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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.

Volunteers invited to join Covid-19 Republic of the Union of disease prevention, control activities Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Statement on Ceasefire and Perpetual Peace 8th Waning of Waso 1383 ME 31 July 2021

1. The Tatmadaw after forming the State Administration Council has adopted the Five-Point Road Map and Nine Objectives for multiple developments such as political, economic and social affairs of the State with might and main. Moreover, as the accomplishment of the perpetual peace for the State is a must, the Tatmadaw suspends mil- itary operations in order to implement the peace process together with ethnic armed organizations. 2. Efforts are being made for enabling ethnic armed organizations to continue dialogues for successfully restoring the enduring peace and to smoothly undertake the peace process while timely preventing Inoculation programmes are stepped up in Mandalay. and controlling the infection of COVID-19 as the number of infected DUE to the increasing agement teams, officials Volunteers will be given people rises due to the spreading of the variant COVID-19 pandemic number of Covid-19 virus continued. the necessary medical in Myanmar at present. The State Administration Council is striving cases in the Mandalay “Charity is a priority check-ups before and af- for cooperation with international organizations and local social or- Region, Covid-19 disease for the common good. It ter taking duties,” said U ganizations in addition to the United Nations for prevention, control treatment centres and is more important at this Tin Win Shwe, chairman and treatment of the disease. To be able to successfully implement clinics have been set up time. The virus is threat- of the Mandalay District these work processes, the Tatmadaw further suspended its military in Mandalay District for ening peoples’ lives. Some Administration. operations from 1 August to 30 September, except for encroaching and prevention and treatment people want to work for In areas where mobil- attacks on the security and administrative machinery of the government of the pandemic, an official the common good, regard- ity is restricted, all philan- in addition to defence and administration measures across the nation. said. less of the risk of infection thropists, individually or 3. It was hereby announced that during the period when the Tatmadaw Volunteers who wish at any time. as a group, are warmly to assist in the quarantine If you want to partic- welcomed to work togeth- further suspended its military operations, all relevant organizations centres can contact the ipate voluntarily, you can er to prevent the Covid-19 should strive for restoring perpetual peace through negotiations. District General Admin- do it at any age. The clin- disease, officials said. Office of the Commander-in-Chief istration Department and ic and quarantine centres of Defence Services relevant township man- will be set up as needed. SEE PAGE-2

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NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS Vaccinations to be Nearly 40,000 more Detained Import processes Myanmar govt conducted in eight Covid-19 vaccines Myanmar citizens of anti-COVID-19 extends entry townships in Nay administered across in equipment run restrictions for all Pyi Taw country repatriated as usual travellers until 31 Aug PAGE-2 PAGE-2 PAGE-3 PAGE-4 PAGE-6 1 AUGUST 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Vaccinations to be THE speech on the six-month term of office given by State Administration Council Chairman conducted in eight Senior General Min Aung Hlaing will be broadcast live on MRTV, MITV, MRTV NRC, MWD HD, MWD Variety, MWD Documentary, Channel 7, Skynet Up to Date, One News, Channel townships in Nay Pyi Taw 9, MNTV, radios and FM channels at 9 am on 1 August 2021.

