State. In his of Enquiry (ICOE) which has The Union Minister also Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, importance of addressing the briefing, the Union Minister stat- yet to receive permission from pointed out that the issue of Plenary and Retreat Sessions root causes of the problem and ed that Rakhine issue is just one Bangladesh to visit Cox’s Bazar. Rakhine State is a complex one of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Min- creating a conducive environ- of many challenges facing Myan- Then, the Union Minister which requires time and space to isters’ Meeting (AMM), Signing ment for the returnees. They also mar in its efforts for democratic stated that the Government of build trust and harmony among Ceremony of the Instruments of welcomed the report of the PNA transition, peace and national Myanmar is committed to make communities and to educate all Accession to the Treaty of Amity Mission and the visit of Myanmar reconciliation and development. efforts to bring peace, security communities to live harmoni- and Cooperation in Southeast High-Level delegation to Cox’s He added that the world is fo- and development for all com- ously. Asia (TAC) by Peru and ASE- Bazar to share the information cusing on just this issue, due to munities in Rakhine State as SEE PAGE-7 4 AUGUST 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 President inspects Bagan World Heritage Site

President U Win Myint visits the Tantkyitaung Pagoda in Bagan President U Win Myint visits the Htilominlo Pagoda in Bagan yesterday. PHOTO: MNA (NEWS ON PAGE-1) yesterday. PHOTO: MNA (NEWS ON PAGE-1)

3rd Myanmar Gems & Jewelry Day ceremony held in Nay Pyi Taw

THIRD Myanmar Gems and Communications U Thant neurs’ Association chairman ing from 2017. Starting from the Khun Sa delivered a message A and Jewelry Day ceremony Sin Maung, Union Minister for and officials, departmental of- time Myanmar Gems and Jew- of greeting and association’s was held at the Mani Yadanar Natural Resources and Envi- ficials and invited guests. elry Entrepreneurs’ Association fourth term chairman U Yone Jade hall in Nay Pyi Taw yes- ronmental Conservation U Ohn At the ceremony Union was formed sub-associations Mu delivered a speech in honor terday. Win, Deputy Minister U Ye My- Minister U Ohn Win said 3rd were formed in Myanmar for de- of Myanmar Gems and Jewelry The ceremony was attend- int Swe, Hluttaw representa- August was a special day for velopment of gems and jewelry Day. ed by Union Election Commis- tives, directors-general and gems and jewelry sector as it market and provided supports Afterwards Union Minister sion Chairman U Hla Thein, managing directors, Myanmar was designated as Myanmar for the smooth operation of local U Ohn Win accepted cash dona- Union Minister for Transport Gems and Jewelry Entrepre- Gems and Jewelry Day start- gems and jewelry works. tions made by Myanmar Gems Gems and jewelry of My- and Jewelry Entrepreneurs’ As- anmar earns a lot of foreign sociation for eco-system replen- exchange, provide tax income ishing plantation 100 acres and for the country and support the presented document of honor economic development of the to the association chairman in country. Myanmar gems and return. jewelry sector is an economic Union Election Commission sector that has been providing Chairman U Hla Thein, Union many job opportunities for the Ministers U Thant Sin Maung citizens. On the special day that and U Ohn Win, Deputy Minister is Myanmar Gems and Jewelry and officials presented docu- Day, all are urged to cooperate ments of honors to persons and in unity toward successfully organizations that organizes the achieving the aims of Myanmar exhibition and conducted Myan- Gems and Jewelry Entrepre- mar gems and jewelry develop- neurs’ Association, extract My- ment works. anmar gems and jewelry for the In the afternoon the tenth benefit of the people, the coun- annual meeting of Myanmar try and generations to come said Gems and Jewelry Entrepre- the Union Minister. neurs’ Association was held. Next Myanmar Gems and — MNA Jewelry Entrepreneurs’ Asso- The third Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Day ceremony being convened in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. ciation Chairman U La Hpai (Translated by Zaw Min) PHOTO:MNA 4 AUGUST 2019 4 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Two wild elephants caught in Hlegu

ACTING CHIEF EDITOR TWO elephants, that came in Aye Min Soe to cashew plantation near mile [email protected] post (16/5) on Yangon-Manda- SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT lay expressway in Hlegu, were Kyaw Myaing caught with tranquilizer gun in the morning of 3 August. SENIOR TRANSLATORS Zaw Min It was reported to the au- Zaw Htet Oo thority that 2 wild elephants Win Ko Ko Aung were roaming about between

INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR mile posts (13/2) and (13/4) . To Ye Htut Tin, catch the elephants. Chief forest [email protected] ranger led a group of rangers and police to track down the el- LOCAL NEWS EDITORS Tun Tun Naing (Editor), ephants. They were found near [email protected] Zaloat Gyi village in Hlegu town- Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), ship. At about 8 am on August 3rd [email protected] they went into cashew plantation TRANSLATORS where the group led by Staff Of- Hay Mar Tin Win, ficer U Tin Htut Oo caught them Ei Myat Mon with tranquilizer using three Kyaw Zin Lin Kyaw Zin Tun elephants from Tharyarwady wood enterprise at 8 am. These REPORTER elephants were given antidote Nyein Nyein Ei, [email protected] and sent to Bago regional north Aye Yamon Oo Zar Mari elephant conservation camp.—Naing Lin (Hlegu) The wild elephants seen near mile post (16/5) on Yangon-Mandalay expressway in Hlegu Township on 3 PHOTOGRAPHER (Translated by Alphonsus) August. PHOTO: NAING LIN (HLEGU) Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar

COMPUTER TEAM Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, Ye Naing Soe, Illegal drugs confiscated in Muse, Loilem, Panglong, Aungban Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, Sanda Hnin, Thein Htwe AUTHORITIES have seized il- Loilem seized 40,000 stimulant a mobile phone Khun Maung sion of 1,200 stimulant tablets on legal drugs in four townships of tablets, Myanmar currency Poke’s house in Naung Pa Luu Yay Htwet Oo road, Nyaung Pin EDITORIAL SECTION Shan State on 2 August, accord- notes of K 83,000 and three mo- Street in Ward No.2, Panglong Htaung Ward, Aungban Town, (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 ing to Myanmar Police Force. bile phones from a motorcycle Township and a mobile phone Kalaw Township. Police from Muse confiscat- driven by Saw Aung Myo (a) from Sai Pee’s house in Lan- Police filed charges against CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION ed 1,840 stimulant tablets and Aung Gyi and Ma San San Yin madaw Street in Ward No.4 of the suspects under the Anti-nar- San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114 10g of heroin from the house of on board near Ho Tint Village on Panglong Township were also cotic Drugs and Psychotropic Yeinkhaw in Area 17, Homon Loilem-Taunggyi road, Loilem confiscated. Substances Law. — GNLM ADVERTISING & MARKETING Ward, Muse Township. Township. In connection with Police from Taunggyi also (Translated by Kyaw Zin ( +95) (01) 8604530, Similarly, police from this case, a Honda Fit car and arrested Kyaw Aye for in posses- Tun) Hotline - 09 974424848 [email protected] [email protected]

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Fire engulfs one-storey house in Hlegu Township yesterday. PHOTO: NAING LIN (HLEGU) No injuries in house fire in Hlegu Township Write for us A fire broke out at 9.40 am on 1st the fire service at around 9:50

We appreciate your feedback and August in a 30 x 20 foot one-sto- am, with the assistance of neigh- contributions. If you have any comments rey house in Maygawady 4th bours. The house was damaged or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email Street in Yeikthar ward, Hlegu in the blaze, with losses estimat- [email protected] Township, Yangon region. ed to exceed K 150,000. No one with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only According to officials, the was injured in the fire.The po- able to publish “Letter to the Editor” fire was caused by a short cir- lice have taken action against that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words cuit when the house owner, U the house owner, according to please be aware that your letter will be Htay Win, 54, and his family were officials.— Naing Lin (Hlegu) edited. The tree blown off by strong wind in Hpa-an township yesterday kills away. The fire was put out by (Translated by Hay Mar) three people. PHOTO: IPRD (HPA-AN) 4 AUGUST 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL / BUSINESS 5 Compensation for confiscated land in Yangon Region amounted to K200 bln

By Nyein Nyein Scrutinizing Confiscated Farm- CHIEF Minister of Yangon Re- lands and regional committee. gion U Phyo Min Thein disclosed The tripartite committee com- yesterday that the total payment prised of Hluttaw, government of compensation for the farmland and civil orginizations scrutinized which were confiscated for es- the land confiscation cases. About tablishing new cities in Yangon 2,202 cases which were left to be Region amounted to K200 billion. scrutinized at 1st Hluttaw and The chief minister made the 2225 cases reported by Central comment at the press conference Committee for Scrutinizing Con- at Yangon Region Government fiscated Farmlands has now been and promised to resolved the is- investigated. Furthermore, 6077 of sues by giving the compensation 12527 other cases reported to re- and returning some farmland to gional government has now been the farmers concerned. “I would investigated. In Yangon, there are like to say that the compensation about 5000 cases. It was found amounts to K200 billions. Because there was weakness in compen- we have already scrutinized these sating when new townships: four Farmers plant rice in a paddy field in Yangon. PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR cases, form (3) will be issued and Dagon townships, Hling Tha Yar the land will be returned soon. and Shwe Pyi Tha were built. The given before September ends. Land will be sold in four 3. Plot will be sold. Compensation will be given too.” regional government is planning Concerning the compensation, methods 4. Land will be sold to in- Said U Phyo Min Thein. About 982 to pay compensation of K77 billion we are trying to ask for more in 1. Houses which value at vestors at affordable prices. acres of land will be returned to this fiscal year and 33 billion in 2019-2020 fiscal year as there is 30,000,000 MMK will be for people The chief minister said that the owners, according to the Yan- 2019 -2020 fiscal year. only 440 billions in our budget. In in slums. Resident must pay for compensation for the confiscat- gon Region Government. To re- The amount of money for the the doing so, we are going to sell the building. ed farm land and future reports solve the land issues, the incum- compensation will be raised by the land left when transforming 2. Affordable flats will be will taken care of by the regional bent Yangon Region Government selling in land in new townships. farm lands into resident area” built and sold with 15 installment government. formed the Central Committee for “Kyat seven billion will be he said plan. (Translated by Alphonsus)

