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Union Minister U Kyaw Tin Delivers Statement Via Video Link at High-Level Meeting to Commemorate 75Th Anniversary of United Nations A NEED FOR 'RIGHT EQUIPMENT AT THE RIGHT TIME' PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Kachin National Congress Party presents its Union Minister U Thaung Tun receives policy, stance and work programmes minister of the United Kingdom online PAGE-10 PAGE-3 Vol. VII, No. 160, 7th Waxing of Tawthalin 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm, www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Wednesday, 23 September 2020 Republic of the Union of Myanmar Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry Announcement 4/2020 Announcement 5/2020 6th Waxing of Tawthalin, 1382 ME 6th Waxing of Tawthalin, 1382 ME 22 September 2020 22 September 2020 Notification to Taxpayers Notification to Taxpayers 1. The period for deduction of tax relief according to the Union Taxation Law It is not required to queue at the Township Revenue Office after re- 2019 for the incomes exempted from the income tax was announced up to ceiving the receipt of Declaration of Taxpayer (patakha (wa nga)-1) 30 September 2020 at the latest. Due to this announcement, the taxpay- for the declaration of income exempted from the income tax to be sub- ers have crowded into branches of Myanma Economic Bank during the mitted not later than 30 September 2020. If more inspections are need- COVID-19 outbreak to be able to enjoy the deduction of tax relief in line ed until 30 December 2020, telephone or other electronic systems will with the notice ‘Payment to the bank not later than 30-9-2020’ on the tax be used to be able to issue payment challan. The taxpayers in this pro- payment challan form. cess also validate the tax relief scheme under the Union Taxation Law 2. Despite this notice, it is now re-announced that the payment of tax under 2019. this plan will be extended to 30 December 2020. Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry Union Minister U Kyaw Tin delivers statement via video link at High-level Meeting to commemorate 75th anniversary of United Nations NION Minister for Meeting to commemorate the International Co- 75th anniversary of the United operation U Kyaw Nations. UTin delivered a Multilateralism is indeed statement via video link at the under great strain at a time High-level Meeting to commem- when global challenges need orate the seventy-fifth anniver- greater global solidarity and sary of the United Nations held global cooperation. on 21 September 2020 at the The world today is getting United Nations Headquarters more polarized; geopolitical and in New York. The Leaders and economic tensions are rising high-level representatives from high. Above all else, we are now UN Member States participated faced with the COVID-19 cri- in the meeting under the theme sis which is putting immense “The Future We Want, the UN pressure on our societies and We Need: Reaffirming our Col- economies. It has caused loss of lective Commitment to Multilat- jobs and livelihoods, exacerbat- eralism”. The meeting adopted ed poverty, disrupted education, “Declaration on the commemo- and the hardest hit have been ration of the seventy-fifth anni- the most vulnerable. At this versary of the United Nations”. critical time, the world is more Union Minister’s full state- than ever in need of a stronger ment is as follows: multilateral system for a col- lective response to this most Mr President, consequential challenge in its Distinguished delegates, history. It is a great honour for me Union Minister U Kyaw Tin emphasizes the need of stronger multilateral system in his statement to the 75th to participate in this High-level SEE PAGE-2 anniversary of the United Nations on 21 September 2020. PHOTO : MNA 23 SEPTEMBER 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports Order 108/2020 6th Waxing of Tawthalin, 1382 ME (22 September 2020) The Ministry of Health and Sports has issued this order in the exercise of power conferred under section 21 (b) of the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law. 1. Due to the higher number of confirmed infections of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and the immediate increasing cases who had neither travel history nor close contact with positive patients, the Ministry of Health and Sports has already issued Order 107/2020 dated 20-9-2020 for the Stay-at-Home rule and disciplines for the people in all the townships (except Cocogyun Township) of Yangon Region for effective containment of pandemic. 