Nearly 40,000 more Covid-19 vaccines administered across country

ACCORDING to the Ministry Kaung, Deputy Director-Gen- ple have been vaccinated, and of Health and Sports, nearly eral of the Ministry of Health donations have been made to 40,000 more Covid-19 vaccines and Sports. ensure that the entire popula- have been administered from To reduce the incidence tion is fully vaccinated, officials 26 to 30 July. and mortality of the Covid-19 added. “According to yesterday’s disease, vaccination efforts are The government of the figures, there are more than being carried out across My- People’s Republic of do- 20,000 people over the age of anmar to reduce the spread nated two million Sinopharm 65 have been inoculated. Other of the Covid-19 virus and the vaccines recently. Inoculation programmes are in progress in Nay Pyi Taw. groups include over 2,000 volun- economic impact due to the Myanmar has purchased teers, over 4,000 civil servants pandemic affect and reviving two million Sinovac vaccines VACCINATIONS will be car- The vaccination works and, more than 3,000 prisoners the country’s economy, officials and one million vaccines have ried out in eight townships in will be launched separately who have also received vaccine said. already arrived. Nay Pyi Taw, the Union Ter- at BEHS No (1) in Tatkon jabs as of yesterday. Covid-19 vaccination start- Thus, a total of three mil- ritory, from 1 to 6 August to Township, BEHS (Pyae San Nearly 40,000 people have ed in Myanmar on 27 January lion vaccines will be given to control the Covid-19 disease. Aung) in Zeyathiri Town- been injected with the Covid-19 2021. three million people, officials The vaccinations will be ship, Pobbathiri BEHS (20) vaccines,” said Dr Kyaw Kan More than 1.7 million peo- continued. —Htet Lyan/ GNLM given twice a day: once from in , 9 am to 12 noon and another BEHS (Minkon) in Ottarathiri time from 1 pm to 5 pm. Township, BEHS Senior citizens, service personnel and prison People aged sixty and (3) in , above, unvaccinated health- Lewei BEHS (1) in Lewei inmates receive COVID-19 vaccines across country care workers and volunteers Township, Zabuthiri BEHS who are giving services at the (7) in , THE COVID-19 vaccination in southern ; 1,757 The vaccination was un- forefront to control and com- and Dekkhina BEHS (18) in has been administered to civ- people in eastern Shan State; dertaken by the Tatmadaw bat the Covid-19 pandemic, Dekkhina Township. il service personnel, prison 8,200 people in Mon State and medical teams, in collabora- elderly people in old people’s The name of the vac- inmates and people over the Kayin State; 1,396 people in tion with doctors and medi- homes, religious persons, in- cine to be injected is Sino- age of 65, including monks and Taninthayi Region; 500 people cal workers from the public cluding monks and nuns, and pharm, and the first batch nuns, in regions and states. in Yangon Region; 6,637 people hospitals and volunteers, and civil servants, who have not of the 38,000 vaccines will be As of yesterday from 30 in Ayeyawady Region; 7,371 officials encouraged and co- been vaccinated, are included distributed to all townships, July, a total of 219 senior citi- people in ; ordinated with them where in the six priority groups to according to the Nay Pyi Taw zens in northern Shan State; 8,650 people in Bago Region necessary. — MNA get vaccinated. Council. — MNA 3,266 people including monks were vaccinated.

Volunteers invited to join Covid-19 disease prevention, control activities FROM PAGE-1 “Volunteers have been re- cruited to help out voluntarily. The relevant authorities and experts will also teach them what they need to know about the disease and what to do next. I urge all those who wish to actively and wholeheartedly co- operate in the prevention and treatment of Covid-19 disease, which poses a threat to the health and life of the people,” U Tin Win Shwe added. In Mandalay Region, pre- vention and treatment of Cov- id-19 disease is being intensi- are being set up, officials said. been given to volunteers from and people aged 65 and over District starting from 25 July. — fied, and quarantine centres The Covid-19 vaccines have respective Covid-19 centres in seven townships of Mandalay Maung Aye Chan/GNLM

4,725 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 31 July, total figure rises to 299,185

MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 299,185 after 4,725 new cases were reported on 31 July 2021 according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these confirmed cases, 209,512 have been discharged from hospitals. Death toll reached 9,334 after 392 died. —MNA 1 AUGUST 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 BGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGA We need cooperation

THE volunteers are also welcomed and some volunteers report. However, some do not dare to volunteer due to the threats. Some cannot do as they are away from here. I have already been told that I welcome such volunteering and that shows we need cooperation.