Myanmar-Thailand border trade reaches over FMI seeks service for remitting $3.3 bln in 2018-2019 FY and withdrawing of money through Wave Money BORDER trade between My- topped the trade with $2.05 bil- to Thailand, while cosmetics, anmar and Thailand reached lion, followed by Myawady with machinery, food products and By Aye Yamon Oo pension payments to retired ser- US$3.3 billion as of 26 July, for $787 million and Myeik with $217 agricultural equipment are im- FIRST Myanmar Investment vice personnel, through the use the current 2018-2019 fiscal year, million. ported from Thailand. public company (FMI) has sought of digital technology. up $1.36 billion compared to the The country mainly The value of the country’s approval from the Central Bank There are over 45,000 Wave same period last year, according conducts border trade with total border trade was over of Myanmar to offer remittanc- Money agents, and over 11 million to the Ministry of Commerce. Thailand through seven bor- $8.59 billion, in which exports es and withdrawals using Wave users across the country. Over Based upon figures re- der checkpoints, Tachilek, reached $6.05 billion, and im- Money for customers’ smart ac- Ks 2.6 trillion have already been leased by Myanmar’s Com- Myawady, Kawthoung, Mye- ports were $2.55 billion as of 26 counts, said U Tun Tun, Chief transmitted through Wave Money merce Ministry, the country’s ik, Hteekhee, Mawtaung and July, for 2018-2019 FY. Executive Officer (CEO) of FMI since its establishment. exports to Thailand via border Maese gates. Meanwhile, Myanmar is public company limited. Wave Money, which is a dig- gates totaled over $2.37 billion, The country’s main exports conducting border trade with This service will be jointly ital financial service company, is while the value of imports was are fishery products, including neighboring India, China and offered by Yoma Bank and Wave a joint venture between Telenor $959 million during the period. fish, crabs and shrimps, as Bangladesh, through 17 border Money, he said at the 27th FMI and Yoma Bank. The Hteekhee border gate well as agricultural products checkpoints.—Zwe annual general meeting held at “Soon, smart account users the Sedona Hotel, Yangon, on 3 will be able to deposit, withdraw August. “After forming a part- and transmit money through nership between Yoma Bank and Wave Money agents. We’ve made OPPO launches Wave Money, Yoma Bank’s smart the right decision, because Wave account holders will be able to Money is the leader in the dig- monsoon deposit, withdraw and remit ital financial service industry,” promotion money through Wave Money said U Thein Wai, the executive agents. Later, Yoma Bank cus- chairman of FMI. Moreover, FMI programme tomers will be able to manage earned Ks 279.7 billion in 2019 their smart accounts with their from four main business sectors, OPPO Myanmar is offering its mobile phones. Then, Yoma Bank an increase of 36 per cent com- products at discount price as part customers will no longer need to pared to 2018. The FMI’s four of the monsoon promotion pro- go to the bank when they want to main business sectors are: the gramme. OPPO smart phones: perform money transactions. The financial service sector, the hous- OPPO A5s, F11 with 48 MP main service that Wave agents offer ing sector, the health care sector camera and F11 with Panoramic will be the same as the bank. We and the hotels and tourism sector. Screen would be discounted and have already requested the Cen- In 2019, FMI earned Ks 110.7 combined with gifts. tral Bank of Myanmar to allow us billion in profits, an increase by OPPO Myanmar has an- to offer these kinds of services. Ks 52.2 billion compared to 2018. nounced that it will detail about We will offer these services as Although their profits have in- the promotion programme in quickly as we get permission,” creased, they have spent Ks 104.7 Grab Application and will present he added. billion on general expenditures. Grab Promo Code. It will hold the Currently, Wave Money has Therefore, FMI earned a total Online Campaigns from 12 to 16 signed an agreement with My- profit amounting to Ks 14.4 billion. August.—GNLM PHOTO : SUPPLIED anmar Economic Bank to issue (Translated by Hay Mar) 4 AUGUST 2019 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Office of the President holds press conference

OFFICE of the President Direc- turn to where they were, it would tor-General U Zaw Htay gave a take an average of 17 years. The press conference at the Presi- fastest was 10 years. But those dential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw on countries did not have internal 2 August in the afternoon. conflicts as much as Myanmar Malaysia Prime Minister had. Those countries did not have Dr Mahathir Mohamad a Rakhine State issue that this Director-General U Zaw country faced. Considering these Htay first spoke of Malaysian two conditions the fastest country Prime Minister Dr Mahathir would take 12 years. Consider- Mohamad’s media statement ing internal conflicts, the time during a trip to Turkey. The Direc- required could be calculated. tor-General said the statement Looking at good governance, was against ASEAN’s cardinal it took an average of 36 years. The principle of non-interference in fastest country took 13 years. On the internal affairs and respect Director-General U Zaw Htay of the Office of the President holds a press conference at the Presidential Palace in anti-corruption it took an average for the sovereignty and territo- Nay Pyi Taw on 2 August. PHOTO : MNA of 27 years to reduce corruption rial integrity of ASEAN member stage will be implemented when event the State Counsellor asked that the matter was following a significantly. The fastest was 16 states. It was also seen as a devi- satellite channel usage increases, Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko wrong office procedure and the years. Rule of law was another ation from the principles set out technological experience and the on how long the event would be. Union Minister resigned as a re- matter. These countries took an in the ASEAN Charter, said the capacity to control the satellite The Union Minister said it would sponsible person for the matter. average of 41 years for this. The Director-General. on our own was achieved. An be about 2 hours but actually took Union Minister U Soe Win fastest was 17 years. The Myanmar government Earth Observation Micro-Satel- 3 hours. This was the first year. concurrently serving two min- There was another assess- and ASEAN have been cooperat- lite (EOS) that can provide the The same thing happened last istries was the outcome of con- ment conducted in 2010. The as- ing in many ways on the Rakhine services the country needs will be year and the year before too. sideration by the President and sessment was on 115 incidences State affairs and the statement launched and the construction of The State Counsellor penalized the State Counsellor. Only a little of transition to democracy from was seen as unsupportive of this the satellite will be conducted in the Union Minister to arrange more than a year and half of the 1995 to 2007 covering 86 coun- cooperation and even affects and cooperation with Hokkaido Uni- a private dinner for a total of 80 government’s term remained tries. Of these 86 countries only reduces the cooperation. It also versity of Japan. personnel from President Office, while the ministry of industry 15 reached the democratic norms affected the cooperation between The cost for this will be more State Counsellor Office and secu- was also being discussed in the set by the west. There were 27 Myanmar and Bangladesh gov- than US$ 8 million in the first two rity. This was a private dinner of Hluttaw for closing down about 18 incidences of back-tracking. ernments on displaced persons. years. More than US$ 6 million is the leaders and a family member state-owned enterprises (SOEs). There were 27 incidences where It also affected ASEAN co- required for the next two years. of the Union Minister posted a The Ministry of Planning and Fi- democracy was not achieved. operation and unity. Myanmar The total was estimated to be picture of it on Facebook. The nance was the ministry respon- Without back-tracking some did categorically rejects such state- more than US$ 15 million. person should have considered sible for closing down SOEs, pri- not achieve a firm stage of democ- ments and Permanent Secretary Myanmar Sat 2 will be whether the matter should be vatizing or forming joint ventures. racy for 30 to 40 years. This meant U Myint Thu of the Ministry of launched on 7 August from Ari- informed to the public or not. This That was why Union Minister U that these countries were stuck Foreign Affairs had received the ane Rocket Station at the North is a matter of ethics. The dinner Soe Win was assigned to concur- in the transition stage. Region Malaysia Ambassador at the min- Atlantic shore, said the Direc- was for a very simple reason. It rently serve the two ministries as wise none of the Latin American istry a few days ago and objected tor-General. was not in any way an approval it was most appropriate, said the countries reached the democracy to the statement of the Malaysian Questions of News Watch or showing support as accused Director-General. norm set by the west. There were PM, said the Director-General. Journal reporter U Maung or complaints made. Transition to democracy only a few in Europe. Launching of Myanmar Maung Tun Question on Ministries On the question relating to Myanmar started its tran- satellite On the first question by U Regarding the questions by transition to democracy Direc- sition beginning from the 2010 The Director-General next Maung Maung Tun, the Direc- Irrawaddy reporter U Htat Naing tor-General U Zaw Htay said elections. The current civilian explained about launching of tor-General said the matter was Zaw on the Ministry of Electricity Rakhine State issue affected government came into power a Myanmar satellite. As a first related to religious matter that and Energy, Ministry of Industry the most on the transition to de- after the 2015 elections. At that step Myanmar leased Myanmar was very important and critical. and Ministry of Planning and Fi- mocracy. Since the incumbent time the transition faced many Sat 1 and the second step was a Medias were requested to report nance, Director-General U Zaw government came into power it challenges. When other’s tran- joint-ownership system. To imple- this matter with special care as Htay said the matter of the Minis- had formed a central committee sitions were observed, it could ment the second step a satellite Myanmar was a Buddhist major- try of Electricity and Energy was to handle the matter and while be seen that they did not have was to be launched on 7 August ity country and there must not be handled by the Anti-Corruption handling it ARSA attacks oc- the huge internal conflicts that 2019. Total cost for this was US$ disintegration of the Sangha. It Commission. The commission curred. It affected the stability we had. They also did not have 155.7 million of which 30 percent was also a financial matter. The was handling this according to and development of the Rakhine as much armed factions as we was paid in two installments dur- Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Anti-Corruption Law and State. Later there were attacks had. The biggest was Rakhine ing the 2018 six-month budget. In Culture will handle the matter the administrative sector would by AA on 4 January. When works State matter and the countries fiscal year 2018-2019 50 percent taking into consideration the not interfere or get involved in were conducted to achieve peace in the assessment did not have of the amount was paid in four present situation and stability of it. The commission would make and stability in the region there such issues. Myanmar’s transi- installments. The final 20 percent the country and possible conse- an announcement accordingly were international criticisms and tion may be long but it would not was to be paid in two installments quences. and the government would not be pressures. reverse nor back-track, said the in fiscal year 2019-2020. 432 MHz Another question was a din- involved in this, said the Director There was a democracy Director-General. C-band and 432 K-u-ban totaling ner the day before at the resi- General. transition research conducted The Director-General also 864 MHz will be used. It will be dence of Union Minister Thura On the matter of Union Min- by the World Bank on 30 coun- explained about the investigation used by education, health, secu- Aung Ko. This was planned a long ister for Industry U Khin Maung tries that were transitioning to conducted on the Yenangyoung rity, forest, border and other de- time ago and was only through co- Cho the Director-General said democracy during the period 1985 alluvial land matter and a nine partments. The amount paid was incidence that it was held on the this was handled by the govern- to 2009. The report found that on member Myanmar delegation much less than the amount used specific day. It was a dinner not ment. The President received a an average a 20 years period was trip to Bangladesh led by Ministry by ministries when the satellite arranged immediately but was complaint letter on the matter required to reach a stage where of Foreign Affairs Permanent Sec- was leased. The life of the satel- prepared well in advance. The and after deliberations the Pres- democracy became strength- retary U Myint Thu. Afterwards lite was 15 years and as a third reason for the dinner was award- ident formed an investigation ened. The fastest country took Director-General U Zaw Htay re- step, Myanmar will strive toward ing religious titles and donation of group consisting of three minis- 12 years. Involvement of the mil- sponded to questions raised by launching a fully-owned satellite, dry ration at Uppatasanti Pagoda. ter-level members. After detailed itary was found in some of these local and foreign media.—MNA said the Director-General. This At an earlier dry ration donation investigation, the group reported countries. For the military to re- (Translated by Zaw Min) 4 AUGUST 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7 Union Minister for Information meets Myanmar Cartoonists Association officials

