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Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Order No 119/2021 9th Waning of Tagu 1383 ME 5 May 2021 Transfer and Reformation of Union Ministry The State Administration Council transferred and reformed the General Administration Department to the Ministry of Home Affairs from the Ministry of the Office of the Union Government, according to Section 419 of the State Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. By Order, Aung Lin Dwe Lieutenant-General Secretary State Administration Council Solar system benefiting rural people residing in off-grid areas

YANMAR emphasizes the improvement of the Mrenewable energy sec- tor by generating 60.3 per cent of electricity from hydropower, 35.6 per cent from natural gas and 4.1 per cent from solar, coal and diesel up to the end of 2020. According to the data, a tar- get was set to increase 12 per cent electricity generation from renewable energy in 2025. In so doing, the Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation takes responsibili- ties for rural electrification in the villages, the off-grid areas. Rural electrification has been implemented since the 2012-2013 financial year. Up to 2015-2016 financial year, a total of 4,807 villages could be electrified across the nation using renewa- ble energy such as solar, small- scale hydropower and biomass with 30 megawatts of installed capacity. Setting an aim to electri- fy the whole country in 2030, a US$90 million loan was borrowed from the World Bank through the international develop- ment association-IDA loan for SEE PAGE-2 According to the data, a target was set to increase 12 per cent electricity generation from renewable energy in 2025. PHOTO: MEI EAINT (RURAL)

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NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS First Meeting of Procurement Financial management Tatmadaw provides Lawsuit filed against Bearish sentiment still Committee on Medicines and Medical supervision refresher treatments to over former ministers, strong for domestic Equipment for COVID-19 Prevention, course for higher 180,000 outpatients officials under Anti- rubber price Control and Treatment held education sector held Corruption Law PAGE-3 PAGE-4 PAGE-5 PAGE-10 PAGE-12 6 MAY 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Nine Objectives

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

Five-Point Road Map of the State Administration Council

1. The Union Election Commission will be reconstituted and its mandated tasks, including the scrutiny of voter lists, shall be implemented in accordance with the law. 2. Effective measures will be taken with added momentum to prevent and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. Actions will be taken to ensure the speedy recovery of businesses from the impact of COVID-19. 4. Emphasis will be placed on achieving enduring peace for the entire nation in line with the agreements set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. 5. Upon accomplishing the provisions of the state of emergency, free and fair multiparty democratic elections will be held in line with the 2008 Constitution, and further work will be undertaken to hand over State duties to the winning party in accordance with democratic standards.

Solar system benefiting rural people residing ...

FROM PAGE-1 tion reached 43.956 megawatts. The projects were imple- implementation of the NEP-na- mented with the World Bank tional electrification plan (off- 50,000 loan, the State budget, public grid) in addition to the State contribution, the euro 30 mil- budget and contributions of lion loan from Italy, euro 9 mil- the people. lion assistance from KfW and 141465 88020 125009 59967 The small-scale power 414461 euro 4.87 million for technical

project based on less than 1503 6868 9774 11940 30085 assistance from GIZ and the 2708 1684 3275 1396 9063 1-megawatt renewable energy 10 35 39 35 119 New Zealand government. was implemented in the 2016- 1 Currently, the off-grid elec- Village Household Village Household 2017 budget year. During the trification project benefited period from 2016-2017FY to Household solar system Small-scale power system some 2.22 million people. In

2019-2020FY, 414,461 house- 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Total 2020-2021FY, the household so- holds from 9,063 villages were lar system will be implemented electrified through the house- to benefit 48,974 houses from hold solar system, 59,807 sets and paddy husk-fired power 757 villages, while 17 small- of the public solar system in- facilities at 99 project sites and scale solar power projects will 8% 11% Energy availability grade-1 {household solar system (30 watts/ stalled at the schools, dispen- some 30,085 households from be undertaken with 4,704 sets 45 watts)} saries, religious schools and 119 villages. In the projects, the of public solar systems. —Mei lamp-posts, solar, hydropower installed capacity of electrifica- Eaint (Rural)/GNLM Energy availability grade-2 and -3 {household and public-used solar system (60 watts-475 watts)} 35% 10.4% 6.5% 12.7% 5.4% Energy availability grade-3 and grade-4 4807 81% {small-scale power system} villages 7525 villages 9244 villages 12558 villages 13989 villages

16 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 5 May, total figure rises to 142,874

MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 142,874 after 16 new cases were reported on 5 May 2021 according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these confirmed cases, 131,999 have been discharged from hospitals. Death toll stands at 3,210 after one died.—MNA 6 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

MNMM MNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNNM NN Plans are underway to fulfil the needs for the betterment of N N

N sports grounds N N N THE government needs to fulfil the requirements of the people for their health and fitness. Moreover, public awareness for the health sector must be un-

M dertaken persistently. N The Senior General noted that relevant ministries must strive for improvement of the sports sector. Plans are underway to fulfil the needs for the betterment M N of sports grounds which plays a crucial role in holding the sports competitions. M N (Excerpt from the speech to the Management Committee meeting made by

M the Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 23 April 2021) N

MNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNN Public Information WHILE the State Administration Council is performing tasks according to provisions of the State of Emergency, it is found that some unlawful organizations and news agencies are broadcasting, through illegal satellite dishes, programmes of TV channels and contents in order to harm State security, the rule of law and com- munity peace and tranquillity, and abet those who commit high treason and betrayal to the State. Those who install the illegal satellite dishes to watch the TV may unwillingly break the existing laws and rules enacted with the aim of ensuring the good deeds of the people. As such, the information is released in advance with goodwill that those who install the satellite dishes to watch such kinds of TV programmes will face action under the law with one-year imprisonment or K500,000 as a fine. Ministry of Information

First Meeting of Procurement Committee on Medicines and Medical Equipment for COVID-19 Prevention, Control and Treatment held

THE 1st Meeting of Procure- ment Committee on Medicines and Medical Equipment for COVID-19 Prevention, Control and Treatment was held at Of- fice No 1, Ministry of Invest- ment and Foreign Economic Relations yesterday morning. The meeting was attended by U Aung Naing Oo, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Eco- nomic Relations and Chairman of Procurement Committee, the Committee Members and rep- resentatives from concerned ministries. In his opening remarks, the Union Minister expressed that due to the situation of Covid-19 last year, the committee activ- ities were mainly focused on prevention, control and treat- ment measures and now the Union Minister U Aung Naing Oo chairs the first meeting of Procurement Committee on COVID Medicines and Medical Equipment yesterday. situation is improving compared to the previous year. He urged nomic Recovery Plan (MERP), tries and, to provide the nec- and technical assistance effec- from development partners and the Committee needs to refine which is under consultation with essary supports to Ministry of tively. the future plan for additional its strategies and priorities to relevant ministries aiming to Health and Sports for medicine Following this, the com- purchasing of medicine and meet the current requirements. speed up economic recovery ac- and medical equipment with mittee members explained and medical equipment not only for He recalled the Committee tions of the country’s economy. proactive and timely manners. discussed the status of logis- current active cases but also for work done on implementation Then, the Union Minister He also underscored the tics works for the distribution preparatory works for the third of CERP through fiscal and fi- highlighted to undertake prompt roles of the Ministry of For- of medicine and equipment to wave of Covid-19. nancial stimulus programmes actions by developing prepara- eign Affairs and the Ministry of the whole country, the progress The meeting was also at- to recover the national economy tory work programmes for pre- Investment and Foreign Eco- on the procurement of medicine tended by the Deputy Minister from the reversed impact of the vention and control measures of nomic Relations to support the and medical equipment in line and senior officials from the Covid-19. the pandemic since the serious cooperation with bilateral and with CERP action plans, and Ministry of Investment and He also shared some ma- impact of Covid -19’s third wave multilateral development part- updating on loans, grants and Foreign Economic Relations.— jor points of the Myanmar Eco- suffered in neighbouring coun- ners to manage loans, grants technical assistance received MNA 6 MAY 2021 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR PhD, final-year, master courses (written test) reopened THE Ministry of Education re- ment of Higher Education—49 third-year honours, final-year AGTI and the Government rules yesterday. opens the universities, degree arts and science universities, courses and second-year ed- Technical High Schools under The students are satisfied colleges, colleges and insti- degree colleges and colleges, ucational diploma courses, the Department of Technical, with the reopening of universi- tutes for PhD courses, mas- 60 technological studies and postgraduate degree courses Vocational Education and ties to grab their opportunities ter’s studies (written test) and computer studies and 25 ed- and masters’ final-year classes Training for the final year of for learning and jobs. the final year on 5 May. ucation degree colleges for being conducted under human three-year diploma courses of The teachers also made The ministry reopened 134 PhD courses, master’s stud- resources development pro- AGTI and second-year courses preparations for teaching on universities, degree colleges ies (written test), master’s de- grammes, another 70 Govern- of the two-year study of GTHS 3 May. — MNA and colleges under the Depart- gree courses, second-year and ment Technological Colleges, following the COVID-19 health Financial management supervision refresher course for higher education sector held THE Ministry of Education, Myint gave a speech on improv- Higher Education Sector (Arts ing the quality of financial man- and Science Universities, Edu- agement operations. cation Degree Colleges) Finan- It is reported that the train- cial Management Supervision ing is divided into three subjects: Refresher Course of was held Planning and Budgeting, Finan- yesterday morning in Nay Pyi cial Management, and Finan- Taw. cial Rules and Regulations. The Union Minister for Educa- training will be conducted on 5 tion Dr Nyunt Pe said the pur- and 6 May. pose of the training is to improve The ceremony was attended the quality of financial manage- by the Union Minister for Ed- ment activities in the respective ucation, the Deputy Ministers, departments. The staff responsi- the Permanent Secretary, Di- ble for the financial management rectors-General, Deputy Direc- activities must carry out accord- tors-General, trainees in charge ing to the financial regulations. It of finance from the universities is necessary to effectively and ef- and education degree colleges, ficiently use the permitted funds, promoted financial management Union Minister Dr Nyunt Pe remarks on the financial management supervision refresher course yesterday. he added. heads and relevant officials. — Deputy Minister Dr Zaw MNA Security measures MoSWRR Union Minister meets conducted to ensure Wa, Palaung self-administered zone community peace administration bodies’ chairpersons