(Excerpt from the speech to the 3rd coordination meeting on COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment made by the Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 18 July 2021) CHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHD Detained Myanmar citizens in Thailand repatriated A total of 61 Myanmar nation- tests and other supplies. They als who were charged and pun- all were tested negative for ished for petty crimes in Thai- COVID-19. land returned to the country The eastern Shan State Ad- via the Thailand-Myanmar No ministration body chairman U 2 Friendship Bridge at Tachilek Ye Naing and other respective Township of eastern Shan State officials provided vehicles, food yesterday morning. aids, sets of personal protective The group of returnees in- equipment and cash assistance cluded 30 males and 31 females. to the returnees under the su- The township officials helped pervision of Wasibake Sayadaw the returnees with medical of Township. — MNA

The eastern Shan State Administration body chairman U Ye Naing and other respective officials provided vehicles, food aids, sets of personal protective equipment and cash assistance to the returnees under the supervision of Wasibake Sayadaw of Kengtung Township.

Readmission of Myanmar migrant workers from Thailand through Myawady resumes READMISSION of Myan- reception of the returnees sys- mar migrant workers from tematically following the COV- Thailand through the My- ID-19 rules and regulations. anmar-Thailand Friendship Officials from the Myawady Bridge, which has been sus- District Administration Coun- pended, will resume again cil and the Township Admin- starting from 1 August. istration Council inspected A total of 200 people per the preparation BCF zone at day will be allowed to return the bridge yesterday morning from Thailand through the and provided necessary assis- bridge, and arrangements are tance. – Htein Lin Aung/GNLM being made to facilitate the

Official are inspection preparation work to receive returnees from Thailand effective today. 1 AUGUST 2021 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Import processes of anti-COVID-19 equipment run as usual

liquid oxygen, 11 tonnes of liquid 69,146 home oxygen concen- oxygen (cylinders), 9,872 home trators, 322,878 test kits, 1,104 oxygen concentrators, and 2 ox- tonnes of mask, 8 oxygen tank, ygen plants and 141 tonnes of 11 oxygen generators and 4 oxy- masks were also imported via gen concentrators were allowed Muse, Myawady, to be imported by 749 vehicles. and Kampaiti trade camps on The Ministry of Commerce the same day. These materials is also cooperating with the min- were imported by 57 vehicles of istry concerned to import the 36 companies. medical supplies. It also releas- From 12 to 31 July, 727 es contact persons of relevant tonnes of liquid oxygen, 567 border trade checkpoints. — tonnes of liquid oxygen tank, MNA

Via Chinshwehaw.

THE Ministry of Commerce border trade camps daily. More- notifications and SOP. currently imposes temporary over, the ministry is working A total of 4,778 oxygen import licence exemptions for with the relevant departmental concentrators and 15,900 test medical supplies to control the officials to facilitate the impor- kits arrived at Yangon Inter- COVID-19 and offers services tation processes during public national Airport yesterday. A to import the materials via the holidays in accordance with the bowser carrying 40 tonnes of Via Chinshwehaw.

Muse Muse

SINOPHARM, SINOVAC Covid-19 vaccines distributed to cities by ground-road vehicles

THE Department of Pub- from the government medical Expansion Project title. State. All the vaccines were distributed in a timely manner lic Health of the Ministry of warehouse on Min Dhamma The distribution includes carried by Cold Chain Delivery according to the specified cold Health and Sports, under the Road, Mayangone Township, 44,000 doses to Yangon Region, Logistics vehicles. route standards, officials said. guidance of the State Admin- Yangon Region. 44,000 doses to Mandalay Re- The Covid-19 vaccine will The vaccines will also be istration Council, distributed The vaccines were arrived gion, 10,000 vaccines for Nay be distributed to the public as distributed to remote areas by two Covid-19 vaccines named from the People’s Republic of Pyi Taw council area, 12,000 soon as possible as per the tar- air with the help of Myanma Sinopharm and Sinovac yes- China and are being distribut- vaccines to Bago Region, 13601 get population groups. Airlines and the military (Air terday via ground transport ed under the Central Vaccine vaccines to , Shan The vaccines are being Force), officials added. — MNA