UNION MINISTER for try, reviving the memories and states dedicated to Information Dr Pe Myint of famous cartoonists U peace, and the role of car- held a meeting with the Aung Shein and U Ngwe toonists in the Shwe Thwe Myanmar Cartoonists Kyi in the Mirror Daily of weekly journal, published Association’s chairman the ministry in the past. by the ministry. and executive committee The participants The meeting came members at the Printing at the meeting also dis- to an end with conclud- and Publishing Depart- cussed the space and ing remarks by the Union ment on Theinbyu Road honorarium for cartoons Minister. in Yangon yesterday. in the Myanma Alin and The Myanmar Car- At the meeting, the the Mirror dailies, the toonists Association was Union Minister offered possible participation of established in March the ministry’s hall to be cartoon sections in the 2016 with some 300 mem- used at no charge if the children’s literary festi- bers. Its office is located artists hold paper reading vals, and gave suggestions in Room 601, Building sessions and invited the on development of youth No. 173/175 on Pansodan script creators to contrib- literature, inviting foreign Road, Yangon. —MNA Union Minister Dr Pe Myint inspects the GTC Printing Factory in Insein Township, ute their creations to the cartoonists, holding car- Yangon Region yesterday. PHOTO: MNA print media of the minis- toon festivals in regions (Translated by KZL) Union Minister for Information inspects printing houses of PPD in Insein Tsp

UNION MINISTER for Beikman Printing Fac- officials concerned and Information Dr Pe Myint tory, Aung San Printing gave instructions on inspected the printing Factory and GTC Print- timely completion of the houses of the Printing ing Factory. printing of text books and Publishing Depart- During his tour of meeting with required ment of the ministry in inspection, the Union quality, work-site safe- Aung San Ward in Insein minister observed the ty, observing the code Township yesterday. printing of text books, of conducts of public The Union Min- stores and training hall servants, and mainte- ister arrived at Aung of the PPD. nance of the printing San Ward at 10 am and Following the visits, machines.— MNA inspected the Sarpay he held a meeting with (Translated by KZL) Union Minister Dr Pe Myint addresses the meeting with the Myanmar Cartoonists Association’s chairman and executive committee members at the Printing and Publishing Department in Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: MNA Call Thin Thin May, 09251022355,09974424848

Union Minister U Kyaw Tin attends 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Ministerial Meetings ASEAN Foreign Ministers reiterate continued support to Myanmar’s efforts to bring peace, stability, the rule of law and to promote harmony and reconciliation in Rakhine State

FROM PAGE-2 Bangladesh and China. He also and 12th Mekong-Japan Minis- 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ UNHCR and UNDP . They also highlighted the importance of terial Meeting. Meeting was issued. In the Joint look forward to the continued He added that if both neigh- avoiding measures that could While in Bangkok, the Union Communique, the ASEAN For- and effective dialogue between bours, Myanmar and Bangla- worsen the situation and drive Minister had bilateral meetings eign Ministers, among others, Myanmar and Bangladesh to fa- desh, strictly follow the bilater- the communities farther apart, with Ministers of Foreign Affairs welcomed the recent visit of cilitate the repatriation process. al agreements, the repatriation and welcomed any partners who of Thailand, Norway and Repub- High-Level Mission led by the They also reaffirmed ASEAN’s could be made a success, as really wish to facilitate Myan- lic of Korea as well as High Rep- Permanent Secretary of the support for Myanmar’s efforts has been done in the past. He mar’s effort in bringing the con- resentative of European Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs of to bring peace, stability, the rule also informed the Meetings of flicting communities together for Foreign Affairs and Security Myanmar together with rep- of law, to promote harmony and Myanmar’s readiness to resolve and finding a sustainable solu- Policy and Vice President of the resentatives from the ASEAN reconciliation among the various the issue in accordance with the tion to the issue. European Commission. During Secretariat and the AHA Cen- communities as well as to ensure bilateral agreements, his invi- The Union Minister also at- the bilateral meetings, the Union tre, including an ASEAN-ERAT sustainable and equitable devel- tation extended to the Foreign tended the 12th Lower Mekong Minister discussed issues of mu- member, to Cox’s Bazaar, Bang- opment in Rakhine State. Minister of Bangladesh to visit Initiatives (LMI) Ministerial tual interests and promotion of ladesh to share the information Myanmar to discuss the issue Meeting, 10th Mekong-Ganga bilateral relations. on arrangement made by Myan- and the agreement to continue Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial At the end of the ASEAN mar for prospective returnees. Ministry of International holding of trilateral Ministeri- Meeting, 9th Mekong-Republic Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, They welcomed the extension Cooperation al Meeting among Myanmar, of Korea Ministerial Meeting, the Joint Communiqué of the of the MOU between Myanmar, Dated. 3 August 2019. 4 AUGUST 2019 4 AUGUST 2019 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 9 Changing our Are dams and coal-fired engines really detrimental to the environment? mindset in building By Khin Maung Myint been to seven such project sites in Laos, there are seven more those caused by deforestations, where my son worked, I am dams inside China built on that which our activists never ever a Democratic EFORE proceeding quite familiar with the workings river. We had never heard any seriously or loudly protested. further, I would like of the dams. Every dam has to country down stream objecting As far as the coal-fired Federal Republic to make one thing incorporate a fish ladder to af- those dams or they are causing power plants are concerned, B very clear. I am nei- ford access for the fishes to mi- any significant adverse effects China is said to be installing ther a political activist nor a grate upstream to spawn. Thus on the environments or the eco- them at the rate of one plant a lobbyist nor an advocate for any there is no danger of depletion systems in the countries along week to cope with the demand ODAY, all the people of Myanmar are united in social or government organiza- or extinction of the fish popu- its path. The Mekong is still for electricity for their growing reaching the same goal of establishing a Democratic tion. I am, but an ordinary duti- lations as most activists in our flowing on. industries. If they are really det- Federal Republic. ful citizen, who wish to see my country who opposed the dam Another example is the Nile rimental to environment and T Our country is a Union, as ethnic people live country develop and prosper. constructions claimed. Also, as River in Africa. Like Mekong, it health, though we abstain from together throughout the country. If it is a Union, it must be Thus I had been writing articles a dam has to release water peri- flows through many countries, building them ourselves, we will a federal Union with a democratic system that guarantees as a freelance writer to discuss odically (the hydro power dams thus all those countries can say still be exposed to those dan- freedom, security and self-determination for all the people matters that would contribute release continuously), the force it belongs to them too. Today, gers with such a large number residing in the country. to the well beings of the people of the water head pressure is so there are three hydro power of them being built in neigh- The sovereignty of the country spreads to the states and and the country. In doing so, I great that it flushes away the dams built in Ethiopia on the boring China and Laos. Just regions in a federal country, and all people have the right to have no prejudice or bias, but silts. Thus there is no danger of Blue Nile, which is one of the look how the smog from the sustain and develop their ethnic literature, culture, language only good intentions -- to clear rivers sedimentation or drying tributaries that flows through Indonesian islands' slash and and tradition, along with the government’s policy of equitable all obstacles that hinder the up and eventually disappearing. Sudan and fed the main River burn agricultural practices af- development of all states and regions. progress and prosperity of our Also the dams will not impede Nile that passes through Egypt fect Singapore. Also, a Democratic Fed- country. the river traffic, a fact which where there is also a large dam As conclusion, I would like eral Republic must guaran- About a decade or so ago, is proven by the Three Gorges built across it before emptying to mention the benefits from tee a politically, economically readers may remember the in- Dam on the Yangtze River in into the Mediterranean Sea. the Naruebodindrachinta Res- As the country and socially fair administra- cident where a consortium of China, where a diversion canal Likewise, there are dams on ervoir in Thailand, named in is in transition tive system to provide all cit- Chinese and Thai companies was dug for the river crafts to the other tributaries of the Nile honor of the late Thai monarch izens with equal opportuni- planned to implement a pro- by-pass the dam.. in other countries. There wasn't who initiated its constructions. File photo shows the Hongsa Power Plant (3x626MW), which was constructed by China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNEEC), was inaugurated ties, and equality in the face ject to build hydro-power dams As further proofs that any report of serious protests It is the dam where my son to democracy, in Laos’ northern Xayaboury Province on 9 December, 2015. PHOTO: XINHUA of the law. over the Salween River in our the dams do not have serious or objections there. worked. Before the dam was officials It must be an administra- territory. They met with stiff ry. But still, they constructed them lavishly for their homes doors pickups. er forced right away, but the effects on the rivers and the There are many more ex- built, the Prachimburi Prov- tive system that preserves oppositions from the locals led some coal-fired power plants and crops, some troublemakers The protesting group was authorities would remit their environments, I would like to amples, which prove that, in re- ince where it is located was from various the rule of law and not one by a young activist, who was to supplement their electricity from outside instigated the vil- left untouched until the project entitled amounts in a bank in mention some dams built on ality there is no serious environ- subjected to severe flooding that leads to the oppression later invited to the USA and exports to Thailand. All those lagers to ask for more. Though was completed and just before their names, which they are some major rivers around the mental impact or adverse effect every monsoon season, which departments of people. It must provide was conferred an award making projects never met with much most of the villagers willingly the commissioning ceremony free to draw, once they moved world, I had already mentioned on the ecosystem as claimed by I had experienced many times an administrative machinery him an instant hero of sort. If opposition as in our country. took the compensations and of the dam and the reservoir out. However, after certain pe- about the three dams on the the environmentalists. If there myself. Today those were things must not that ensures the safety and I remember correctly he was Hope the above stated facts moved out, some stubborn ones that was to be graced by the riod if they are still obstinate Mekong River in Laos. The Me- were, there would be protests of the past. happiness of the people. even invited to the congress to would suffice as a prelude to continued protesting. In their new King -- Rama X, they were the government will raze their kong River originates on the or even conflicts between the The fish populations too consider one In a democratic sys- honor him. what I will be discussing. First, case they don't cite environ- evicted by force. It is learnt land to continue with the con- Tibetan Himalayan plateau in countries along the Mekong and have vastly increased as the another as tem, the executive pillar That project was abandoned it will be about the dams. Before mental impact as their cause, that according to the Thai struction and the money in the China and meanders through the Nile, which we will be aware reservoir provides a large must serve the people. In when some engineers who were building a dam thorough Envi- but they demanded for more laws, whenever they requisi- bank will be withdrawn by the China, Myanmar, Laos, Thai- of. But there was none. In my body of water for spawning and rivals, but as our country, people have doing the survey works were ab- ronmental Impact Assessments compensations. tioned the lands and properties authorities, depriving them of land, Cambodia and Viet Nam. opinion, even if there should breeding. The villagers from far given the government the ducted for ransoms. In my opin- (EIA) have to be carried out by A small group of protesters the government compensate the compensations. Thus, all the six countries along be some impacts on the rivers and near can freely catch fish colleagues … authority for a democratic ion, that project was abandoned experts. Such studies or assess- numbering about twenty house- them their worth. If they de- Though I am not an engi- its path can claim the right to caused by the dams, they would to supplement their diets and transition. due to security reasons and not ments could take years to avoid holds, built shanty huts across clined to take they were nev- neer by profession, as I had it. Apart from the three dams be much less damaging than incomes. The water from the In the legislative pillar, because of the protests. Anyway adverse consequences. Here, the road from the project site canal systems of the reservoir there are laws, rules, a con- the leader of that protest be- please allow me to mention a office of the Royal Thai Irriga- provide ample water supply for stitution and law makers who make the laws. Whether the laws came famous as the champion royally initiated multipurpose tion Department in a show of agricultural purposes too. The were truly beneficial for the country and people, appropriate of environmental conservation. dam built in Thailand. It is one defiance and continued their dam also helps in deterring sea to the situation of the respective places, or not, needs to be The US spotlighted him to fame of the two largest dams in that protest. The authorities tried water entering the Bang Pa- reviewed and assessed. undeservedly. country. The surveys, studies to reason with them, but with- kong River that flows into the It is the duty of the MPs to be well versed in their rights, Also, a few years back, and environmental impact as- out any agreement reached. Gulf of Thailand, by releasing laws and rules. Apart from making laws in the parliament, when a coal-fired power station sessments took over twenty During that period, while the water from the reservoir they need to coordinate with relevant authorities on regional was planned to be installed in years before the implementa- some were trenched-in for a to push back the rising sea development issues. the Dawei region, it met with tion of that project was com- long term protest new villages water during high tides. This The judiciary must be unbiased, to provide all citizens protests and was abandoned. missioned in 2011 by the late sprung up overnight in the vi- benefits the farmers along the with equality before the law. No one is above the law and no Then there was the protest at Thai Monarch -- King Bhumibol cinity of the dam away from the river banks by keeping their one must interfere in legal judgments. Patheingyi Township opposing Adulyadej, Rama IX. catchment area. On enquiring, agricultural fields salinity free. The three pillars, namely the executive, the legislative and the construction of a factory I was very familiar with I learned that they were the These are concrete proofs that the judiciary, need to check and balance one another. that will incorporate a coal- that dam as my son, a water re- villagers who agreed to move if the EIA and the planning are They need to cooperate and work together towards de- fired power plant. There may sources engineer, was one of the out by taking the compensa- thorough and transparent, the velopment of the country, as well as peace and prosperity for be some other instances, but three project engineers who un- tions. All the houses are large, dams pose no threats, but are the citizens. these two examples would be dertook its constructions. I had modern in design and pucca beneficial. As the country is in transition to democracy, officials enough to express my opinion visited that project twice a year buildings. I noticed that every from various departments must not consider one another as concerning the coal powered since the start of that project household have brand new four (Khin Maung Myint is a rivals, but as colleagues, and are required to coordinate for plants. in 2011 until its completion in wheel drive, four doors pick up freelance writer, and the views the benefit of the country and its people. Today the coal-fired power 2017. Right from the start there trucks parked under their por- and opinions expressed in this We need to change our mindset to reach our goal of a plants are becoming safer than were protests by the villagers ticoes. It was a vast improve- article are those of the author Democratic Federal Republic. Reform or change is not a in the past. Our neighbour, Laos whose properties will end up ment in their living standards and do not necessarily repre- threat. It is an opportunity for peace and prosperity for our has three hydro power dams inside the catchment area and as their old homes were mostly sent or reflect the views of The future generations. built on the section of the Me- have to evacuate. Though the rundown timber structures and Photo taken on 12 Dec, 2016 shows the first stage’s No. 2 hydropower station of the Power China-contracted project in Luang Prabang Province, north Global New Light of Myanmar.) kong River inside their territo- government compensated their cars were beat-up old two Laos. PHOTO: XINHUA 4 AUGUST 2019 10 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Japan, Mekong nations to create sustainable development framework