TATMADAW, Police Force and brigade members also jointly Fire Brigade jointly conducted conduct security measures for security measures to ensure the peaceful night and com- the State’s stability, security munity peace in respective of people, the rule of law and regions and states and keep community peace starting 14 serving security measures the February night. whole day. —MNA Tatmadaw, police and fire

The MoSWRR Union Minister holds talks with the Chairpersons of the Wa and Palaung Self-administered Division/ Zone yesterday. UNION Minister for Social Wel- discussed land use permit to laung Self-Administered Zone, fare, Relief and Resettlement establish the offices of the resettlement programmes Dr Thet Thet Khine received social welfare department after closing IDP camps and Chairman of Wa Self-adminis- and natural disaster man- preparations to reopen the tered Division Administration agement department in these preschools. Body U Nyi Nup and Chairman two self-administered areas, Deputy Minister U Aung of Palaung Self-Administered estimated budgets for hilly Tun Khine, the Permanent Sec- Zone Administration Body U regions, priorities to appoint retary, Directors-General and Tatmadaw, police and fire brigade members take security measures at Tar Thein Zaw yesterday. residents as new staff, food other officials were also pres- night in Toungoo Town, Bago Region. During the meeting, they aids for the refugees in Pa- ent at the meeting. — MNA 6 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5

The Announcement International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University, Yangon, Myanmar The Opening of the University for Academic Year 2021-2022

THE International Theravāda Buddhist Missionary University will be opened on 1 June for the academic year 2021-2022. Therefore, all the students who are admitted to attend the University and those students who have passed the respective classes are required to report to the University Registrar's Office, not earlier than 20 May and not later than 30 May 2021. The foreign students are requested to bring with them a proper medical certificate recently taken from any recognized medical authorities certifying physical and mental fitness. Moreover, it is required that the students must present COVID-19 test RT-PCR certificate with the negative result on arrival at the Yangon Airport and, after that, the 10-day facility or hotel quarantine will be imposed. The local students are required to bring with them a proper medical certificate recently taken from their respective Region/ State/Township medical authorities certifying that they have undergone the COVID-19 test RT-PCR certificate with the negative result, or COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates, and report to the University Registrar's Office, not earlier than 20 May and not later than 30 May 2021. Those students, who arrive here later than one week after the opening date of the University, will not be accepted for this academic year 2021-2022.

The International Theravāda Buddhist Missionary University

Tatmadaw provides treatments to over 180,000 outpatients

MILITARY hospitals in the town- date. Of those, 4,474 cases are ic). ships of regions and states are done in the caesarean section Similarly, Commander giving medical treatments to the and 6,804 cases in ordinary of Coastal Region Command people to solve their difficulties delivery. Maj-Gen Saw Than Hlaing in healthcare services. A total of Moreover, Mon State Fire and party encouraged the of- 185,579 outpatients and 4,014 in- Brigade members collective- ficers and other ranks, who had patients reached these hospitals ly donated blood for monks, treatments at the military sta- from 5 February to date. military members, police, and tion hospital in Dawei Town, Senior medical experts, locals, who took treatments at Taninthayi Region and gave medics and nurses have con- the military hospital in Maw- foodstuffs to them. ducted 8,659 major operations lamyine Town, Mon State, to In addition to providing and 4,420 minor operations. The mark the 75th Anniversary of The Coastal Region Command Commander is presenting foodstuffs to medical care to patients in need senior doctors gave intensive Myanmar Fire Brigade yester- nun at the military hospital. of hospitalization, Tatmadaw is treatment the severe cases. day morning. Maung and Mon State Fire Bri- donated blood and provided making arrangements for the These hospitals managed South-East Command gade officials offered words of blood donors with nutritious well-being of hospitalized pa- for the birth of 11,278 babies to Commander Maj-Gen Ko Ko encouragement to those who foodstuffs and medicines (ton- tients and caregivers. — MNA About 100,000 fingerlings released into Yankin children's hospital Lake Reed in Chin State provides regular medical treatments the township administrator of Reedkhorda town and the THE Yankin Children's Hospi- provided regularly with 175 departmental staff released tal is providing 24-hour medical medical staff, including 27 do- 100,000 fingerlings including treatments to patients in the ctors. At the beginning of 80,000 fingerlings of golden relevant medical departments, March, around 20 to 30 patients mirgal and 20,000 fingerlings including the outpatient depart- were admitted to the hospital of swamp barb. ment. per day. After April, more than The Reed Lake is situat- The hospital has been 50 patients were admitted to ed between Chin and Indian operating with 480 medical the hospital per day. mountain ranges. It is located staff, including specialists be- It is reported that the out- in the north of Reedkhorda, a fore and since the last week patient department is open till small town that lies near My- of April. 4 pm and inpatients will be ac- The departmental staff released 100,000 fingerlings including anmar’s northwestern border Medical care and regular cepted for treatments starting 80,000 fingerlings of golden mirgal and 20,000 fingerlings of with India. immunization services are from 5 May. — IPRD/GNLM swamp barb. The natural lake is 2,966 A ceremony to release finger- Lwin Oo, the head of the Fish- feet high above the sea level. lings into the Lake Reed was eries Department in Chin The famous heart-shaped lake held at the lake’s beach on 5 May. State, explained the intention is 832 acres wide and has a 2.5 The Lake Reed, also known to release the fingerlings into mile circumference with over as the heart-shaped Reed lake, the lake. 50 feet in depth. This lake is a is located near Reedkhorda Together with the head of popular destination for both town in northeastern Chin department, U Naing Win, the the domestic and foreign trav- State. The fingerlings were head of Falam District Fish- ellers. poured into the lake to enrich eries Department, U Chit Hla Chin State Fisheries De- sustainable fish resource and Aung, the chair of Chin State partment releases the fin- ensure sufficiency of the local Fisheries Federation, U Shwe gerlings into the Reed Lake consumption. Maung, the secretary of the annually. — Reedkhorda The hospital has been operating with 480 medical staff, including At the ceremony, U Zaw Federation, U Ram Nae Zuu, IPRD/GNLM specialists before and since the last week of April. 6 MAY 2021 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Announcement of Union Election Commission 4 May 2021

1. Regarding the Multiparty General Election held on 8 November 2020, the Union Election Commission has inspected the voter lists and the casting of votes of Tiddim and Tonzang townships of Chin State. 2. Findings in respective townships were as follows: Findings on voter lists in each township Sr Township and numbers of polling stations Township List from Immi- Those involved in voting Those involved in voter Those involved in voter sub-commis- gration depart- list without citizenship list more than three list more than two times sion ment scrutiny cards times holding one CSC holding one CS 1 140 polling stations in Tiddim township of 56,764 58,567 3,259 620 7,102 Chin State 2 83 polling stations in Tonzang township of 17,827 17,416 1,226 90 1,608 Chin State

3. The Union Election Commission has inspected the withdrawal/receipt/use/remaining of ballot papers used for Pyithu Hluttaw Election of Tiddim and Tonzang townships of Chin State together with the respective township election sub-commission, head of police force, Immigration and Population and administrators in accordance with Section 53 of the Hluttaw Election Law. 4. According to the inspection, a total of 223 polling stations in these two townships took out 97,912 ballots and used 56,981 ballots. It left 37,910 ballots instead of 40,931 bal- lots. The difference was 3,264 ballots and it found 243 extra ballots. The extra/shortage ballots were found at respective polling stations. Findings in respective townships were as follows: Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in each township Difference Sr Subject Total polling station Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Remaining on the Ground Missing Extra 1 Tiddim 140 71,271 41,417 29,854 27,258 2,752 156 2 Tonzang 83 26,641 15,564 11,077 10,652 512 87 Total 223 97,912 56,981 40,931 37,910 3,264 243 Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Tiddim Township 5. According to the inspection, 140 polling stations in 8 Wards and 55 Village-tracts of Tiddim Township in Chin State took out 71,271 ballots and used 41,417 ballots. It left 27,258 ballots instead of 29,854. The extra/shortage ballots and extra illegal ballots were found at respective poll stations. Findings were as follows:

Difference Sr Subject Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Remaining on the Ground Missing Extra 1 Ward/village -tract ballots 66,400 41,310 25,090 22,498 2,748 156 2 Township Advanced ballots 171 107 64 60 4 3 Township Remaining ballots 4,700 4,700 4,700 Total 71,271 41,417 29,854 27,258 2,752 156

6. The extra/shortage ballots were found at respective polling stations. There were 2,748 missing ballots and 156 extra ballots. They withdrew 171 township advance bal- lots and used 107. It found 60 remaining ballots and so 4 ballots were missing. The numbers of remaining ballots at township election sub-commission and the finding of inspection team were conformity with 4,700. 7. When the withdrawals, used and remaining ballots were inspected, it found only used ballots of No (1) polling station in Kyein Pee Kwut Village-tract, No (1) polling station of Dan Pee Village-tract and No (1) polling station of Khein Zan Village-tract and the used and remaining ballot books and voter list Form (1) were found missing. 8. It found only the name of voters on 107 ballot receipts of township advance ballots without any signatures, polling station numbers and ward/village-tract names. 9. Findings were as follows:

Differ- 27 Tweepi Village-tract 2 400 209 191 141 50 ence 28 Htayzang Village-tract 2 700 410 290 280 10 Sr Ward/Village-Tract 29 Htarmwat Village-tract 2 650 452 198 198 ing