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

1. Some student youths, State service personnel and citizens, with worries, have evaded to areas of EAOs and foreign countries due to the incitements and intimidation of NLD members, extremist followers, unlawful associations and terrorist groups such as CRPH and NUG, stimulation of CDM, and persons and organizations at home and abroad not wishing to restore peace and stability of the State since Tatmadaw assumed the State responsibilities on 1 February 2021. 2. They are further worried about the dictatorship statement and speeches of unlawful association and terrorist group CRPH and NUG, and some relevant persons. As they face no security guarantee and difficulties in socio-economic life in those areas, they wish to return to their native lands. 3. The State Administration Council will specifically ease restrictions for service personnel, intellectuals and intelligentsia, and persons from various arenas and citizens who, with worries, absconded from the country except for persons who committed murders, robberies, setting fires, mine explosions and intentional attacks on security troops, those who crowded to attack public service personnel and some people, those who destroyed government and private-owned buildings and those who are highly involved in the CDM activities by providing monetary assistance and other means. 4. As those who evade their native areas are also citizens, the State Administration Council will arrange their returns from the evaded areas to various parts of Myanmar. 5. As such, the information was released that if those who evaded to various areas, except for persons who committed any kinds of crime, wish to return to their native lands in Myanmar of their own accord due to multiple worries, the citizens abroad can contact nearby ward, village, township and district administration bodies and relevant embassies, military attaché offices and consulates in accord with the easing restrictions under the law. Information Team State Administration Council

The State Administration Council will specifically ease restrictions for service personnel, intellectuals and intelligentsia, and persons from various are- nas and citizens who, with worries, absconded from the country except for persons who committed murders, robberies, setting fires, mine explosions and intentional attacks on security troops, those who crowded to attack public service personnel and some people, those who destroyed government and private-owned buildings and those who are highly involved in the CDM activities by providing monetary assistance and other means.

Thaphan Seik Dam not affected amidst closest earthquake epicentre

THE Department of Irriga- length. It is the longest dam tion and Water Resources in Southeast Asia, with a total Management (DWRM) has storage capacity of 2.8 million launched an immediate field units, irrigating 500,000 acres inspection to check the con- of farmland and generating 30 dition of Thaphan Seik Dam megawatts of electricity. and associated hydropower The Department of Irri- structures as 6.3 magnitude gation and Water Resources earthquake struck at a depth Management (MWRD) is pri- of 10 kilometres, which is 42 oritizing the dam safety work miles southeast distant from and has set up four dam in- the Kanbalu seismic centre, spection teams in the run-up at 3 pm on 29 July. to the rainy season to properly Although the epicentre inspect the dams and fix any was reported near Kanbalu deficiencies found promptly. area, Sagaing Region, Mag- In addition, in the event of way Region, Mandalay Region an emergency, an Emergency and Shan State (South) did not Preparedness Plan (EPP) has show any damage to dams or been drawn up for each dam hydropower structures. to help reduce the impact on In particular, the Thaphan the livelihoods of the people Seik Dam, which is closest to living in urban areas below the Thaphan Seik Dam is seen intact after the 6.3-mgnitude earthquake whose epicentre is closest to it. the quake, was carefully in- dam, according to the Ministry spected including the dam sion and hydropower plants were found to be affected, of- Thaphan Seik Dam is 108 of Agriculture, Livestock and wall, drain pipe, water diver- and no hydropower structures ficials said. feet high and 22,587 feet in Irrigation. — MNA

Personal preventive practices against COVID-19 infection

(1) Wear the mask systematically when going out in public. (4) Wash your hands for 20 seconds frequently. (2) Keep a proper physical distance. (5) Avoid entering unventilated closed spaces as much as possible. (3) Avoid the crowd. 1 AUGUST 2021 6 LOCAL BUSINESS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar govt extends entry restrictions for all travellers until 31 Aug