BANGKOK — The foreign min- an approach that is region-wide, of annual meetings involving was named one of the part- NEWS IN isters of Japan and five South- open and encourages cooper- the Association of Southeast ners in the Ayeyawady-Chao east Asian countries along the ation between the public and Asian Nations. Phraya-Mekong Economic Co- BRIEF Mekong River agreed Saturday private sectors, according to a They also agreed on the im- operation Strategy, an initiative to create a framework for coop- co-chairs’ statement released portance of “continued efforts aimed at bridging the economic eration on sustainable develop- after their meeting in Bangkok. of each country to reinforce gap between the Mekong coun- Georgieva honored to ment by the time their leaders Japanese Foreign Minister a free and open order based tries. be nominated to lead gather in November. Taro Kono and his counterparts on the rule of law to maintain Other partners that will as- IMF, taking leave from They shared the view that from the Mekong countries — peace, stability and prosperity” sist with development projects the framework, to be called the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, in the region, the statement in areas such as energy include World Bank Mekong-Japan Initiative for Thailand and Viet Nam — gath- said. the United States, Australia and SDGs toward 2030, should take ered on the sidelines of a series At the meeting, Japan India. —Kyodo News WASHINGTON (United States) — Bulgarian KristalinaGeorgieva said Friday she was honored to be the Police detain dozens at European Union nominee to lead the International Monetary Fund and is taking a leave of absence Moscow opposition protest from her post at the World Bank. If selected she will replace MOSCOW (Russia)— Police the rally. “Why are you detaining Christine Lagarde at the IMF, who detained dozens of demonstra- me?” she shouted as riot police in has been nominated to take the tors in Moscow on Saturday as helmets dragged her out of a taxi. presidency of the European Cen- Russian opposition supporters Sobol is on the 21st day of tral Bank. By tradition, a European took to the streets in defiance a hunger strike that she began always leads the IMF, while an of a formidable security pres- after authorities barred her from American runs the World Bank.— ence, in fresh protests calling running in the polls and was vis- AFP for fair elections in the capital ibly weak. next month. Heavy police presence, met- The unauthorised march, al barriers and empty buses used 7 dead, 8 missing after The US, which invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban in 2001, which comes after stark warn- to transport detainees lined the wants to withdraw thousands of troops but only in return for the boats sink in central insurgent group renouncing Al-Qaeda and curbing attacks. PHOTO: ings from Russian authorities boulevards, and mobile internet Philippines AFP and a crackdown on Kremlin crit- was down in central Moscow. ics, was billed as a “stroll” along Some shops and cafes were shut MANILA — The Philippine Coast US eyes breakthrough in Moscow’s leafy boulevards as Saturday following warnings by Guard (PCG) said that at least sev- anger grows over the refusal of city authorities. en people died and eight others officials to let popular opposition Amount of police appeared were reported missing after two push for peace with Taliban candidates run in next month’s to outnumber small groups of ferry boats sank at around 12:15 city parliament elections. protesters. About a hundred peo- p.m. on Saturday in the central DOHA (Qatar) — Washington agreement, a peace agreement Most of those candidates ple were pushed out from cen- Philippines. is hoping for a breakthrough as that enables withdrawal,” US en- and opposition leaders are still tral Trubnaya square by a line Coast guard spokesman talks between the US and the voy for Afghanistan ZalmayKhal- in police detention following the of riot police. Several hundred Captain Armand Balilo said in a Taliban resumed in Doha on Sat- ilzad tweeted on Friday as he last rally, as what began as a local more were spread out along the text message to Xinhua that 31 urday in a bid to end 18 years of arrived in Doha after talks with issue has boiled over into one of boulevards. people have so far been rescued. war in Afghanistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran the worst political conflicts of “I’m here because I want He said the boats have more than The US, which invaded Af- Khan in Islamabad. recent years. them to let candidates take part 40 passengers and crew on board ghanistan and toppled the Tali- “Our presence in Afghan- At least 89 were detained in the elections,” 22-year-old at the time of the accident. Balilo ban in 2001, wants to withdraw istan is conditions-based, and by police about an hour into the artist Varvara told AFP. “I want said the boats named Cheche thousands of troops and draw any withdrawal will be condi- rally, according to OVD-Info, a there to be big changes... now and Keziah were transiting Farola down its longest ever war. tions-based.” non-governmental organisation there is an atmosphere of total Wharf in Iloilo to Jordan Wharf But it would first seek assur- that operates a hotline for detain- control.” in Guimaras when they were ances from the insurgents that ‘No Afghan is inferior’ ees. AFP correspondents also At least six people were de- battered by sudden strong winds they would renounce Al-Qaeda In another sign of progress, observed several arrests. tained about 30 minutes after and sank. — Xinhua and stop other militants like the the Afghan government has LyubovSobol, an ally of key the planned start of the rally, ac- Islamic State group using the formed a negotiating team for opposition leader Alexei Navalny, cording to OVD-Info website.— country as a haven. separate peace talks with the was detained as she set off for AFP Death toll rises to 5 in Washington is hoping to Taliban that diplomats hope Indonesia quake strike a peace deal with the Tal- could be held as early as later iban by 1 September — ahead this month. JAKARTA — The death toll has of Afghan polls due the same The Washington Post re- risen to five in Friday’s earth- month, and US presidential polls ported Thursday that an initial quake that struck off of the west due in 2020. deal to end the war would see coast of Indonesia, authorities US President Donald the US force in Afghanistan re- said Saturday. Trump told reporters at the duced to as low as 8,000 from the National Disaster and Mitiga- White House on Friday that current level of around 14,000. tion Agency spokesman AgusWi- “we’ve made a lot of progress. In exchange, the Taliban bowo said three people died of We’re talking”. would abide by a ceasefire, re- heart attacks, one from injuries A coalition led by Washing- nounce Al-Qaeda, and talk to the sustained in a fall, and another ton ousted the Taliban accusing Kabul administration. from fatigue. A total of four it of harbouring Al-Qaeda jihad- An Afghan official hinted people were injured in the quake, ists who claimed the 11 Septem- last week that the government of which struck at 7:03 pm, he said, ber, 2001 attacks against the US President Ashraf Ghani was pre- adding that 113 houses in the that killed almost 3,000 people. paring for direct talks with the At least 89 were detained by police about an hour into the rally, Banten and West Java provinces “We are pursuing a peace Taliban, the details of which have according to OVD-Info, a non-governmental organisation that operates a of Java Island were damaged.— agreement not a withdrawal yet to be announced.— AFP hotline for detainees. PHOTO: AFP Kyodo News 4 AUGUST 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11 Hong Kong protesters seize roads in defiance of China warnings