Used 30 Htokeline Village-tract 1 550 269 281 281 Stations Extra the Ground Withdrawal 31 Htanzang Village-tract 1 350 237 113 113 Total Polling Polling Total Missing Remaining on Exact remain - 32 Deinpi Village-tract 1 800 545 255 155 100 1 Sakaw Road Ward 4 4,000 2,266 1,734 832 902 33 Dangpi Village-tract 3 1,050 579 471 221 250 2 Myoma Ward 3 2,800 1,700 1,100 1,100 3 Lwebwar Ward 3 2,550 1,670 880 780 100 34 Dawlwin Village-tract 8 3,300 1,956 1,344 1,184 160 4 Laylone Ward 2 1,200 910 290 290 35 Patzang Village-tract 1 600 430 170 170 5 Kattel Village-tract 4 2,750 1,684 1,066 1,066 36 Pingpi Village-tract 2 650 388 262 262 6 Kagin Village-tract 1 50 18 32 32 37 Pangsat Village-tract 3 1,250 950 300 304 4 7 Kyeinpikwat Village-tract 3 1,350 405 945 295 650 38 Funwan Village-tract 5 1,800 925 875 724 151 8 Kwaylan Village-tract 2 300 138 162 162 39 Phineyar Village-tract 1 700 428 272 272 9 Kheinzang Village-tract 5 1,350 816 534 484 50 40 Vagwan Village-tract 2 1,300 776 524 474 50 10 Khawsat Village-tract 3 800 401 399 399 41 Bante Village-tract 2 1,250 951 299 299 11 Ganngine Village-tract 2 650 375 275 275 42 Bwinman Village-tract 4 550 256 294 294 12 Ganline Village-tract 1 300 242 58 58 43 Bwonli Village-tract 1 200 117 83 83 13 Ngalzang Village-tract 4 650 293 357 306 51 44 Bomzang Village-tract 1 200 133 67 67 14 Sezang Village-tract 1 600 450 150 150 45 Bwin Village-tract 1 750 487 263 263 15 Saingzang Village-tract 3 2,300 1,591 709 809 100 46 Bokephi Village-tract 3 1,200 782 418 468 50 16 Swaungzang Village-tract 2 1,150 665 485 435 50 47 Mwallone Village-tract 3 1,000 596 404 403 1 17 Swaungsan Village-tract 3 950 607 343 343 48 Mwalbin Village-tract 3 1,400 661 739 741 2 18 SwaungPi Village-tract 2 1,250 735 515 515 49 Mwezaw Village-tract 1 450 339 111 111 19 Swaungpe Village-tract 1 450 368 82 80 2 50 Lanzang Village-tract 2 1,300 875 425 425 20 Zeinpi Village-tract 1 250 169 81 81 51 Leinkhaing Village-tract 2 500 241 259 259 21 Tetlwe Village-tract 2 950 593 357 357 52 Lineloe Village-tract 2 1,500 1275 225 220 5 22 Tonezang Village-tract 2 1,600 926 674 674 53 Linetwee Village-tract 4 3,000 2,167 833 833 23 Twalmu Village-tract 2 300 147 153 153 54 Linelwee Village-tract 2 1,050 590 460 410 50 24 Tweehtang Village-tract 3 2,200 1,402 798 798 55 Linebone Village-tract 3 550 320 230 230 25 Tweetaw Village-tract 1 350 228 122 122 SEE PAGE-7 26 Tweedi Village-tract 3 1,300 812 488 488 6 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7 FROM PAGE-6 56 Waungmwar Village-tract 1 100 54 46 46 62 No (3) Ward ,Khaingkan 1 550 311 239 235 4 57 Haylay Village-tract 1 800 561 239 239 63 No (4) Ward ,Khaingkan 1 900 507 393 383 10 58 Haukpi Village-tract 1 450 276 174 174 Ward/village -tract ballots 140 66,400 41,310 25,090 22,498 2,748 156 59 Anlant Village-tract 2 1,050 850 200 188 12 Township Advanced ballots 171 107 64 60 4 60 No (1) Ward ,Khaingkan 1 750 527 223 223 Township Remaining ballots 4,700 4,700 4,700 61 No (2) Ward ,Khaingkan 1 400 269 131 41 90 Township Total 140 71,271 41,417 29,854 27,258 2,752 156

Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Tonzang Township 10. According to the inspection, 83 polling stations in 4 Wards and 31 Village-tracts of Tonzang Township in Chin State took out 26,641 ballots and used 15,564 ballots. It left 10,652 ballots instead of 11,077. The extra/shortage ballots and extra illegal ballots were found at respective poll stations. Findings were as follows:

Remaining on the Difference Sr Subject Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Ground Missing Extra 1 Ward/village -tract ballots 25,500 15,551 9,949 9,531 505 87 2 Township Advanced ballots 41 13 28 21 7 3 Township Remaining ballots 1,100 1,100 1,100 Total 26,641 15,564 11,077 10,652 512 87 11. The extra/shortage ballots were found at 83 polling stations in 4 Wards and 31 Village-tracts of Tonzang Township. There were 550 missing ballots and it found the use of 87 extra ballots in each ward/village-tract. They withdrew 41 township advance ballots and used 13 ballots. It found only 21 remaining ballots instead of 28 ballots and so 7 ballots were missing. The numbers of remaining ballots at township election sub-commission and the finding of inspection team were conformity with 1,100. 12. The bag containing the used, remaining ballot books and Form (1) for Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw and State Hluttaw of No (3) polling station in Su Pee village of Syaung Pet Village-tract was found missing. 13. Therefore, the inspection team contacted to the poll head of No (3) polling station. The poll head returned the bag kept at the basic primary school of Su Pee village to the township election sub-commission on 12-4-2021 and the inspection team examined the bag on 15-4-2021 in front of the relevant officials. 14. Findings were as follows:

Differ- 18 No (1)Ward KyeeKhar 1 850 514 336 336 ence 19 No (2)Ward KyeeKhar 1 750 510 240 240 20 Kantsauk Village-tract 3 800 497 303 303 Sr Ward/Village-Tract ing

Used 21 Khawben Village-tract 2 400 216 184 134 50 Stations

Extra 22 Ganpone Village-tract 1 150 71 79 79 the Ground Withdrawal Total Polling Polling Total Missing Remaining on Exact remain - 23 Saipimual Village-tract 2 350 175 175 175 1 Khawwone/Laysan Ward 2 2,550 1,799 751 751 24 Swaungzang Village-tract 3 500 271 229 179 50 2 Khawline/Goesan Ward 1 800 553 247 247 25 Zangpi Village-tract 4 800 488 312 312 3 Gemwa Village-tract 2 350 177 173 173 26 Tongkyin Village-tract 2 400 224 176 206 30 4 Seinpye Village-tract 2 900 536 364 364 27 Tweetwan Village-tract 3 800 318 482 332 150 5 Sipet Village-tract 3 400 197 203 203 28 Tweeman Village-tract 2 950 736 214 214 6 Sazan Village-tract 2 700 429 271 271 29 Tweemwee Village-tract 3 900 592 308 308 7 Senan Village-tract 2 300 112 188 143 45 30 Darkhai Village-tract 3 1,200 849 351 223 128 8 Sebauk Village-tract 7 1,450 838 612 612 31 Panmwel Village-tract 1 250 132 118 118 9 Swaungpet Village-tract 9 2,450 1,336 1,114 1,116 2 32 Bapi Village-tract 1 250 143 107 107 10 Tonetwaung Village-tract 2 600 305 295 247 48 33 Lonetat Village-tract 1 350 199 151 151 11 Phinetu Village-tract 1 600 448 152 152 34 Haikyin Village-tract 6 1,700 1,094 606 661 55 12 Barbe Village-tract 3 500 284 216 216 35 Haipi Village-tract 1 150 60 90 90 13 Mwapi Village-tract 1 600 416 184 184 Ward/village -tract ballots 83 25,500 15,551 9,949 9,531 505 87 14 Linhnakwat Village-tract 2 250 108 142 142 Township Advanced ballots 41 13 28 21 7 15 Lamhtan Village-tract 1 700 497 203 169 34 Township Remaining ballots 1,100 1,100 1,100 16 Hankin Village-tract 2 600 293 307 307 Township Total 83 26,641 15,564 11,077 10,652 512 87 17 Anlung Village-tract 1 200 134 66 66 Union Election Commission

State Administration Council Press Release Re-invitation to Myanmar citizens who arrive in various regions for many reasons