THE Central Committee on Pre- extended till 31 July 2021 earlier, air travel, the Ministry of Trans- which is a state-owned airline, is Wednesday. vention, Control and Treatment but the restriction has now been port and Communication also planning to fly its relief flights to Myanmar has reported a of COVID-19 has announced that extended until 31 August. issued a further extension of the Manila, Singapore and Bangkok total of 294,460 COVID-19 infec- Myanmar has extended the re- Just like the previous an- suspension period of interna- in August. On 3 August, MAN tions, with 8942 deaths as of 31 striction on entry of travellers nouncements, foreign nationals, tional commercial flights till 31 will fly Yangon-Manila-Yangon July. At the same time, a total until 31 August to prevent the including diplomats and UN of- August. relief flight for its passengers of 205,677 patients have been spread of COVID-19. ficials, who wish to travel to My- Myanmar has received going to Manila, Philippines and discharged from hospitals and The announcement was anmar by relief or special flights US$69.2 million as revenue from Myanmar citizens who want to recovered from the virus. made by Myanmar’s Foreign due to urgent official missions or e-Visa and over 1.7 million tour- return to Myanmar. The government authorities Ministry. The Ministry has fur- compelling reasons, are asked to ists applied for e-Visa from 2016 Besides, the Yangon-Sin- have also imposed a stay home ther extended the entry restric- contact the nearest Myanmar to August 2020, according to the gapore-Yangon relief flight order in 108 townships across the tions for all travellers to the end mission for possible exceptions official data of the Ministry of will operate every Monday country as part of the measures of August amid the COVID-19 to certain visa restrictions. Labour, Immigration and Pop- and Saturday in August while to control the spreading of COV- pandemic. To prevent the blowout of ulation. Yangon-Bangkok-Yangon spe- ID-19 infections. — Aye Maung/ All of these restrictions were COVID-19 in Myanmar through Myanmar National Airlines, cial relief flight will run every GNLM

Mon State receives 90,000 COVID-19 vaccinations ABOUT 90,000 people from Mon State are being vaccinated against COVID-19 starting from 28 July. Those COVID-19 vaccines were donated by China and the vaccines are being administered to the elders from “Home for the Aged” in Maw- lamyine town starting from 28 July, said an official from the State Health Department. He also added that about 90,000 COVID-19 vaccines are being provided in Mon State. The current vaccination programme will give priority to those aged 65 and above and employees. Under the government’s vaccination plan, the priority groups will be health care staff, pri- vate healthcare staff, volunteers, Sangha, nuns, religious buildings and religious staff, civil staff and bank employees. In addition, private factory workers, hotel and hostel staff, prisoners, staff from the transport industry and supermarket’s employees will also be given priority for the vaccination. “We have received vaccine quotas for 9,500 people from Thanbyuzayat township. Beginning from 29 July, those over the age of 65 are being started vaccinating. The vaccination is being provided in three locations: Thanbyuzayat town, Kyaikkhami town and Kyaikkadat village,” said an official from Thanbyuzayat. Around 1.75 million people have so far been vaccinated in the country of 54 million, according to authorities. Myanmar reported 294,460 COVID-19 cases with 8,942 deaths since the first cases were re- ported in March last year. — ACM/GNLM

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

Contact numbers: (1) 067-3411508 (3) 067-3411144 (5) 09-882557992 (2) 067-3411509 (4) 09-882557991 (6) 09-882557993 1 AUGUST 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD NEWS 7 rice field work marks Olympics