HONG KONG (China) — rallies into next week, sending huge rallies — often followed by Pro-democracy protesters in tensions soaring once more. violent clashes between police Hong Kong erected barricades On Saturday they embraced and small groups of hardcore in a popular tourist district and their mantra “be water” — a protesters. briefly blocked a major tunnel philosophy of unpredictability Under the terms of the 1997 Saturday evening, defying in- espoused by local martial arts handover deal with Britain, the creasingly stern warnings from legend Bruce Lee — in a bid to city has rights and liberties un- China over weeks-long unrest keep police guessing. Through- seen on the Chinese mainland, that has plunged the city into out the evening they put up including an independent judi- crisis. makeshift barricades across ciary and freedom of speech. The semi-autonomous multiple roads in TsimShaTsui, But many say those rights southern Chinese financial hub a popular shopping and tourist are being curtailed, citing the has seen two months of protests district on the harbourfront, disappearance into mainland and clashes triggered by oppo- where many luxury malls and custody of dissident booksell- sition to a planned extradition hotels shut their doors. ers, the disqualification of Many roads in the tourist district TsimShaTsui were blocked by law that quickly evolved into a They also blocked one of prominent politicians and the protesters. PHOTO: AFP wider movement for democratic the three cross-harbour tunnels jailing of pro-democracy pro- reforms. connecting to the main island, City-wide strike Hong Kong island and the other test leaders. Public anger has Authorities in Hong Kong causing widespread traffic cha- Many of the chants and in the Tseung Kwan O district been compounded by rising in- and Beijing this week signalled os, before disappearing after graffiti tags that were thrown — as well as a city-wide strike equality and the perception that a hardening stance, including half an hour. “We will fight as up called for residents to join a on Monday and rallies in seven the city’s distinct language and with the arrests of dozens of guerrillas today and be water,” planned strike on Monday. locations. culture are being threatened by protesters, and the Chinese a masked and helmeted 19-year- “The more the government The call for strike action ever-closer integration with the military saying it was ready to old, who gave her surname Lee, suppresses us, the more we will appears to be gaining more Chinese mainland. quell the “intolerable” unrest if told AFP. come out until the government traction than previous walkouts, On Saturday evening, pro- requested. In a statement, police called responds to our demands,” pro- with a host of organisations and testers tore down the Chinese But protesters have re- on protesters to “stop their il- tester Ah Kit, 36, told AFP. unions vowing to join. flag from a pole on the water- mained unyielding, vowing to legal acts” and told members Two marches are also Hong Kong has witnessed front and threw it in the har- hold multiple occupations and of the public to avoid the area. planned for Sunday — one on eight consecutive weekends of bour. —AFP San Francisco Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports

WASHINGTON (United States) in California issued a prelim- it a “safe third country,” mean- airport bans sale of — A judge on Friday blocked inary injunction blocking the ing migrants who want to seek a move by US President Don- administration’s new rule bar- asylum in the United States but plastic bottles ald Trump’s administration to ring most immigrants from ob- travel through Guatemala must stop migrants from claiming taining asylum in the US if they request asylum in the Central SAN FRANCISCO (United The airport describes it- asylum unless they had entered transit through Mexico. American country. States) — San Francisco Inter- self as an “industry leader” in the country at an official border That policy would have ef- The number of bor- national Airport is banning the sustainability, installing solar crossing, news outlets reported. fectively prevented most Cen- der-crossers detained by the sale of single-use plastic bottles panels and instructing all ten- The policy, enacted by tral American asylum seekers US Border Patrol surged to a 13- and will require fliers to buy ants to use fully compostable Trump last year, is among a host from gaining entry into the year high of more than 144,000 refillable bottles if they’re not food ware including straws of measures his government United States at the southern in May before easing to 104,000 already carrying their own, US and utensils. has taken against the move- border, as the majority come in June — still up 142 per cent media reported on Friday. Airports in Dubai and In- ment of hundreds of thousands through Mexico. from a year earlier. The new rule comes into dia have announced similar of migrants from Central Amer- Day later, Guatemala signed Most are families from effect on 20 August, the San plastic bottle bans, but have ica and elsewhere who have re- an agreement with the US that, Guatemala, Honduras and El Francisco Chronicle report- yet to fully implement them. cently tried to cross into the according to Washington, makes Salvador. —AFP ed, and is part of a five-year The city of San Francis- US from Mexico and request plan to lower landfill waste, co banned the sale of plastic asylum. net carbon emissions and net water bottles on city-owned Federal judge Randolph energy use to zero. property back in 2014, but Moss, sitting in Washington, “We’re the first airport allowed delays and granted ruled that the policy was “in that we’re aware of to imple- certain exemptions. excess of statutory... authority,” ment this change,” airport Global plastic production ABC News reported. spokesman Doug Yakel told has grown rapidly, and is cur- Moss said it contradicts the newspaper. rently at more than 400 million standing US immigration law, “We’re on the leading edge tons per year. Single-use items which allows undocumented for the industry, and we want represent about 70 per cent of people who are physically pres- to push the boundaries of sus- the plastic waste littering the ent in the country to apply for tainability initiatives,” he said. marine environment. asylum even if they did not enter The ban will apply to all Each year, a million birds at an official port of entry, The restaurants, cafes and vend- and more than 100,000 marine Hill newspaper said. ing machines, though not to mammals worldwide are in- The policy had earlier been The judge said the Trump administration’s policy contradicts standing planes using the airport. jured or killed by becoming blocked by a judge in San Fran- US immigration law. PHOTO: AFP It exempts brands of fla- entangled in plastic or ingest- cisco, a ruling the government vored water. Filtered water is ing it through the food chain. is appealing. provided for free at 100 “hy- Canada and the Europe- Trump’s immigration policy with us/ dration stations,” where fly- an Union have pledged to ban has been the subject of numer- A d v e r t i s e Hot Line : ers can top up glass or metal single-use plastics starting in ous court challenges. 09974424848 bottles. 2021. —AFP Last week, a federal judge 4 AUGUST 2019 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sudan protesters reach full agreement with generals on civilian rule

KHARTOUM (Sudan) — Bashir and the generals outside army headquar- dren. road towards civilian rule,” “We have been waiting Protest leaders reached who eventually ousted him ters in Khartoum on June ‘Revolution succeeded’ said 25-year-old Ahmed for a civilian state to seek “full agreement” with Su- in a palace coup in April. 3, killing at least 127 people Demonstrators Ibrahim as he joined the fair retribution from the dan’s ruling generals Sat- “I am announcing according to doctors close among the crowds that cavalcade of vehicles that murderers of our sons,” urday on a hard-won con- to the Sudanese, African to the protest movement. took to the streets in the criss-crossed the streets of she told AFP. stitutional declaration, the and international public They were briefly sus- early hours hailed victory Khartoum, horns blazing. Doctors linked to pro- African Union said, paving opinion that the two dele- pended again earlier this in their struggle for a new Fellow protester, test umbrella group the the way for a promised gations have fully agreed week when paramilitaries Sudan. SomaiyaSadeq, said she Alliance for Freedom and transition to civilian rule. on the constitutional dec- shot dead six demonstra- “For us, the revolu- hoped there would now be Change say more than 250 Thousands of jubi- laration,” AU mediator tors in the city of Al-Obeid, tion succeeded now and justice for those who had people have been killed in lant Sudanese took to the Mohamed El HacenLebatt four of them schoolchil- our country set foot on the given their lives. protest-related violence streets of the capital Khar- told reporters. since December. toum when the deal was He said further meet- Protest leaders have announced before dawn ings would be held to work blamed much of the vio- to celebrate the prospect out the technical details of lence on the feared par- of a civilian government. the deal and discuss the amilitaries of the Rapid The declaration builds signing ceremony. Support Forces, who on a landmark power-shar- An initial inking of the sprang out of the Jan- ing deal signed on 17 July agreement is expected to jaweed militia notorious and provides for a joint ci- take place on Sunday, pro- for alleged war crimes dur- vilian-military ruling body test leaders said, ahead of ing the conflict in Darfur. to oversee the formation of a formal signing in front of The military announced a transitional civilian gov- foreign dignitaries. on Friday that nine of them ernment and parliament The talks between the had been dismissed and to govern for a three-year protest movement and the arrested on suspicion of transition period. generals had been repeat- involvement in this week’s The deal is the fruit edly interrupted by deadly fatal shootings in Al-Obeid. of difficult negotiations violence against demon- Protest leaders said between the leaders of strators. they had won the military’s the mass protests which They were suspended agreement that the RSF erupted last December for weeks after men in mil- Thousands of jubilant Sudanese take to the streets of the capital Khartoum to celebrate irregulars would be inte- against the three-decade itary uniform broke up a the “victory” of their revolution after protest leaders reach full agreement with the ruling grated in the army chain rule of president Omar al- long-running protest camp generals on a transition to civilian rule. PHOTO: AFP of command.—AFP