1. Some student youths, State service personnel and citizens, evaded to areas of EAOs and foreign countries with worries because of incitement and intimidation of NLD members, the extremists who support that party, CRPH unlawful association, incitement of CDM and persons and organizations at home and abroad not wishing to restore peace and stability of the State since after 1 February 2021 when the Tatmadaw assumed the State responsibility. 2. They are further worried about the dictatorship statement and speeches of CRPH unlawful association and some relevant persons. As they face no security guarantee and difficulties in socio-economic life in their areas, they wish to return to their native lands. 3. As those who evaded from their native areas are also citizens, the State Administration Council will arrange their returns from evaded areas to various regions of Myanmar. 4. Information was released that if those who evaded to various areas except the persons who committed any kinds of crime wish to return to their native lands in Myan- mar of their own accord, the citizens abroad are to contact nearby ward, village, township and district administration bodies and relevant embassies, military attaché offices and consulates without facing action taken in accord with the law. Information Team State Administration Council 6 MAY 2021 6 MAY 2021 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE 9 Aviation Sixtieth anniversary of first (manned) space flight and overoptimistic past predictions services need to regarding human space travel conscientiously abide By Dr Myint Zan UCCESS of Ingenuity males setting foot on the a novel published in the year 1964 regarding (re)travel or reaching and other scientists (in predic- ‘right now’ on the planet Mars helicopter on Mars and Moon titled 2001 A Space Odyssey (in the Moon again, and let’s have a tive and hoped-for statements) though not ‘right here’ on Earth. by health guidelines Sreason to be proud of it But in the all-important 1968 it became a movie), Arthur look at the prediction of humans had made in the 1970s. But what I refer to the very success- On 19 April 2021, the Inge- ‘Space race’ to reach the Moon, C. Clarke envisaged (shall we (not merely human-made space about James Oberg’s statement ful, creditable and praiseworthy nuity helicopter became the it was the then rival of the Soviet say –at least in retrospect- whim- crafts see below) travelling to the of 1983 that a manned mission to Perseverance Mars Rover (of for Covid-19 first object made on Earth by Union who obtained first ‘prize’ sically) that by the year 2001, planet Mars. Mars might be possible at the course sans ‘without’- human ‘earthlings’ to fly on the surface in that between 20/21 July 1969 to there would be human children Predictions of humans ‘trav- ‘turn of the century, which is now drivers) that landed on Mars on of the planet Mars at the height 16/17 December 1972, the United born on the Moon who had never elling to Mars’ ‘by the 1980s’ more than 20 years in the past? 18 February 2021. And just over VIATION service cuts the time of transportation for of about ten feet and ‘flying time’ States was the only country to been to Earth! One could defend in the 1970s Were (are) there political (in ad- 2 months later, human-made hel- passengers and cargos and charges the largest amount about 39 seconds. ‘The Red plan- land men (they were all Ameri- or ‘indulge’ Arthur C. Clarke in In the flush of the success dition to very formidable techno- icopter Ingenuity flew (for the Aof fee from users. But, most of the passengers wishing to et’ is currently (and according to cans and they were all males) on that his essentially correct pre- of the two initial moon landings logical) causes, reasons indeed first time) on the planet Mars travel anywhere, including the affordable persons, prefer to use an online information source) the Moon. On 20/21 July 1969, as- diction of 1959 regarding Moon of July 1969 and November 1969, difficulties for the non-fulfilment on 19 April 2021. the aviation service because of the aforesaid advantages. over 179 million miles from the tronauts the late Neil Armstrong landing ten years later was made the National Geographic maga- of those expectations? One does not know (off- As such, the aviation service is the most popular among Earth. Perhaps thousands of per- (5 August 1930-25 August 2012) quasi-scientifically. In contrast, zine published in Volume 136, No. This writer clearly recalls hand) whether human artefacts other transportation services such as road transport by vehicle, sons contributed to this success, and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin (born 20 Clarke’s 1964 statement of chil- 6 (December 1969) a cover story reading Arthur C. Clarke’s short (vehicles, machines etc.) are rail transportation by train and waterway transport by vessel. but it would be appropriate to January 1930) became the first dren born on the Moon was made ‘First Explorers on the Moon’ story at a Los Angeles kiosk more numerous on the surface The government suspended the aviation services of both mention (as many news items and second humans respectively in a science fiction novel. (This special commemorative around May 1984. The felicities of the Moon or on the surface of the State-owned Myanmar do mention) with pride that a to step foot on the Moon from A more realistic albeit not edition is available for purchase facilitated by the world wide web, Mars. The presence of these ve- National Airlines and the Myanmar-American, Dr Mimi the lunar module of the space- prediction but arguably a projec- for US 325 dollars from amazon. so to speak, are such that within hicles and machines on the Moon private-run airlines during Aung was the project manager of craft Apollo 11. In the next three tion regarding humans re-travel- com). In that issue, it was stated a minute of google search, this and on Mars itself is significant, As part of ef- the highest level outbreak the Ingenuity ‘extraterrestrial years and five months, ten more ling to the Moon was made in late that an envisaged future travel writer was able to re-read, in ear- noteworthy achievements of Covid-19 in Myanmar in helicopter activity’ so to speak. American astronauts, all of them December 1972 (not in a science to Mars in ‘October 1983’ (less ly April 2021, Arthur C Clarke’s The fact that the writer has forts to mitigate early 2020. When the risks Start of the Space Age and males, walked on the surface of fiction novel) but by a spoke per- than 14 years into the future 1984 preface to ‘Transit of Earth’ emphasised in this article the of the pandemic gradually a few of the Soviet Union’s the Moon. A few of them even son of the United States National from December 1969) could take and later re-read the short story unfulfilled human (rather than the casualties in plummeted down in the na- firsts (briefly) played golf and drove Aeronautics and Space Admin- place when the planetary align- online. robotic) exploration of the Moon tion, the government eased Just over sixty years earlier, the ‘Lunar Rover’ on the Moon. istration (NASA). After the last ments of Mars and the Earth are This writer has stated his and Mars as predicted or ‘pred- the outbreak of restrictions for transport on 12 April 1961, the late Yuri The main purpose of this ar- Apollo mission (Apollo 17) to the in advantageous positions for non-optimism regarding humans icated’ going back to the past services, including the avia- Gagarin (9 March 1934-27 March ticle, though, is to narrate and Moon returned to the Earth on 19 humans (not merely robots or travelling to the planet Mars five decades is not an indication, tion service except for relief 1968) (of the then Soviet Union) comment on what the writer December 1972 the NASA spoke space crafts) to travel to Mars. which in the Solar System has indeed should not be taken as a Covid-19, all the flights. became the first person to reach recalls from his firm memory person stated that the earliest As a compensatory mecha- the least dissimilarity (or most reflection of the writer’s pessi- In May 2021, domestic Space inside the spacecraft predictions in the past from a ‘return to the Moon’ could only nism for that ‘non-event,’ while similarity) with Earth. In an mism as such. Admittedly, in a people, includ- airlines are being operated Vostok I doing a full, single orbit few sources regarding (manned) be made at the turn of the 21st I was in the United States, in article published in 1995 in the certain sense, as far as future to give transport services of the Earth in about 108 minutes or, to be politically correct ‘pilot- century, i.e. about 30 years into December 1983, I bought and New Straits Times (Malaysia) predictions concerning human ing passengers to the passengers. In this from Space and returning safely ed’, ‘crewed’ or ‘personed’ space the then future (from 1972). It read the book (not science fic- I wrote that even 20 years after space travels are concerned, it regard, Myanmar National to the Earth. travel. is now more than 48 years from tion) Mission to Mars: Plans and the National Geographic’s 1969 is largely a past-oriented arti- of various trans- Airlines and Air KBZ re- The ‘Space Age’ can be said Nearly Correct Predictions that (in retrospect) somewhat Concepts for the First Manned prediction of the 1983 manned ex- cle re-narrating past predictions sumed aviation services, to have started just over three (of 1959) regarding moon (though not wildly, see below) Landing (first published Sep- pedition to Mars (and around the mainly for the purpose of reflect- while GMA and Mann Ya- and a half years earlier when landing and ‘gloriously optimistic prediction. tember 1983) by James Oberg time of James Oberg’s envisaged ing on them. port services, th danarpon Airlines fly the Sputnik 1 (an unmanned but hu- wrong’ predictions regard- Over 30 years after NASA’s (born 7 November 1944) (a 2017 A news item of The Guardian (of Rangoon, Burma)on 17 September 1970. manned landings on Mars) in the On the occasion of the 60 route between Yangon and man-made satellite) became the ing human settlements on statement that a return to the reissue of the book is available year 2003 a crewed mission to anniversary of the first human need to follow Sittway. Air Thanlwin Air- first ‘vehicle’ to reach Space on the Moon Moon ‘at the earliest at the turn from amazon.com starting from Washington, 16 September of Omni magazine in the United Mars would not take place. Dis- space flight and the Ingenuity lines commenced its service 4 October 1957. Time magazine (established of the 21st century was made, in about 24 US dollars). James [1970] NASA (National States. The short story was set appointingly this writer’s guess helicopter currently on Mars, the the prescribed of some flights on 1 May. The (then) Soviet Union 1923) published a special edi- retrospect, an unfulfilled plan Oberg, who had worked with Aeronautics and Space Ad- in the year 1984, where a crewed has been proven right. writer gives his tributes to the MNA and Air KBZ give was also the first to put a living tion with a cover story regarding was announced by then United NASA for 22 years, envisaged ministration) Chief Thomas mission to Mars takes (or took) Not putting in abeyance tens of thousands of women and health guide- aviation services to passen- creature (a canine) into Space the first moon flight in July 1969. States president George W. Bush (I would for now eschewed the Paine said Tuesday the Unit- place and where an astronaut achievements regarding men cosmonauts, astronauts, gers from Yangon to some when the dog Laika was sent From this writer’s firm memory (born 6 July 1946) in the year word ‘predicted’), in 1983, a ed States or the Soviet Union was ‘stranded on the surface of space travels, vehicles and scientists from many disciplines major cities of regions and into Space on 3 November 1957 there was an article by the late 2005 to send humans back to the manned landing on Mars could “alone or in concert with Mars and left to die there on the a helicopter on Mars from cosmology and cybernetics lines without states centring in Yangon. on Sputnik 2, a mere four weeks science-fiction (and at times sci- Moon by 2017. take place ‘by the turn of the other nations” might send Red Planet. In a preface to the On 17 November 1998, at the to electronics to Earth and plan- The Ministry of Health after the successful launch of the ence writer) Arthur C. Clarke (16 Contemporaneously in early [21st] century. Paraphrasing but astronauts to Mars in the republication in May 1984, Clarke Asia Pacific Economic Council etary sciences to human social fail. and Sports stated that the ‘rider-less Sputnik 1. When the December 1917-19 March 2008) 2021, there are talks about (ten- not approving the catch-phrase 1980s. wrote : (APEC) summit in Kuala Lum- psychology as well as the phys- passengers from domestic spacecraft Sputnik 2, which car- and Time magazine wrote to the tative?) plans to send the first that the phony-actor-turned-US A web search indicated If you read this story in May pur, Malaysia then the United icists, physicians, engineers, flights do not need to receive ried Laika into Space, reached effect that Arthur C. Clarke had, woman to the Moon. In this re- President Ronald Reagan (6 Feb- that former NASA administra- 1984, go outside States Vice President Al Gore biologists and chemists (the list the Covid-19 test but abide by other health guidelines. However, back to the Earth, Laika has in June 1959, predicted that by gard, the writer also quite clearly ruary 1911-5 June 2004) used in tor Thomas Paine (9 November at midnight and look up at (born 31 March 1948), in a speech is non-exhaustive) and many they will be allowed to take the flight if they are free from all already expired. One wonders June 1969 humans would land recalls that in a news item prob- his debate with the then Demo- 1921-4 May 1992) had passed that brilliant red at the APEC dinner, praised others in all relevant fields who symptoms of Covid-19 infection. (but one doubts it) whether the on the Moon (thus missing the ably published around July 1968 crat presidential nominee, the away (without seeing his expec- beacon in the southern sky. the ‘brave people of Malaysia have made contributions to fa- Myanmar National Airlines and Myanmar Airways Inter- use of a ‘pioneering animal’ into actual achievement only by a and reproduced in the English late Walter Mondale (5 January tations regarding human travels Think of what might right here, right now’ who were cilitate space travel of the past national provide Covid-19 test to passengers for relief flights to Space in 1957 was required to go month). language now-defunct newspa- 1928-19 April 2021) in October to Mars). have been if not for Vietnam then making demands in street six decades. Bangkok, Singapore and those from the domestic flights at the through an ‘animal ethics board’ This writer also clearly re- per The Guardian (of Rangoon, 1984 (.. ‘there you go again): (In May 2011 at the National and Watergate. demonstrations for Reformasi Dr Myint Zan, a retired cargo warehouse of the Yangon International Airport and National by the Soviets. calls that in the same issue of Burma) an astrologer (not an ‘Here [we] go again [with our Library of Australia in Canberra, (Omni magazine, May 1984, (Reformation). Paraphrasing Al Professor of Law has an inter- Health Laboratory starting from 10 February. The Soviet Union also put Time magazine, there was a astronomer) predicted that the optimistic predictions]’. I was able to download microfilm page 73) Gore (in a very different context), est in general science matters, Although the government eases the restrictions for the Cov- the first woman in Space when ‘graphic’ or a sketch of human first person to ‘set foot upon A news item dated 16 Sep- of that news item which as repro- What Clarke meant by that the writer expresses his admi- including space travel. He has id-19 pandemic, the passengers need to conscientiously follow Valentina Tereshkova (born 6 settlements on the Moon by the the Moon’ would be a pregnant tember 1970, reproduced in The duced is quite unclear, but I will statement was that the political ration and gives his tributes to established a Myint Zan prize the health guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports March 1937) became the first year 1975! (In 1969, the year 1975 American woman! (In contrast Guardian (Rangoon) newspaper attach it here) events in the United States, such the achievements as a result of in the Philosophy of Science in how to prevent the infection of the pandemic. woman in Space on 16 June 1963, was not that far into the future, to other news items-see below- I of 17 September 1970, had the ti- Also, in January 1970, Arthur as the Vietnam war and Water- human perseverance (pun in a perpetuity for undergraduate As part of efforts to mitigate the casualties in the outbreak orbiting the Earth 48 times in the but even then, Time’s editors cannot search this news item, tle ‘Mars expeditions in the 1980s C. Clarke wrote a short story, gate affair, which ended in 1975 good sense intended), ingenuity philosophy students at one of of Covid-19, all the people, including passengers of various trans- spacecraft Vostok 6. could perhaps –and in retro- but I can vouch that I recall read- predicted’ [sic, i.e. exactly as it ‘Transit of Earth’, which was and 1974 respectively, hindered (pun in a good sense intended, his alma maters, The Australian port services, need to follow the prescribed health guidelines The Race to the Moon and spect- tempered their optimism.) ing it all those decades ago). is written]. The first sentence of first published in 1971 and re- -perhaps- humans from landing see above and below), dedication National University. without fail. only (so far) 12 American Just five years before 1969, in Enough of the predictions the news item reads: published in the May 1984 issue on Mars as he (in a short story) and efforts being ‘demonstrated’ 6 MAY 2021 10 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Lawsuit filed against former ministers, officials under Anti-Corruption Law