FROM the ground, there’s not in tourists. tural heritage, on the assumption much to distinguish the rice In 2015, they even scooped a that crowds of foreign visitors stalks in a field in Japan’s Gyo- Guinness World Record for cre- would be in the country for the da. It’s only seen from above that ating the world’s largest rice field Games. a massive artwork marking the artwork: 28,000 square metres. “We wanted to show the Jap- Olympics emerges. Each year, a committee anese arts of Ukiyoe (woodblock The huge, living installa- comes up with a new design and prints) and Kabuki (theatre) in tion features iconic Japanese hundreds of volunteers plant dif- a rice paddy field, which itself is images: the famous wave and ferently coloured varieties of rice also an important part of Japan’s Mount Fuji of Katsushika Hoku- to produce spectacular images culture,” Gyoda city official Shu- sai’s woodblock print and a Ka- that can be viewed from a nearby hei Tagashira told AFP. buki actor in striking facepaint, observatory. “We wanted to present Ja- similar to one that featured A design is selected early in pan to the world.” at the Olympic opening cere- the year, with planting happening It hasn’t worked out that mony. around May. In 2019, the theme way, with foreign spectators The images are part of a honoured the Rugby World Cup, barred and most Games events yearly tradition started by the hosted by Japan. happening without even domes- town of Gyoda in , north This year’s image was in- The rice field artwork is intended to highlight Japan’s cultural tic fans allowed in the stands. of Tokyo, in 2008 in a bid to bring tended to highlight Japan’s cul- heritage. PHOTO: AFP — AFP

EU ready to impose sanctions over NEWS IN BRIEF Lebanon crisis 80 Kg blue sapphire unearthed from Sri Lanka’s The bloc’s 27 member states gem mine must still vote unanimously for the list of people and entities to A blue sapphire weighing approximately 80 kilogrammes was discov- be sanctioned. ered in a gem mine in Rakwana, Ratnapura in Sri Lanka on Friday, local On Monday, Lebanese law- media reported. makers tasked ex-premier and The owner of the mine, Earl Gunasekara, was quoted by the local billionaire Najib Mikati with News First as saying that the gemstone will be put up for auction in forming a government, days af- China and it has been handed over to the National Gem and Jewellery ter fellow veteran politician Saad Authority. Hariri threw in the towel. This gemstone is worth approximately 50 million U.S. dollars, the EU sanctions would target owner said after its valuation was done. The National Gem and Jewel- people obstructing this process, lery Authority have informed Gunasekara that 3,000 carats could be the statement read. obtained after cutting the blue sapphire. — Xinhua They “consist of a travel ban to the EU and an asset freeze for Taliban and Afghan forces clash again outside Destroyed silos at Beirut’s port following the 4 August massive chemical persons, and an asset freeze for explosion. PHOTO: AFP entities,” it said. “In addition, EU Herat city persons and entities are forbid- AFGHANISTAN: Afghan and Taliban forces clashed again on the THE European Union said on The country has plunged den from making funds available outskirts of Herat Saturday, a day after a police guard was killed when a Friday it was ready to impose into what the World Bank de- to those listed.” United Nations compound in the western city came under attack. sanctions on Lebanon’s rul- scribed as one of the worst eco- The EU could also sanction Violence has surged across the country since early May, when the ing elite over the political cri- nomic crises since the 1850s, people “obstructing or under- Taliban launched a sweeping offensive as US-led foreign forces began sis wracking the country, after and political players continue mining the implementation of a final withdrawal that is now almost complete. adopting a legal framework for to squabble. plans approved by Lebanese The militants have seized scores of districts across Afghanistan, such measures. “This framework provides authorities and supported by including in Herat province, where the group has also captured two The crisis has left Lebanon for the possibility of imposing relevant international actors, border crossings adjoining Iran and Turkmenistan. without a functioning govern- sanctions against persons and including the EU, to improve Officials and residents reported renewed fighting on the outskirts of ment since the last one resigned entities who are responsible for accountability and good gov- Herat Saturday, with hundreds fleeing their homes to seek shelter after a massive explosion killed undermining democracy or the ernance in the public sector or closer to the heart of the city. dozens and destroyed swathes rule of law in Lebanon,” the EU the implementation of critical Herat governor Abdul Saboor Qani said most of the fighting was in Injil of Beirut in August 2020. said in a statement. economic reforms.” — AFP and Guzara district — where the airport is located. — AFP Super cruise ship sets sail from Saudi for first time