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ANGON is where high-rise buildings higher than 8-storey were springing up. In Myanmar, Yangon is a city with the most high-rise buildings. M Tower Y planned to be completed in early 2020 is one such high-rise building in Yangon. It had one distinct characteristic that make it different from other high-rise buildings in Yangon. It is the first high-rise steel structure in Yangon. Mottama Holding Company was constructing M Tower and the company chairman U Yan Ho said, “The building was designed up to a height of 112 metre in accordance to the prevailing regulation. Projects like this will support in raising Yangon’s living standard.” The M Tower high-rise building is situated between Hledan Centre and Asia Green Development Bank in Kamayut Town- ship, Yangon. The building was constructed on a 3,800 square metre land and will have 26 stories. Initial plan was to construct a 38-storey building but due to Yangon high-rise building rules and regulations it was reduced to 26 stories. The entire building was constructed by steel frames but the two underground levels were constructed with reinforced concrete. The whole building construction is estimated to cost about US$ 80 million. Construction was started in June 2016 and is expected to be completed and opened in April 2020. According to project par- ticulars the building rises up to 112.2 metre height from ground level and the underground portion was to a depth of 11.2 metre. It’ll be the first and highest steel-frame office tower in Yan- gon. The building was designed to withstand wind speed up to 120 miles an hour. Both the outer and inner walls will be made of high quality glasses that’ll reduce heat and sounds entering into the building. Raw materials used in the buildings were imported from China, South Korea and Japan and more than 8,000 tons of quality Japan technology steel was used. The building will also have a parking space that can accommodate 265 cars. The building was a 51-49 joint venture between a local Mottama Holding Company and Hong Kong based Mutual Profit Company. Yangon was full of high-rise buildings, businesses and indus- trial zones constructed by local as well as foreign investments. Experts group on inspecting and overseeing high-rise building in Yangon as well as the whole country permits high- rise buildings to a maximum height of 34 stories only. In Yangon there were only two high-rise buildings that were 34 stories high and one was Diamond Inya Palace on U Tun Nyein Road near Inya Lake Hotel. There were many 33-storey and 29-storey buildings that were constructed or under construction. No other foundation except pile-foundation was permitted for high-rise buildings as an official from Yangon City Development Committee said only pile-foundation can withstand the shocks of earthquakes. M Tower will be a new image of Yangon’s development springing up in Hledan, now being dubbed by some as the second central business district of Yangon. During the construction stage, M Tower will provide work opportunities for many as well as construction experience on constructing modern high- rise buildings. Once it is completed, it’ll provide business opportunities for businesses and work opportunities for people in a modern quality high-rise building that was designed to withstand earth M Tower. PHOTO: MAUNG CHIT KYI quake and extreme winds. (Translated by Handytips) 4 AUGUST 2019 4 AUGUST 2019 14 DEVELOPMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR DEVELOPMENT 15

A good and simple example on one development becoming detrimental to another development is plastic. Introduction of plastic packaging and bags into the country seems to have given a short term appearance of development to the pack- aging industry. But after a few decades, this development in packaging industry was found to have a very adverse effect on our environment and even to our health. When irresponsibly discarded plastics clogged the drains, rain water no longer drains away causing roads and streets to become small creeks or river. When plastics break down into small particles, it ended up in the fishes of rivers and oceans. Fish meat, considered to be a healthier meat over red meat had become contaminated with plastic particles that eventually end up on our lunch and dinner plates. The end result is a healthier food becoming an unhealthy food. This is just a small example of how a simple An endangered tiger in Hukaung Valley. PHOTO: WCS MYANMAR (TWITTER) and seemingly harmless plastic had adversely affected our environment and health. Being late in development gave the late comer an oppor- tunity to follow other’s development rather than finding a new Development shouldn’t path or making the same mistakes. They can learn from other’s mistake and leap frog over what others did good. Most countries have developed along the zero-sum situation. Industrialization be zero-sum game or in the west had made its cities and rivers polluted and took them much time and efforts to restore it back to the pre-industrializa- tion situation. This experience should be heeded and we must situation ensure that our development is not a zero-sum game or situation.

By Zaw Min (GNLM)

ZERO-SUM game or situation is a game or a situation where a win by one person or one thing means a loss by another person or a thing. A Throughout the history of human devel- opment, we’ve seen this zero-sum situation or win-lose situation being played out repeatedly. Industrialization gave development to the people and a country but with draw backs such as industrial pollution and environmental degradation. For an agriculture based country like Myanmar, it is important that industrialization is not at the expense of its agriculture sector. Natural resource extraction is also another important sector of development but this should also not be at the expense of other sectors. Natural environment and natural beauty is an immense resource for the country to develop its travel and tour sector, a smokeless industry. Therefore, developing min- Field visit along the planned Dawei road to study potential wildlife crossing sites and location of bridges and eral resources or industrialization must not harm the culverts, September 2015. PHOTO: WCS MYANMAR natural environment which is a nature given resource for development that doesn’t need any further investment except care to prevent it from being degraded. Climate change is affecting the coun- tries of the world adversely and this situation shouldn’t be exacerbat- ed placing undue emphasis on one development sector over another develop- ment sector.

Wild tiger in Myanmar. PHOTO: WCS MYANMAR 4 AUGUST 2019 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Happy to play after injury: Yadanarbon’s Ye Ko Oo AFTER recovering from his injuries among some key players. injury, Ye Ko Oo, midfielder of Now, I am also ready to join the Yadannarbon FC, expressed his team. My teammate Hlaing Bo pleasure in returning to his team. Bo is also in good shape. Youth “As a player, the chance to midfielders Myat Kaung Khant play on my team is crucial. Now, and Aung Naing Win were also I have a chance to participate showing their best. So, our team again. I will do my best,” said Ye can play much better than in the Ko Oo. Yadanarbon FC will play previous weeks, especially in the an away match against Shan match against Shan United, I United today at Taunggyi Sta- think,” said Ye Ko Oo. dium. The Yadanarbon vs Shan After 18 matches, Yadanar- United match will be played at bon FC stands in sixth place with Taunggyi Stadium today and tele- 26 points. Ye Ko Oo also noted vised on MRTV and MRTV-4 free- that poor playing by his team last to-air channels. In their previous week was due to injuries by other meet at Yadanarbon FC’s home The Myanmar U-18 team seen training, prior to the AFF U-18 Championship 2019. PHOTO: MFF key players. stadium, Shan United played to a “The main reason our team 2-2 draw with Yadanarbon FC.— Myanmar prepares for AFF U-18 had poor results is because of Lynn Thit (Tgi) Championship 2019

THE Myanmar U-18 team is ship 2019 will be held in Ho Chi first match with Laos on 6 Au- preparing for the ASEAN Foot- Minh City, Viet Nam, from 6 to gust, second match against the ball Federation’s U-18 Cham- 19 August. Philippines on 8 August, third pionship 2019, as the team has Myanmar has been placed match against Timor-Leste selected 23 talented football in Group A, together with Indo- on 10 August, fourth match players, according to the My- nesia, Laos, Timor Leste, the against Brunei on 12 August anmar Football Federation. Philippines and Brunei. and the final group match Team Myanmar, managed Meanwhile, host Viet Nam against Indonesia on 14 Au- by head coach Soe Myat Min, team has been placed in Group gust. started training weeks ago and B, along with Australia, Thai- All Myanmar matches will will leave for Viet Nam on 4 land, Malaysia, Singapore and take place at Binh Duong Sta- Yadanarbon’s midfielder Ye Ko Oo (No.7) touches the ball during a August. Cambodia. dium in Ho Chi Minh City.— training session, prior to the match against Shan United at Taunggyi The AFF U-18 Champion- Myanmar will take on their Lynn Thit (Tgi) Stadium. PHOTO: MNL

‘A golden chance’: Japan’s Fukushima eyes Olympics for recovery message

NARAHA (Japan) — The J-Vil- the disaster and has been re- the ground where we trained in TEPCO as an employee after tre in April. lage sports complex in Japan’s vived in its original form as a our youth,” said Ayako Masu- retiring from football. On a Friday afternoon, Fukushima was once a staging sports training centre,” Takana da, a former goalkeeper with a schoolboys were kicking and ground for battling the 2011 nu- said. women’s football club run by the ‘Difficult tasks’ remain heading a ball on the turf as clear disaster, but next year it Built in 1997 as a fully nuclear plant operator Tokyo The complex clean-up at part of a summer football camp, will host Olympic teams and the fledged sport training com- Electric Power (TEPCO). the nuclear plant continues, but cheered from the sidelines by torch relay, sending a message plex, the J-Village was radical- The J-Village’s pitch was the J-Village’s role as a staging coaches and parents. “The of recovery. ly transformed by the nuclear her team’s home ground, said centre diminished over time and pitch is beautiful. It’s well worth The Tokyo 2020 Olympic meltdown. the 44-year-old, who stayed with it reopened fully as a sports cen- playing here,” said RyukiAsai, torch relay will begin at the cen- Thousands of workers a 12-year-old boy in his team’s tre, and Olympic softball and wearing radiation protection soccer uniform. baseball matches will be played suits, gas masks and dosimeters There are few signs of the elsewhere in Fukushima, as were dispatched every day to role the J-Village once played, part of efforts that officials and the crippled Fukushima Daiichi though a digital display showing residents hope will help repair nuclear power plant from the radiation levels still operates out- the reputation of a region now sports centre, located just on side the front gate. It registered synonymous with the nuclear the edge of the initial 20-kilo- 0.111 microsieverts per hour at meltdown. metre (12-mile) no-go zone. the gate — barely different from “The torch relay is a golden Sports fields were used as 0.110 in central Japan’s Gifu. opportunity to send a message a heliport, a decontamination Emiko Takahashi was visit- about our reconstruction to the centre and temporary houses ing with her son from Tokyo, and world,” said Yusuke Takana, a were set up for plant workers, had checked the radiation levels 32-year-old official at the J-Vil- while armoured vehicles and posted on the J-Village website. lage, from where the Olympic firefighters were stationed at “Coming here with my son torch will set off on 26 March, its parking lots. is a way of supporting Fukushi- 2020. “It was so painful to see Ayako Masuda, a former goalkeeper, said it was painful to see how ma’s reconstruction,” Takahashi PHOTO: AFP “The J-Village overcame these buildings being put up on Fukushima had changed after the nuclear meltdown. said.—AFP The Global New Light of Myanmar