LAWSUITS were filed in the with a tender value of 20,000 He asked a business owner Sagaing Region Rural Road which caused more than 2,900 Monywa myoma police sta- million kyats won the tenders in Monywa to donate a HIJET Development Department with million kyat-loss to the State. tion yesterday against former according to the original floor vehicle worth 11 million kyats to 2020-2021 fiscal year regional A case has been filed against Sagaing Region Chief Minister price. be used at the Myitta Yeik Wom- fund, Chairman of the Ten- them under Sections 55 and Dr Myint Naing; former Minis- In calling for tenders to en’s Home, established by him der Acceptance and Scrutiny 63 of the Anti-Corruption Law. ter for Electricity, Industry and be carried out with the Region and allowed to build the house Committee U Than Nyunt Win Staff Officer U Wai Lin Hlaing, Transport U Than Nyunt Win; Fund for the 2020-2021 FY, for- for the Women’s home manager (former Minister of Industry PSO of the Livestock and Irri- former Minister for Planning mer Minister for Planning and on the 2.85 acres without having and Transport) and Former gation Minister (former) of the and Finance U Soe Oo; for- Finance U Soe Oo and Staff any permission from the Cen- Planning and Finance Minister Department of Irrigation and mer Minister for Sagaing Re- Officer from the Irrigation and tral Committee for Management U Soe Oo who was the tender Water Utilization Management, gion Chin Ethnic Affairs U Lal Water Utilization Management of Vacant, Fallow and Virgin floor price calculated behalf of told a company owner about the Htaung Htan; former Minister Department U Wai Lin Hlaing Lands. the former Chief Minister were tender floor price and received for Agriculture, Livestock and and Staff Officer from the Gen- He failed to comply with the found guilty for leaking the ten- a bribe of 900 lakh kyats four Irrigation U Kam Zar Mon; Staff eral Administration Department rules and regulations of the My- der information, causing loss to times under Section 56 of the Officer of Irrigation and Water U Myat Thant Sin concealed the anmar Mining Law and Rules the State. A case has been filed Anti-Corruption Law. Utilization Management Depart- report of the investigation team and allowed to operate without against them under Section 55 of A case has been filed ment U Wai Lin Hlaing and Gen- so that no action can be taken collecting pre-payment taxes for the Anti-Corruption Law. against U Wai Lin Hlaing under eral Administration Department under the Anti-Corruption Law 243 small blocks and 47 blocks Former Minister for Agri- Section 56 of the Anti-Corrup- Staff Officer U Myat Thant Sin, against the receiving money for among the gold blocks permit- culture, Livestock and Irrigation tion Law for receiving a bribe under the Anti-Corruption Law. the tender information. ted between the 2018-2019 finan- U Kam Zar Mon; former Min- of 90 million kyats after telling According to the findings of He also received money to cial year and 2019-2020 finan- ister for Planning and Finance a company owner about the the Anti-Corruption Commis- allow a person to use a total of cial year. A case has been filed U Soe Oo; and former Minister tender floor price. A case has sion, the former Sagaing Region 5.78 acres of land owned by the against Former Chief Minister for Sagaing Region Chin Ethnic been filed against Staff Officer Chief Minister during his tenure, Department of Fisheries in the Dr Myint Naing under Section 55 Affairs U Lal Htaung Htan were U Myat Than Sin under Section leaked information on tender Sagaing Region, causing a loss of the Anti-Corruption Law after found guilty for failing to provide 56 of the Anti-Corruption Law to floor prices in the 2020-2021 FY, of the state-owned land worth of the investigation revealed that systematic supervision on Dr get a bribe of 3 per cent of the which violated the rules and reg- a minimum of 289 million kyats the State lost more than 2,900 Myint Naing, who failed to com- business if the company he told ulations of the capital-intensive to a maximum of 867 million million kyats in revenue. ply with the rules and regulations the floor price won the tender. tender and sixty-six projects kyats. In calling for tenders of the of the Myanmar Mining Law, — MNA Terrorist groups commit violent acts with Three men grenades, handmade bombs, mines killed in handmade THE terrorist groups throw at B.E.H.S (Padigone) of Chan- and plant handmade bombs at myathayar Ward of Padigone bomb state-owned buildings, some of Thegon Township at 10:15 houses and on public roads. am, in the compound of No explosion in Meanwhile, the explosion (2) B.E.H.S in Pakokku Town- occurred at Myoma Market in ship in Magway Region and at Magway Thaton Township of Mon State gem trading office in Daywun at 5:55 pm on 4 May, in No (2) East Ward of Mahaaungmyay THREE men, including one B.E.H.S compound at Thein Township in Mandalay Region. suspect, who was charged un- Gone Ward at about 7:50 pm, in The security forces con- der the Penal Code Section Handmade bombs explode in Thaton. front of B.E.H.S (Tamway) on ducted security measures at 505-A, died during the blast of Kyaikkasan road in Natmauk these places after the explo- a handmade bomb in Gangaw Ward of Tamway in Yangon sions. Township of Magway Region Region at 5:40 am on 5 May, Similarly, on 4 and 5 May, on 4 May. at No (16) Ward Administra- police force members received Wai Yan Aung, 30, who lives tion Office of Hline Township information that handmade in Myoma Ward of Gangaw at 5:50 am, at the house of U bombs were planted near My- Township, went to the house Sai Linn Zaw located in Khine oma police station of Mudon of U Myint Than by motorcycle Shwe street of No (11) Ward in Township, USDP office front together with U Myint Than and Hlinethaya (west) Township at in No (18) Ward of Toungoo U Min Soe from Taung Pyin Vil- 5:55 am, on YBS (30) at Phone Township of Bago Region, near lage. Then, he opened the tool- Gyi Kyaung Gway bus-stop at Institute of Agriculture in Pyin- A grenade attack on Mudon Myoma police station. box to take the pork. Meanwhile, the corner of Kyansitthar and mana Township of Nay Pyi Taw the handmade bomb used in the Rajadhirit streets in No (7) Council Area, former township of security forces which con- trator in Paungde Township riot exploded, and the three men Ward of Dagon Myothit (east) education office in Thanlyin ducted a patrol in Pyinmana of Bago Region and ran away. died on the spot. Township at 7:30 am, at No (32) Township of Yangon Region, Township of Nay Pyi Taw yes- No one was injured or killed. Wai Yan Aung, a fugitive, B.E.H.S in Taguntine Ward of near Namati township police terday, and two security mem- The security forces con- was prosecuted under Section Pyigyitagun Township of Man- station in Mogaung Township bers were injured and the ve- duct investigations to take ac- 505-A of the Penal Code at the dalay Region at 7:30 am, at the of Kachin State and so they hicle damaged. tion against those who commit regional police station. However, house of township adminis- kept the bombs. About ten terrorists (un- such destructive cases under he was still at large before the trator in Okpo No (1) Ward of Moreover, a handmade der scrutiny) fired at the house the law. —MNA incident. The police will inves- Paungde Township at 10:10 am, bomb exploded on the vehicle of Myo Twin village adminis- tigate that case. — MNA 6 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 11 Terrorists set fire to primary school One man arrested in Ingapu, Ayeyawady region for anti-State slogans at school front in Mandalay