2. Employees under the following businesses are added to the exceptional categories from the Stay-at-Home rule in the paragraph 3 (a) of the previous order. (a) In private sector, those who are working in banking and financial services, filling stations, food production, cold-storage facilities for meat and fish, production and distribution of medicines, medical supplies and drinking water, factories of daily personal hygiene products and related businesses. (b) Those who are working at airlines/general aviation services for relief flights, cargo flights and chartered flights, ground services, filling aviation fuels, trades in air transport, freight forwarder companies, Customs services agencies, in-flight catering services and airplane maintenance services. (c) Those who are working at private-run ports which are providing services for international cargo vessels at the International Terminals in Yangon Port, rep- resentative offices of shipping lines, freight forwarder companies, Customs services agencies, container-carrying vehicles services, trucks for export/import goods at the ports, vessels, inland container deports and dry ports. (d) Those who are working in communications businesses such as post office services, landline and mobile phone communications services, Internet services (not including the vendors selling mobile phones and Internet data), and services for communication towers and fibre networks. Dr Myint Htwe Union Minister Union Minister U Kyaw Tin delivers statement via video link at High-level Meeting to commemorate 75th anniversary of United Nations FROM PAGE-1 with the United Nations has ation, peace and development to anmar. We therefore need to ity among nations to address the been a cornerstone of Myan- build a democratic federal union. reinvigorate the UN to be more economic and social repercus- Notwithstanding the chal- mar’s Foreign Policy. Myanmar These efforts have been further responsive to the needs and sions that will continue to unfold lenges facing us today, we can has never shirked its responsi- complicated by mounting ex- priorities of sovereign member in the coming years. say that the sustained efforts bilities in fulfilling the purposes ternal challenges rising out of states. At this extraordinary junc- of the multilateral system, with and principles of the United Na- conflict-related human rights We wish to see the UN ture, we must use this historic United Nations at its heart, have tions as enshrined in its Charter, issues. We firmly believe that evolve as a trusted partner that opportunity of the 75th Anni- contributed significantly to make and in rendering its cooperation the constructive engagement of protects smaller nations and versary of the United Nations the world a better place than it in good faith. One of our coun- the international community is helps not hinders, their efforts to strive together for an open, was 75 years ago. Major wars try’s great contributions to the the only viable way to overcome to overcome their challenges. transparent and rules-based have been deterred, millions of UN was the noble service of a challenges of this nature. Mutual We need a UN that helps multilateralism with all Member people have been lifted out of Myanmar diplomat U Thant, trust is key to the success of co- strengthen the capacity of mem- States adhering to the core val- extreme poverty and hunger, the third Secretary-General of operation between the UN and ber states to resolve their own ues of the UN Charter; a just and and average life expectancy is the UN, who managed to avert its member States. problems. equitable multilateralism ensur- now higher than ever before. serious crises at the height of Myanmar thanks all its part- We believe that the UN ing that the voices of all Member There is no other institution we the Cold War and spearheaded ners including the UN system, should be a platform for global States are equally heard; and can think that could replace the the Organization towards world for assistance that has been ren- engagement for all nations, for an effective multilateralism to United Nations. peace. He was a true represent- dered towards the achievement the good of all humanity, not a overcome the most formidable ative of the peace-loving people of the goals set out in the Myan- system where the value of na- challenges we may need to face Mr President, of Myanmar. mar Sustainable Development tions is decided by the degree now, and in the future. Myanmar joined this family Programme (MSDP). of political and material power We must work together of Nations as its 58th member Mr President, they can muster. to shape the future we want soon after we regained inde- Myanmar is undergoing a Mr President, The current COVID-19 pan- through a more equitable multi- pendence in 1948 and our be- complex democratic transition The United Nations must demic is our latest wake-up call lateralism fostered by the United lief in the Charter of the United with multiple challenges as we remain a beacon of hope for for strong multilateralism, and Nations we need. Nations was solid. Cooperation work towards national reconcili- developing countries like My- greater cooperation and solidar- I thank you, Mr President. 292 Myanmar nationals come back home via Myawady border bridge on 22 September XXXXX A total of 292 Myanmar nationals Aung Chan Nyein and local offi- females from different regions returned home from Thailand cials helped the returnees with and states.—Htein Lin Aung through No.
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