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By Htet Zaw Htoo (SUOE) Senior Assistant Teacher NE of my teachers said, “If reading a book is like growing a plant, at B.E.H.S. Minemaw thinking after reading is like weeding that plant to survive”. It means that a plant will never survive if it is not weeded though it is planted. O Likewise, reading is no more effective without any thinking followed up. Therefore, thinking is of considerable importance in everything we do. In fact, every subject, successful inventions and also books come from a start of thinking. It is undeni- able that scientists, mathematicians and writers, their inventions, laws and all princi- ples from thinking first. The study of thinking is terminologically termed as ‘philoso- phy’. The word ‘philosophy’ has a Greek origin. ‘Philosophia’ a Greek word consists of two words, i.e., ‘phileo’ meaning love and ‘sophia’ meaning wisdom. Therefore, the literal meaning of philosophy is ‘love of wisdom’. As Marcus Tullius Ciero (106-43 BC) said, Phi- losophy is the mother of all arts and the true medicine of mind. On the one hand, Samuel Taylor Coleridge said, “Philosophy is science of sciences”. Therefore, it can be said that philosophy is the root of all arts and sciences. In the past of the world history, people were fond of thinking. As a result, all of the inventions, principles, laws, poems, sto- ries and books are all the results of thinking. Sir Isaac Newton also thought why the apple fell on the ground instead of picking up and eating it. Otherwise, he could cre- ate no law and principle. Similarly, authors both in our country and all over the world thought much and changed their thought into words. As a result, their contributions can be available to be read and studied around the world. Besides, our everyday activities need to be done through thinking first. Otherwise, it is impossible to know exactly whether it should be done or not. In addition, it should be followed up with thinking to know which one is strength and also which are weaknesses. It can also be termed as reflection. In order to get used to thinking, philosophy should be introduced both to the students and to all members of the society formally and informally. By and large, the philosophy of education employs the basic terms metaphysics, epistemology, anxiology and logic. Metaphysics deals with the nature of reality. Epistemology deals with the nature of knowledge. Anxiology deals with the nature of values and logic deals with the nature of reasoning. In conclusion, thinking is a necessity for all hu- man beings like such basic needs as food, clothes and shelter. It is important to think before and after doing something so as to be on the right track. Thinking guides us what we should do most and shouldn’t too. Besides, thinking is the food for the soul. Without any think- ing, the real essence cannot be grasped from reading books, stories, poems and listening songs too. Therefore, thinking is a kind of art every man must do in order to live wisely and meaningfully in life. 4 AUGUST 2019 2 EDUCATION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

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Tree There are many kinds of trees in the world. Some trees are tall and some are short. Some are big and E NGL I SH some are small. Some are old and some are young. 26/27 There are also plants which live for a few months. Both trees and plants are useful to man. LESSON We get most of our food from plants. For example, rice, our staple food, is a plant called paddy. It is grown By C. T. O by farmers. Wheat from which we get flour is also a plant. Vegetabls are plants. Flowers which beautify (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) &Sdonf/ odkYaomf enf;aeNyD[k azmfjyvdkvQif ''a little" udk okH;&onf/ the world are also plants. Trees and plants provide us (B) Far ---- a long way There is a little water in the pot. with clothing. Cotton is made into cloth and cotton is avhvmyg/ tdk;xJwGif a&tenf;i,f&Sdonf/ a plant. Trees supply us with timber which we use in 1. uRefawmfhtdrfonf jrpfESifh a0;ygonf/ He has very little money. building houses and ships and making furniture. We My house is far from the river. [k a&;vQif rSm;onf/ olUrSm ydkufqHrqdkpavmufom&Sdonf/ also get fruits, medicines and industrial raw materials (Far udk ½dk;½dk;0gus (statement) rsm;wGif okH;avhr&Sdyg/) (jym;av;? ig;ajcmufq,frQom) such as rubber, cork. Group of trees are called forests (odkY&mwGif tar;0gusESifh tjiif;0gusrsm;wGifrl okH;Edkifonf/) tu,fí olUrSm aiGq,fhav;ig;usyf&SdvQifrl and forests are the home of most of the animals. They Is your house far from the river? He has a little money. eat fruits, nuts, roots and leaves of trees and plants. oifhtdrfonf jrpfESifh a0;ovm;/ olUrSm ydkufqHtenf;i,f&Sdonf[k a&;&ef jzpfonf/ Trees give them shelter. My house is not far from the river. Burma is rich in natural resources such as forests. uRefawmfhtdrfonf jrpfESifh ra0;yg/ LESSON 27 They have plenty of useful trees such as teak. Burma's 2. The earth is a long way from the sun. tajccHtqifhjrifhwef; ausmif;om;rsm;? aumvdyfESifh wuúodkvfausmif; teak is world-famous. Trees and plants keep the world Is the earth far from the sun? om;rsm;\ arwåm&yfcHcsuft& atmufwGif erlempmpDpmukH;rsm;udk ay;xm;ygonf/ green and beautiful. The earth is not far from the sun. cufaompmvkH;rsm;\ jrefrmt"dyÜm,fudkvnf; ay;xm;ygonf/ ausmif; for example = for instance Oyrmtm;jzifh 3. Myitkyina is a long way from Yangon. om;rsm;ESifh t*Fvdyfpmavhvmvdkufpm;olrsm;twGuf tokH;0ifvdrfhrnf[k paddy pyg; Is Myitkyina far from Yangon? arQmfvifhygonf/ provide ay;tyfonf Myitkyina is not far from Yangon. supply axmufyHhonf The rainy season cotton 0g*Grf; (C) much ---- a lot of Burma is a tropical country. It has a hot, wet furniture tdrfaxmify&dabm* avhvmyg/ climate. Morevover, there are three seasons. They medicine aq;0g; (1) olr vpOfaiGrsm;pGm okH;onf/ are summer, the rainy season and winter. Summer is industrial raw materials pufrIukefMurf; She spends much money every month. [k a&;vQif from about the middle of February. The rainy season nut tqef rSm;onf/ much udk ½dk;½dk;0gus (statement) wGif okH;cJonf/ much is from the middle of May to the middle of October. roots tjrpf tpm; a lot of odkYr[kwf plenty of udk okH;&onf/ Winter is from the middle of October to the middle shelter cdkvIHp&m He spends a lot of money every month. of February. natural resources o,HZmw (odkY&mwGif tar;0gusESifh tjiif;0guswdkYwGif much udk okH;&onf/) Burma is an agricultural country. Most of its teak uRef; Does he spend much money every month? people are peasants. They grow paddy and many other world-famous urÇmausmfaom olvpOf aiGrsm;pGmokH;avh&Sdovm;/ kinds of crops. However, paddy is our main product. wheat *sKH He does not spend much money every month. Paddy needs plenty of rain and sunshine. Therefore, flour *sKHrIefY olvpOfaiGrsm;pGm okH;avhr&Sdyg/ the rainy season is the most important season for rubber Muufaygifap; 2. Burma exported a lot of rice last year. us. It often rains during this season. Rivers, lakes cork azmh Did Burma export muh rice last year? and ponds are full of water. There is also water in the jrefrmjynfonf rESpfu qefrsm;pGmEkdifiHjcm;odkY wifydkYa&mif;cscJhovm;/ fields. Famers plough up the fields at the beginning of The kitchen Burma did not export much rice last year. this season. Then, they sow seeds in nurseries. When The kitchen is one of the most important places in 3. He drinks a lot of tea. they are about a month old, they are transplanted a house because it is where all our food is cooked and Does he drink much tea? into bigger fields. Paddy plants need plenty of water. prepared. It is usually in the rear part of the house. He does not drink much tea. When they begin to ripen after about five months, they Some kitchens are big and some are small. Some are are reaped. We get plenty of fish and prawns during attached to dining-rooms. Some houses have separate (D) Few - rqdkpavmuf C this season. Moreover, we have plenty of vegetables. kitchens and they are usually behind the houses. A few - tenf;i,f C Sometimes, rivers overflow causing floods. Floods The kitchen is where the housewife spends most Little - rqdkpavmuf U are dangerous. of her time. The Burmese housewife knows how to A little - tenf;i,f U The weather is fine during this season. It is neither cook. She also loves cooking. She is busy from morning 1. Few ESifh A few rSm Countable nouns (a&wGufí&aomemrf) too hot nor too cold. Everything looks clean and fresh. till nightfall. We eat two meals a day. Our meal is rsm;jzpfonf/ The trees are green. Children can be seen playing simple. It contains one main dish, one side dish, soup, 2. Little ESifh A little rSm Uncountable nouns (a&wGufí happily in the rain. Everything looks beautiful. Ngapi (pressed fish) and some fresh vegetables. r&aom emrf)rsm;jzpfonf/ We usually drink plain tea and have some light food 3. ausmif;om;wpf&mausmf&Sdaom twef;wpfwef;wGif ausmif;om; 4-5 tropical tylydkif;ESifhqdkifaom such as Monhinga or sweetmeats in the mornings a,mufom ausmif;wufcJhonf[k qdkygpdkY/ xdktcgrsKd;wGif few (rqdkpavmuf) climate &moD and afternoons. The kitchen is also considered one udk okH;&onf/ transplant ysKd;cif;xJrS v,fuGufrsm;xJodkY ajymif;pdkufonf of the most important places in a home because it is (a) There were few students in class this morning. product xGufukef the place through which most of one's income goes ,aeY eHeuftwef;xJwGif ausmif;om; rqdkpavmufom &Sdonf/ sunshine aea&mifjcnf out. A housewife always tries to spend less than she (vkH;0r&Sd[kvnf; rajymEdkif? ajymyavmufatmifvnf; r&SdonfhtcgrsKd;wGif plenty of trsm;BuD; gets from her husband. She tries to save a little every okH;onf/) the middle of tv,frSm month. A good housewife keeps accounts. She also tu,fí ausmif;om; 20 avmuf&Sdygu a few udk okH;&efjzpfonf/ sow ysKd;MuJonf? pdkufonf keeps the kitchen clean. (b) There were a few students in class this morning. seeds rsKd;aph Housewives today want to own modern kitchens. ,aeY eHeuftwef;xJwGif ausmif;om;tenf;i,f&Sdonf/ nurseries ysKd;cif; A modern kitchen is one which has a refrigreator, (4) a&tdk;xJwGif a&tdk;uyfrQom&Sdonf? aomufEdkifavmufatmif rrsm;/ ripen rSnfhonf pressure cookers, stoves and many other utensils. We xdktajctaersKd;wGif (a) There is little water in the pot. ''tdk;xJ overflow a&vQHonf must work harder to raise our living standard so that wGif a& rqdkpavmufom&Sdonf/ '' [laom ykHpHudk okH;&onf/ reap ed ed &dwfonf we will be able to live in houses with modern kitchens. odkY&mwGif tdk;xJwGif a&&Sdonf? aomufí &Edkifavmufaom twdkif;twmtxd prawn ykpGef (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) 4 AUGUST 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM 3