ONE man was arrested for put- entrance gate while security ting anti-State slogans in front forces were patrolling in the of the No (20) Basic Education township. Middle School yesterday morn- It is reported that action ing in Pyigyitagun Township, will be taken against the per- Mandalay Region. petrators, who write anti-State Tun Myo Aung, 19, son of texts on public places and U Tun Tun, who lives in Thin- state-owned buildings, spread pankone ward and two other the slogans and papers on the men, were found putting an- streets in order to destabilize Ravages are seen after terrorists set the primary school on fire in Ingapu. ti-State slogans on the school’s the country. — MNA

TERRORISTS set fire to the pri- The incident happened at one-storey school building was mary school in Tawshay village around 2 am, and the villagers destroyed, and an investigation in Ingapu Township, Ayeyawady extinguished the fire. is underway to take action under Region, on 4 May. Due to the arson attack, the the law. — MNA Security forces seize weapons used in riots in Yangon, Bago regions

SECURITY forces found and 27 bulletproof vests and one On the same day, Aung seized weapons to be used in fibre helmet. Thike Soe, son of U Tun Hla, riots in Yangon and Bago re- Similarly, according to the was arrested together with one gions on 4 April. report, the security forces con- homemade gun and materials An arrestee is seen along with anti-State slogans. Upon information received, fiscated 14 anti-state articles, 6 used in riots in Thapyaytan vil- security forces inspected No plastic helmets, one gas mask, lage, DaikU Township, Bago (14) Basic Education Prima- one pair of glass and 350 an- Region. ry School compound in Zay ti-State slogans in the No (2) It is reported that those One man injured ward in Taikkyi Township of Basic Education High School who hide the weapons to be Yangon Region, confiscated 5 in Mayangon Township, Yangon used in riots will be taken action as police disperse iron shields, 4 plastic shields, Region. under the law. — MNA crowd in Magway

THE security forces dispersed members dispersed the crowd the rallying crowd near Phaya with riot weapons and arrest- Taung Village in Pauk Town- ed ten men, including Naing ship of Magway Region on 4 Win from Phaya Taung village. May. Two vehicles of security forc- The police followed those es were damaged during the who committed incitements case. to unrest riots, threatened the About 400 rioters sur- public and urged the govern- rounded the Yay Pyar police ment employees to join CDM station shouting for the release and they arrested three men, of detainees at about 5:25 pm. including U Kyaw Soe, who Then, the police dispersed the lives in Yay Pyar Village. rallying crowd and detained Moreover, about 300 peo- six men. One of the suspects, ple attacked the vehicle of Kyaw Zin Latt (under scruti- security members with cata- ny) was injured and taken to pults, jingalis, bricks and other Pakokku Hospital. materials near Phaya Taung The detained persons will village on Pauk-Pakokku road face legal action under the law. Seized weapons and items to be used in riots. in the evening. The security — MNA

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MON State's rubber market data quality and consistency. Thai- showed the price of domestic land's rubber fetches US$2,500 natural rubber remained low at per tonne, while the global rate K740-830 per pound in a sluggish is at $2,200 per tonne, the asso- market. ciation reported. The natural quality rubber Rubber is primarily pro- was priced at K750 per pound duced in Mon and Kayin states in late January 2021. It reached and Taninthayi, Bago, and Yan- K950-980 per pound (for RSS1 gon regions in Myanmar. As per and RSS3) in the second week 2018-2019 rubber season's data, of March 2021, following positive there are over 1.628 million acres global cues. The price is in bear of rubber plantations in Myanmar, market trends at present on the with Mon State accounting for back of weak demand. 497,153 acres, followed by Tanin- Usually, Myanmar's natural thayi Region with 348,344 acres rubber price is tracking the global and Kayin State with 270,760 rates, Myanmar Rubber Plant- acres. About 300,000 tonnes of ers and Producers Association rubber is produced annually (MRPPA) stated. across the country. Seventy per Rubber is primarily produced in Mon and Kayin states and Taninthayi, Bago, and Yangon regions in Myanmar. The pandemic hinders inter- cent of rubber made in Myanmar national producers. Consequent- per tonne in 2020-end in global ing Myanmar's natural rubber at mar's rubber is priced about K400 goes to China. It is also shipped to ly, natural rubber prices went into market, whereas Myanmar rub- a reasonable price through the lower than their prices, market's Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the bear market in 2020. How- ber fetches only $2,100 per tonne. black market in Phayathonzu, data showed. Viet Nam, the Republic of Korea, ever, the natural rubber hit up Myanmar's rubber body is Kawthoung and Myeik towns. As Myanmar's rubber has raw India, Japan, and other countries, to K1,000 per pound at the end endeavouring to export its natu- a result of this, the government material variability, and it may according to the MRPPA. of 2020. ral rubber with a country of ori- needs to control illegal rubber lead to quality compliance issues, Myanmar yearly exports Myanmar's rubber is priced gin labelling to external markets. exports strictly, MRPPA stated. process inconsistency, productiv- over 200,000 tonnes of natural lower than the international rate Nevertheless, illegal exports are Additionally, natural rubber ity problem and high input cost. rubber to foreign countries, owing to raw material variability. happening, and it contributes to is estimated at K1,300 per pound Meanwhile, Thailand's rubber is generating over $200 million. — Rubber price stood at US$2,600 revenue losses. Thailand is buy- in Thailand. In contrast, Myan- priced at a premium due to its GNLM Companies registered on MyCO exceed 2,000 in four months: DICA in June, 1,428 in July, 1,302 in 28 days of the financial year August and 1,181 in September. ending, as per Section 53 (A- The figures reached a fresh 1) of the Myanmar Companies new peak of 2,059 in October Law 2017. 2019. Then, 1,615 new compa- As per DICA’s report, nies in November and 1,772 in more than 16,000 companies December were recorded, data were suspended as of Septem- of the DICA showed. ber-end for failure to submit When the online registry AR forms within the due date. was launched in August 2018, Newly established com- 1,816 new companies registered panies are required to submit on MyCO. The figure stood at ARs within two months of in- 2,218 in September 2018, 1,671 corporation or face a fine of in October, 1,431 in November K100,000 for filing late returns. and 1,364 in December 2018. The DICA has notified that In addition, all registered any company that fails to sub- companies need to file annu- mit its AR within 13 months will al returns (AR) on the MyCO be notified of its suspension registry system within two (I-9A). If it fails to submit the months of incorporation, and AR within 28 days of receiv- at least once every year (not ing the notice, the system will At present, 100 per cent of the applicants are using the online registration platform, the DICA stated. later than one month after the show the company’s status as THE number of companies reg- Law 2017. at 1,415 in January, 1,298 in anniversary of the incorpora- suspended. Companies can istered on the online registry During Q1 of 2021, the num- February and 1,015 in March, tion), according to Section 97 restore their status only after system, MyCO, topped 2,000 in ber of registered companies on only 348 companies in April, of Myanmar Companies Law shelling out a fine of K50,000 for the first four months of this MyCO was 1,373 in January, 798 in May, 1,314 in June, 1,650 2017. the AR fee, K100,000 to restore year, the statistics released by 188 in February, 163 in March in July, 1,551 in August, 1,378 According to Section 266 the company on the Register, the Directorate of Investment and 254 in April, the DICA’s in September, 1,693 in October, (A) of the Myanmar Companies and K100,000 for late filing of and Company Administration statistics showed. 1,099 in November and 1,521 in Law 2017, public companies documents. (DICA) indicated. At present, 100 per cent of December, as per statistics of shall simultaneously submit If a company fails to restore The registration and the applicants are using the the DICA. annual returns and financial its status within six months of re-registration of companies on online registration platform, The figure stood at 1,733 statements (G-5). suspension, the registrar will the MyCO website commenced the DICA stated. in January 2019, 1,419 in Feb- All overseas corporations strike its name off the Register, on 1 August 2018, in keeping Last year, the figures of ruary, 1,108 in March, and over must submit ARs in the pre- according to the DICA notice. with the Myanmar Companies registered companies stood 1,045 in April, 1,411 in May, 1,307 scribed format on MyCO within — NN/GNLM 6 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 13 Files opened against medical doctors who participated in CDM activity with attempts to deteriorate peace and stability of the State THE following medical doctors have been charged under Section 505-A of the Penal Code for inciting State service personnel and health staff to participate in CDM activ- ities, themselves participating in it, supporting CDM activities and CRPH unlawful association with the aim of deteriorating the State administrative machinery.