A super cruise ship has depart- Islamic Port to Aqaba in Jordan the growth of the tourism sector post-oil era. of around 35 million. ed Saudi Arabia for the first and Safaga in Egypt. in the kingdom,” Cruise Saudi The Gulf country enacted Constructed in France, the time, setting sail for regional The launch of the service managing director Fawaz Faroo- a landmark decision in 2019 to MSC Bellissima is 315 metres waters as the kingdom seeks on Friday comes two days af- qi said, quoted by Saudi Press offer tourist visas, relaxing rules (345 yards) long and has a capac- to expand its tourism industry ter Saudi Arabia opened its first Agency. that had largely restricted visits ity of 4,500 passengers, making it and diversify its oil-dependant cruise ship terminal at the port Developing the tourism to business travellers and Mus- one of the world’s largest cruise economy. in Jeddah, on the kingdom’s west and leisure sector is one of the lim pilgrims. ships. The MSC Bellissima, a ves- coast. foundations of Crown Prince Mo- Citizens from 49 countries First launched in 2019 and sel longer than three football “The inauguration of the hammed bin Salman’s “Vision -- mostly European -- had be- operated by Swiss-based MSC fields, departed for the first in a first cruise ship port represents 2030” plan to prepare the Arab come eligible to apply to visit the Cruises, it will embark on 21 trips series of voyages from Jeddah an important step... to support world’s largest economy for the kingdom, which has a population up until October 30. — AFP 1 AUGUST 2021 1 AUGUST 2021 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE 9