T is for sure a huge deal for us when just recently, Bagan, the phenomenal arche- ological symbol of Burma which houses I thousands of breathtaking monuments, has finally been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, twenty-four years after being nominated. As we all know, this sacred landmark which is home to ancient dynasties lies in the By Aung Kaung Sett Hein central dusty plains of Burma (Myanmar) and 3rd year medical student stays populated as far as the eyes can behold Lo and behold! with centuries-old temples, stupas, monasteries, How glorious the remains of Bagan fold scriptures, and sites of pilgrimage all featuring As the world’s heritage, the UNESCO recognized Buddhist architecture. I have learned that this inscription finally came official after This is the great amazement our pride concrete measures had been taken to meet standard criteria established by ex- Since her birth in eleven century perts to protect the structures of Bagan. But even since before this official status Myanmar has been glorious in history, was achieved, Bagan has always been a place of fascination abroad, while being a Bagan was famous for her heroes, the great warriors national cherishment locally, and as a Burmese studying in the West, Bagan is one Anawrahta and Kyansittha of the Eastern hemisphere of the common things that I get asked or receive interesting remarks about with The Theravada Sasana enshrined regards to Burma; this reinforces the fact that the golden land of Myanmar and As if treated with magic stone, the golden land, Bagan cannot be dissociated from each other! Lo and behold! Thinking about or hearing “Bagan” always leaves with me this unique feeling The historic buildings here and there retold of eternal joyousness and excitement, bringing me into a place of nostalgia, while Bagan, the origin of Myanmar captivating my soul to pay an instant visit that moment, no matter how many How auspicious it is in splendor! times I have been there; as the author Alexandra Stoddard said, “When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it wherever you go.” which is very much fitting By UTA (YU) of describing Bagan. Nowadays, there is even a proliferation of social media and technology driven awe-inspiring captures of Bagan, through Youtube blogs, drone footages, and under Instagram hashtags, but we all locals can agree on actions. Bagan is an amazing living treasure of heritage considering the fact that it that nothing can ever beat a visit in person. Arguably the most beautiful sunset in has endured challenges for more than a thousand years, including most recently an the globe they say, the sky in a hot air balloon ride at sunrise on their checklist no earthquake in 2016 that has damaged about its 400 monuments, most of which have matter how expensive it is – what else can this Myanmar’s crown jewel not offer now been restored. for tourists? Today, we celebrate Bagan’s new and long-awaited World Heritage award, with Now after making it into UNESCO list, tourism in this city of deep historical a hope to see further ongoing efforts of its conservation and management, and an profile is expected to bolster, along with a more positive boost on jobs and econo- even higher surge in tourism numbers that value its cultural values, amid challeng- my. With this designation of course comes responsibilities to raise standards for es that might lie ahead. For me, the magnificent Bagan is always synonymous with protection and safety Bagan really needs, in a way that regulations need to be Buddhist legacy that goes back to centuries, and I firmly believe that we all can join established making sure tourists as well as locals do not endanger themselves hands in ensuring this unique treasured world-famous heritage does not perish, and and monuments. As locals, we have a personal responsibility to preserve the remain for another thousand years or more! cultures and architects of Bagan, raising awareness about preventable man-made 4 AUGUST 2019 4 AUGUST 2019 4 FEATURE THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR FEATURE 5

jobs to 50 skilled workers, as her business produces about 750 small frying pans and 50 large frying pans per day. “Before I founded this business about 23 years ago, I was also a worker. We have to make investments to stockpile our prod- ucts in the rainy season because demand is very high in the summer,” she said. Traditional frying pans are used for cooking curry in large scales at charity events and fishermen use them for frying prawns. Big frying pans are also useful for making jiggery in central Myanmar, while small fry pans are still popular as cooking utensils at homes. They remain optimistic about the growth of their businesses, as their main challenge will be eased when a bridge crossing the Bago River is completed by the government. “When the bridge is completed, our villagers working in other areas will come back and work here because we will have better access to Yangon and other areas,” Thabyu’s smelting said Maung Myint Htay. “With the completion of the bridge, the transportation costs for the village’s prod- ucts will decrease and road transportation businesses maintain will no longer be a headache,” said Daw Soe village tradition Soe Mar.

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HABYU Village in Kawa Township has been popular for recycling waste aluminum into household utensils, such as frying pans and kettles, since the time of independence. T But today the village manufactures new products, such as propellers for motorized boats, as residents continue operating traditional smelting businesses. While shifting to new products ordered by customers, the businesses are moving onto the right path. Today, there are some 30 small and medium businesses in the village. “Our business has grown since 10 years ago. My business pro- duces from 150 to 600 sizes of traditional frying pans per day during the rainy season. But, when we get several orders in the summer, we have to struggle to meet the demand,” said Ko Aung Myint Htay, who is operating his business with 20 skilled workers. However, he has abandoned producing traditional kettles, since modern thermos flasks from neighboring countries entered Myanmar. “In the past, nearly the whole industry in this village produced tin kettles. But today, there are only two to three businesses which produce kettles,” said Aung Myint Htay. The impressive growth of his business can be attributed to securing orders for propellers for motorized boats, especially from the Ayeyawady Delta, Rakhine State and the southern coastal towns of Myanmar. His factory produces 100 propellers for small boats per day, as well as 40 propellers for large boats. The hand-made products from his business have to compete with propellers made in other countries. “The quality of their products is better than ours, because they use machinery to produce them. To compete, I reduce the price of our products,” he said. To give jobs to about 20 skilled workers is not an easy task for him. He realizes that the more investment he can make, the higher the income for the workers. “Transportation is another challenge for us. To send our prod- ucts to Yangon is okay. But, to send to regions and states means we have to wait about two weeks to get back the costs for our products,” he said. Another business, located next door, is his aunt’s Pyo Industry, which mainly produces frying pans. The aunt, Daw Soe Soe Mar, 52, said she takes pride in providing 4 AUGUST 2019 6 COMICS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 4 AUGUST 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM 7

VERYONE accepts that remark that only the countries made dents must be able to use what they education plays a vital up of educated citizens have devel- learn in class practically in life when role in determining the oped significantly. Poor countries they leave school. The moral lessons E quality of human resourc- have fever educated people. in stories are not just to be recited, es. Education sector produces skilled Education focuses not only on but to be practised in real life. The manpower for the country's human knowledge but also on wisdom, that lessons in the textbooks are actually resources. Obviously, it shoulders is, realizing what is right and what is experimented and proved facts. They the nation's responsibility. A nation's wrong. At a very young age, chil- come from research and experiences By Phyu Min progress is determined by its quality dren start to learn about everything of previous generations. They are to BA (English); Dip in ELTM; of education.From the surface they see and hear. They learn about be used by next generation in their Dip in English. meaning of education, it is generally the envirnment, the nature, human real lives. As human generations concerned with teaching and learn- beings and animals around them. never end, educations will never end. ing usually at school, college and They ask their parents, teachers It is a life-long process. university. In fact, education has a and elders what they want to know In conclusion, we need to build wider meaning. It does not mean more. This is the beginning of the up a modern developed nation with just learning the lessons at school. education. Parents, grandfathers and educated young people. At the same It is not limited only in the school elders tell them interesting stories time, we need to know that educa- compound. Hence, it is a life-long based on moral lessons, for exam- tion is not just certificates, diplomas process. ples, Aesop's fables. It is a kind of and degrees. Diplomas and degrees The word ' educate' comes from education. are not education. They are just the latin origin 'educo' which means Education gives children not milestones to show how far you have 'to lead forth and to bring up a child'. only facts and figures but ideas gone.The real purpose of education So, its meaning includes all round and thoughts as well.When they is to be used in practice, to serve perfection of a child. We acquire go to school, they are educated by the community, the society and all education at schools in order to teachers in a more systematic way humanity. So long as human beings change ourselves into thoughtful and because teachers are well trained exist in the world, education will mutual persons, duty-conscious and educators. Some lessons are to go on endlessly.In the same way, as respectable people, gentlemen and be learnt by heart. Some are to be the saying goes, no man is perfect. good citizens. calculated. Some are to be recited. Therefore, everyone needs to learn Every developed country un- Some are to be rewritten down. throughout his life because educa- derstands the importance of educa- Many people think that this is the tion is a life-long process. tion and invests a lot in it. Looking boundary of education. In fact, edu- around the world, we can make a cation is more than that. The stu- 4 AUGUST 2019 8 NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

There was a living thing, nature gives us for surviving.

By Su Sandar He absorbs water by his legs, Yangon University gives us shade by his green hats. of Economics He protects us from storm and flood, gives us nutrition we need to have, but response be got is only neglect.

He got easily destroyed in every part. No one can bear his crying for help.

Heat and water cycle's controller. He is also traveller.

Engines to run the world. He is ''Tree" we simply call.

He uses water, sun and CO2 to synthesize, distributes oxygen for us to breathe.

He is not absent for his duty, keeps trying to fulfill his responsibility.

We must live with trees by interdependence. It's time to save them as a green inheritance.

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