7 Dr Maung Patheingyi Patheingyi 505-a Sr Name Hospital Address Section Photo Maung Htay Hospital Town, Mandalay of Penal (Medical Su- Region Code perintendent) 1 Dr Nyein Htet Ottarathiri Obstet- Dagon Myothit 505-a Yan rics and Gynaecol- (North) Town- 8 Dr Thet Thet Singu Hospital Singu Town, 505-a (Specialist) ogy Speciality Hos- ship, Yangon Aung Mandalay Re- pital Region (Assistant Sur- gion geon)

2 Dr Zwe Min Ottarathiri Chil- Mawlamyine 505-a 9 Dr Phyo Thiha Pakokku Hospital Pakokku Town, 505-a Aung dren’s Speciality Town, Mon State Kyaw Magway Region (Specialist) Hospital (Assistant Sur- geon)

3 Dr Kyaw Zin Ottarathiri Chil- Salingyi Town- 505-a 10 Dr Soe Moe Kalay District Kalay Town, 505-a Thant dren’s Speciality ship, Sagaing Htwe Public Health Sagaing Region (Specialist) Hospital Region (Kalay District Department Health Officer) Among them, Dr. Thet Thet Aung (Assistant Surgeon) of Singu Hospital, Dr. Phyo 4 Dr Lily Su Myat Ottarathiri Obstet- Mahaaungmye 505-a Thiha Kyaw (Assistant Surgeon) of Pakokku Hospital, and Dr Soe Moe Htwe(Kalay (Specialist) rics and Gynaecol- Township, Man- District Health Officer) of Kalay District Public Health Department participated in ogy Speciality Hos- dalay Region CDM activities without performing medical treatments at assigned hospitals but gave pital medical treatments at private hospitals/clinics according to the documentary photos. As tasks are being carried out to arrest those medical doctors charged, action 5 Dr L Jar Eain Ottarathiri Obstet- Ottarathiri 505-a will be taken against the persons under the law for admitting those medical doctors, (Assistant Sur- rics and Gynaecol- Township, Nay geon) ogy Speciality Hos- Pyi Taw Council and work licences of the private hospitals/clinics which allowed them to give medical pital Area treatments will be closed. Deterrent action will be taken against owners of these hospitals/ clinics under the law. Action will be taken against any health staff under 6 Dr Bo Min Tun Kyaukhtongyi Sta- Aungmyethazan 505-a the law for taking charges of providing healthcare services to the people and giving (Assistant Sur- tion Hospital Township, Man- assistance to private hospitals/clinics with participation in CDM activities without geon) dalay Region discharging assigned duty. Severe action will be taken against owners of private hospitals/clinics which admit those medical doctors and health staff for supporting the CDM participants. —MNA

Files opened against education staff who participated in CDM activity with attempts to deteriorate peace and stability of the State THE following teachers have been charged under Section 505-A of the Penal Code for inciting State service personnel and education staff to participate in CDM activities, themselves participating in it, supporting CDM activities and CRPH unlawful association with the aim of deteriorating the State administrative machinery.

6 U Kaung Khant Junior Ngazun Town- 505-a Sr Name Occupation Address Section Photo Hein Assistant Teach- ship, Mandalay of Penal er, BEHS-Branch Region Code (Thakyin), Ngazun 1 U Saw Kyaw Thet Junior Assistant Sedoktara 505-a Township Oo Teacher, Township, 7 U Thein Tun Aung Junior Assistant Mahling Town- 505-a BEHS (Bu Village) Magway Region Teacher, BEMS ship, Mandalay Sedoktara Town- (Wahkyunkan), Region ship Mahling Township 2 Daw Khin Cho Set Junior Assistant Kyaukdaga 505-a 8 Daw Nay Chi Htwe Primary Assistant Labutta Town- Teacher, BEHS Township, Bago Teacher, BEPS ship, (Kanyingyo) Region (Kantgawgon), Ayeyawady Kyaukdaga Town- Labutta Township Region ship 9 U Hein Htet Aung Primary Assistant Phayathonzu 505-a 3 U Aung Phyo Wai Primary Assistant Pinlebu 505-a Teacher, BEPS Town, Teacher, Township, (Post-Primary Kayin State BEPS (KaiOo) Sagaing Region School), (Khokkh- Pinlebu Township war) Kya-inseikkyi 4 Daw Hla Lay Sein Junior Assistant Ywangan Town- 505-a Township, Teacher, BEMS ship, Shan State 10 Daw Nay Chi Aye Upper Division Kyaiklat Town, 505-a (Ahlechaung) (South) Myint Clerk-2, BEHS (3) Ayeyawady Ywangan Town- Kyaiklat Town Region ship 5 Daw May Thu San Junior Assistant Myingyan 505-a Aye Teacher, BEHS Town, As tasks are being carried out to arrest those education staff charged, people (Taungtha), Mandalay are urged to inform nearby police stations about those teachers and action will be Myingyan Town Region taken against the persons under the law for admitting those education staff. —MNA 6 MAY 2021 14 BIZ: WORLD/AD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pfizer sees Covid-19 as ‘durable’ revenue stream as profits rise

PFIZER sharply in- But the surging the Pfizer-BioNTech vac- creased its 2021 profit profits have drawn crit- cine will continue to have projections on Tuesday, icism as governments a global impact by help- citing much higher Cov- face pressure to step in ing to get the devastating id-19 vaccine sales which to ensure vaccines are pandemic under control are on track to provide provided to underserved and helping economies a “durable” revenue countries. around the world not stream in the wake of Pfizer, which says it only open, but stay open,” the pandemic. is on the cusp of winning Bourla said in prepared The drugmak- US approval for individ- remarks. er reported a jump in uals 12 to 15 years old That would create “a first-quarter profits to receive its vaccine, is scenario in which Pfizer based on surging reve- holding talks with “ba- can continue to be both nues, with nearly one- sically all governments a leader and a benefi- fourth of sales coming of the world” about pro- ciary,” he said. Pfizer from Covid-19 vaccines. viding booster shots has won wide praise With German part- through 2024, Chief Exec- for its technological ner BioNTech, the phar- utive Albert Bourla told prowess in developing a ma giant is ramping up analysts on a conference game-changing vaccine Pfizer sharply increased its 2021 profit projections on Tuesday, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine production and call Tuesday. in record time. However, vaccine sales which are on track to provide a “durable” revenue stream in the wake of the now estimates 2021 rev- The company is stud- pandemic. PHOTO: AFP critics called the profits enues of $26 billion from ying the efficacy of giv- troubling given the divide the vaccine, up from the ing the jabs six or more oping doses that could be up to 10 weeks. id-19 vaccines, similar to in vaccine availability $15 billion projected in months after the second stored at standard refrig- Bourla expects “du- that of the flu vaccine. between rich and poor February. vaccine dose, and devel- erated temperature for rable demand” for Cov- “It is our hope that countries. —AFP

NEWS IN BRIEF Nissan to sell entire Daimler stake for $1.4 billion

Facebook’s Workplace tool grows NISSAN on Wednesday the reputational damage mained unchanged, the Nissan has upgrad- as jobs go remote announced the sale of its caused by the departure company said, adding: ed its full-year forecast, entire 1.54 per cent stake of its now-fugitive former “The two groups continue projecting a net loss of in German auto giant leader Carlos Ghosn. to collaborate in several 530 billion yen ($4.8 bil- FACEBOOK’S Workplace business software has grown by Daimler for around 1.15 Nissan said the di- areas”. lion) for the fiscal year to about 40 per cent in a year to reach seven million paying billion euros ($1.4 billion), vestment will allow it to In March, Renault March, smaller than its subscribers as the pandemic accelerated a remote work following a similar move “further strengthen and also announced the sale earlier estimate. trend, the company said Tuesday. by its French partner Re- enhance its business of its entire 1.54 per cent Nissan, which has The service, which companies can use as an internal nault. competitiveness, includ- stake in Daimler after maintained its partner- social network to communicate with employees, still The Japanese auto- ing investments to pro- the French automaker ship with Renault and trails behind top rivals like Teams which Microsoft says maker has been trying mote electrification”. booked a record loss in Mitsubishi, will announce now has some 145 million daily active users. to become profitable Its industrial coop- 2020, its performance hit annual results next week. Facebook said it has notched up some big users like again and recover from eration with Daimler re- by the pandemic. —AFP Starbucks coffee chain and the World Health Organiza- tion. “We built Workplace as an internal version of Face- book to run our own company, and it was so useful we started letting other organizations use it too,” Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said in a post. From about a year ago the number of paid subscrib- ers has grown by 40 per cent, he added.—AFP

Activision earnings boom on Call of Duty play VIDEO game giant Activision Blizzard on Tuesday reported earnings boomed in the first quarter of this year as players spent time and money with the block- buster game Call of Duty. Activision said it made a profit of $619 million on net revenue in the first three months of this year that hit $2.28 billion, topping expectations. “Our employees continue to demonstrate excep- tional performance under challenging circumstances,” Activision chief executive Bobby Kotick said in an earnings release. Kotick added that the company is raising its finan- cial outlook for this year. Activision shares jumped some five per cent in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures.—AFP 6 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR GLOBAL AFFAIRS 15 G7 talks vaccines after pleas to help poor

THE Group of Seven wealthy de- worldwide. mocracies will discuss coronavi- Raab stressed the impor- rus vaccines Wednesday as they tance of Covax but said there was face growing pressure to share an additional question of “what stockpiles and know-how with we do about surplus domestic poor nations trailing far behind supply”. on fighting the pandemic. The issues are “a really good Foreign ministers of Britain, opportunity for the G7 together Canada, France, Germany, Italy, with our Indo-Pacific partners to Japan and the United States are talk all of that through and come wrapping up three days of talks up with positive answers”, Raab in central London that will set the said. agenda for a G7 leaders’ summit Britain invited India to the next month in Cornwall, southern G7 talks, seeking to include a England. democratic ally crucial to discus- After a day focused on show- sions on China -- but one which ing a common front of democ- has been devastated in recent racies towards China, the final weeks by Covid. sessions will also bring in devel- Questions on vaccine future The United States said last week it was urgently shipping more than $100 million in Covid relief supplies to opment chiefs and address global India. PHOTO: AFP The United States has prom- challenges including the Covid-19 ised more than $4 billion to Covax pandemic and climate change. around the world?” British For- programme meant to share vac- own deals with drug manufac- -- far more than any other country “A really valuable part of the eign Secretary Dominic Raab told cines with the poorest nations. turers and taking the overwhelm- -- and said last week it was ur- G7 format is to think in the round reporters. But rich nations have also ing share of the more than 1.2 gently shipping more than $100 -- what do we need to do to help Wealthy nations have put an effectively elbowed out Covax in billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine million in Covid relief supplies the most vulnerable countries emphasis on Covax, a UN-backed the early stages, striking their that have already been injected to India. —AFP

Germany records post-war Venezuela appoints new, pro-president all-time high in far-right crime electoral council VENEZUELA on Tuesday in- tions to be held before the end of members with two-thirds voting stalled a new national electoral the year. Many observers say the in favor. Maduro’s government council that has a majority fa- opposition will likely boycott those and its allies control 256 of the 277 vourable to President Nicolas elections, as well. seats in the National Assembly Maduro’s government, setting Three of the five new mem- after their landslide victory in De- up potentially fresh barriers to bers of the new CNE, elected cember 2020. Opposition leader opposition participation in up- Tuesday by the National Assem- Juan Guaido had expressed his coming votes. bly, also controlled by Maduro’s disapproval before the assem- The National Electoral party, are considered followers of bly vote, saying: “The result will Council (CNE) is one of the main the leftist leader’s mentor Hugo be the same as in 2018 and 2020: obstacles in negotiations between Chavez. The other two members non-recognition and refusal,” Maduro’s government and the are close to the opposition. referring to the presidential and opposition ahead of regional elec- The assembly confirmed the legislative elections.—AFP

Demonstrators gather in Berlin’s Tiergarten district between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column during a major demonstration for an open and caring society organized by the action Macron negotiates politically charged group “Unteilbar” (indivisible) on Oct. 13, 2018. PHOTO:JOHN MACDOUGALL/ AFP/FILE Napoleon commemoration THE number of crimes com- crimes such as the murder of mitted by right-wing extrem- pro-refugee politician Walter FRENCH President Emmanuel But in the wake of the Black ers in France, Napoleon’s de- ists in post-war Germany Luebcke in 2019 and the 2020 Macron is to lay a wreath at the Lives Matter movement and the cision to re-establish slavery in jumped to its highest level racist attack in Hanau which tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to emergence of a new generation 1802 has become the focus of ever recorded in 2020, accord- killed nine people. mark the 200th anniversary of of vocal anti-racism campaign- debate.—AFP ing to official figures released The 2020 figure just ex- his death on Wednesday after on Tuesday. ceeds the previous high of months of debate about the leg- Police recorded 23,604 23,555, recorded at the height of acy of the country’s most famous crimes of a far-right nature last the refugee crisis in 2016, while autocrat. year, a jump of over 5% on the the total number of politically Macron waited until the last previous year, and the highest motivated crimes also reached minute to announce his plans figure since records began in a new all-time high of 44,692. for the tricky bicentenary and 2001. “Right-wing extremism Noting that there had also is seeking to walk a middle path remains the biggest threat been a sharp rise in the num- between those who wanted a cel- to our country,” said Interior bers of left-wing extremist and ebration, and others who called Minister Horst Seehofer as Islamist crimes, Seehofer said for a boycott. he presented the figures at a the figures showed a “brutali- The famed Corsican is one press conference on Tuesday. zation of our society”. of the most divisive figures in He added that right-wing vio- “They are unsettling, French history, his huge con- lence had left a “trail of blood” above all because they show tribution to the creation of the Napoleon is one of the most divisive figures in French history, his through Germany in recent that the trend of recent years is modern state set against his huge contribution to the creation of the modern state set against his years, citing deadly far-right continuing,” he said. —AFP imperialism and war-mongering. imperialism and war-mongering. PHOTO: AFP/FILE 6 MAY 2021 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Sri Pahan FC signs Myanmar striker Aung Kaung Marn on half-season

MALAYSIAN Super League Club action for the first half of the sea- Malaysian clubs are inter- Sri Pahan has signed Myanmar son due to poor results after the ested in signing more Myanmar young striker Aung Kaung Marn first half. players this year, with two cur- on a half season-long contract. With the opening of the rently playing. According to the football mid-season transfer window of Aung Kaung Marn made his club, the team authorities official- the Malaysian League, Sri Pahan international debut last year and ly signed Aung Kaung Marn on FC has recruited four foreign moved to the Thai League. The 5 May, and the Myanmar striker players, including Aung Kaung Myanmar forward player played will wear a number 14 shirt for Man. for Thai League-1 Club and Thai the team. Hein Htet Aung, another League 2 Club in the 2020-2021 The Malaysian Super young Myanmar winger, who season. League is the highest lev- is also a friend of Aung Kaung He played for Khon Kaen el league in Malaysia, with 12 Marn, is also playing for Ceylon United and parted ways with Myanmar striker Aung Kaung Marn seen with Malaysian Club Sri Pahan teams comprising. Sri Pahan FC Go, a Malaysian Super League Khon Kaen FC during the football FC jersey. PHOTO: SRI PAHAN FC officials are starting with quick team. season. — Ko Nyi Lay /GNLM La Liga launches Union, Cruz Azul advance in virus probe after CONCACAF Champions League

PHILADELPHIA Union reached Messi’s Barca party the semi-finals of the CONCA- SPAIN’S La Liga is investi- Sunday’s 3-2 win over Valen- CAF Champions League for the gating whether a party organ- cia leaving them two points first time on Tuesday, drawing ized by Barcelona players at adrift of Atletico Madrid with 1-1 with Atlanta United to wrap their captain Lionel Messi’s four games to play, and to cel- up a comfortable 4-1 aggregate home broke Covid-19 proto- ebrate last month’s Copa del victory. Union, who had taken a col. Rey triumph. commanding 3-0 lead following “We’re looking into it,” Images carried in vari- their first leg victory in Atlan- La Liga sources told AFP on ous media showed players ta last week, secured a draw on Tuesday. like Sergi Roberto and the the night in Tuesday’s second Monday’s meal brought teenager Pedri leaving Mes- leg with Kacper Przybylko’s together Barca players, some si’s house. In a video chants 88th-minute strike. accompanied by their part- of ‘champions, champions’ Przybylko — who bagged ners, at the Argentinian star’s could be heard. two goals in the first leg — was (R) Cruz Azul forward Bryan Angulo celebrates his goal in the Mexican house, despite social distanc- “The public health agen- once again on hand to round off club’s 1-0 CONCACAF Champions League semi-final win over Toronto. ing rules in the Catalonian cy will study this case and a sweeping Philadelphia coun- PHOTO: AFP capital outlawing groups of decide whether to take it ter-attack, thumping a close more than six to meet in pri- any further,” Pere Aragones, range finish high into the net two grabbing an equalizer through Cruz Azul advanced safely to the vate. vice-president of the regional minutes from time. Atlanta had Przybylko in the closing minutes. semi-finals with a 1-0 win over The party may constitute Catalan government, said on raised hopes of an improbable Philadelphia will play either Toronto FC at Mexico’s City’s “a possible breach of Covid-19 Tuesday. comeback after Argentine striker Portland Timbers or Mexican gi- famous Azteca Stadium. protocols”, the source sug- He added: “We call on Santiago Sosa scored in first-half ants Club America in the semi-fi- Cruz Azul had all but as- gested. everyone to respect the (so- stoppage time to give the visitors nals. Portland and America met sured themselves of a place in The purpose of the get-to- cial distancing) measures and the lead at Subaru Park. in Mexico City on Tuesday, with the semi-finals after a 3-1 win in gether according to local me- urge those in the public gaze But that goal was as good the tie finely balanced after a 1-1 the first leg in Florida last week, dia was to give the team a mo- to be extra attentive as they as it got for Atlanta, as Philadel- draw in the opening leg in Ore- where Toronto are based this sea- rale boost ahead of the season can lead by way of example”. phia dominated for long periods gon last week. In the other half son because of Covid-19 travel run-in, with Messi’s double in —AFP in the second half before finally of the draw on Tuesday, Mexico’s restrictions. —AFP

Guardiola exorcises Champions League demons to lead Man City to first final

AFTER a decade of disappoint- losing their heads in both legs of transformed their fortunes. In ment, Pep Guardiola is back in a the semi-final tie. Riyad Mahrez, the coming days, they will seal a Champions League final and just born and raised in Paris, scored fifth Premier League title in the one game away from delivering twice to secure a 2-0 win for City past 10 years. on his task to make Manchester in Tuesday’s second leg before Once dubbed the “noisy City champions of Europe for the Angel di Maria’s red card for lash- neighbours” by legendary for- first time. ing out at Fernandinho rounded mer Manchester United manag- In the battle between two off another miserable European er Alex Ferguson, City are now clubs with seemingly endless exit for the French champions. not just the dominant force in resources but no Champions A first Champions League Manchester but also in English League titles to their name, final for City, against Real Madrid football. By the end of the month, City kept their cool to beat Paris or Chelsea in Istanbul, is the cul- the mix of Emirati wealth and Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Manchester City beat Paris Saint- Saint-Germain 4-1 on aggregate Germain 2-0 on Tuesday to reach their first ever Champions League mination of the club’s rise since Guardiola’s coaching may have as the French champions paid for final. PHOTO: AFP an Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008 also conquered Europe. —AFP