` Wipe out terrorism Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis MYANMAR GAZETTE for ensuring the life Head of Service Organization Appointed A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Depu- THE State Administration Council has appointed Daw Saw ty Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the end of a major global food security meeting. Thi Thin, Pro-Rector of Mandalay University, Department safety of the people of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, as Rector of MINA Mohammed was duces, consumes and thinks about down the silos that exist between Taunggyi University, Department of Higher Education, on speaking during her clos- food. government Ministries and the- probation from the date she assumes charge of her duties. OME people commit terrorism by holding arms across A ing press conference at matic sectors and communities.” the world to kill others for their belief in political, reli- the Food Systems Pre-Summit On ‘fertile ground’ Sgious, dogmatism and economic reasons. Terrorism is of in Rome, Italy. It is part of the Decade of Hope and solutions atrocity, imposing frightening on the people so as to establish Action to achieve the Sustaina- In her remarks to the clos- power. In fact, the terrors are holding the work plans to seize ‘A silver lining’ ble Development Goals (SDGs) ing plenary, the UN deputy chief the power by short-cut. More than 500 delegates from which aim to deliver a more just described the summit process I say what I see: Any country throughout the world does not accept terror- 108 countries attended in-person, future for all people and the planet as “a reason of hope” during the ism. If one country encounters terrorism, the country wipes out while thousands more joined by 2030. pandemic. the terrorism. However, terrorism is booming in the countries virtually. Participants included The Pre-Summit has provid- Even as the crisis has kept By Oung Moung Moung with the interference of foreign countries in internal affairs government officials, smallholder ed “fertile ground” for a strong people physically apart, the pro- and the deterioration of national unity. At present, the results farmers, producers, indigenous outcome in September, according cess has actually brought them fter reading the news article titled “Flawed scientific papers of terrorism can be seen people, women and youth. to Ms. Mohammed. together. Afuelling Covid-19 misinformation” in The Global New Light of in Iraq, Syria and Afghan- “This meeting has shown us “We are united in our belief “The Pre-Summit has shown Myanmar English newspaper the other day, I couldn’t help con- istan. In fact, terrorism is that there’s a silver lining to this that within food systems lies the me that we can deliver on the sidering that plenty of false news items and inaccurate contents Only when like cancer. If the disease COVID crisis: Food systems are potential to achieve all of the goals right to food, while securing the are viral online, especially amongst a social media audience of cannot be cured in time, it a priority area for transformative for people, planet, and prosperi- future of our planet,” she said. million people, as rapidly as the Coronavirus infection, nowadays. will be an uncontrollable investments, that can lead the ty. There is tremendous energy “Just as food brings us to- We all need to be vigilant, at all times, against the dangers of terrorism disease. transitions that we need to make,” bhind this belief,” she said. gether as cultures and communi- misinformation and disinformation in the global Covid-19 crisis. Nowadays, the pow- said Ms Mohammed. “There is recognition that our ties, it can also bring us together The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines “misinformation” Farmer with his cattle is crossing rice terraces in Indonesia. PHOTO: FAO ceases will erful country which does “Only by working together – challenges are urgent and must around solutions.” as “the act of wrong information about something”. The nearly not accept terrorism gives as one people, in solidarity – can perous planet for all.” the path to the UN Food Systems countries will underline the need be addressed at scale. There is SOURCE: UN similar word “disinformation” means “false information that the people a compromise with those we have a sustainable and pros- The Rome gathering paves Summit in September, where to transform how the world pro- also an incredible desire to break is given deliberately; especially by government organizations. of terrorism in a long run. Plausible or implausible, both misinformation and disinformation Such a country has been can be absolutely detrimental to the lives of people at high risk live in peace combatting terrorism for a amidst the deadly coronavirus era at present the whole world decade. Due to higher mil- is tackling. They can intentionally mislead all of us into doing and safety. If itary expenses, its troops Coronavirus threat rises as Japan cheers Olympic gold medal rush wrong things or going wrong ways even albeit we all have been retreated from terrorist on the right track. stronghold countries. Now, Myanmar national peoples should be more and more careful not, Myanmar the people from these coun- WEEK since the opening hiro Tateda, an infectious disease petition, are a few examples of ue of the games, over 60 people are being held “very smoothly” “I suspect the government not to be prone to losses of our precious lives in this very time of tries are in misery due to of the Tokyo Olympics, expert who sits on a government victories that made headlines were in line to snap a photo with owing to various COVID-19 coun- is not proactively moving to sup- fatal Coronavirus threat on the rise not only in Myanmar and its will become the unlawful activities of A fraught with many diffi- subcommittee on the COVID-19 across the country. a monument of the five Olympic termeasures. press the number of infections neighbouring countries but the whole world over as well. Since terrorists. More than 5,000 culties, the gold medal rush of response. Yuto Horigome, 22, and Mo- rings. Some were wearing Japan because it is afraid it will be crit- Covid-19 can mercilessly kill the people, whoever they are rich or the trend of civilians including more Japanese athletes has lifted the “But if that can’t happen due miji Nishiya, 13, also became the uniforms, while others held towels Sense of crisis icized if it calls for anti-infection poor and wherever they are living in any developed or developing than 1,600 children were spirits of a public that remains to an international commitment first Olympic champions in men’s with the Olympic logo. Such an attitude by the po- steps during the Olympics,” said country or any less developed or underdeveloped country, we all dead in Afghanistan this largely worried about staging the and trust issues, the government and women’s street skateboard- Among them, a 53-year-old litical leaders contrasts with the Haruo Ozaki, head of the Tokyo need to discard any online perilous pieces of misinformation or Afghanistan year due to acts of terror- multinational sporting event amid needs to take stronger action be- ing. man drove for over an hour to sense of crisis expressed by those Medical Association. disinformation and just conscientiously heed the simple direc- ists. a once-in-a-century pandemic. fore it is too late,” said the Toho see the stadium even though he in the medical and healthcare SOURCE: Kyodo tives and useful instructions released both by the WHO and our in the future. The United Nations Behind the festive mood, University professor. Olympic enthusiasm among is still unsure whether having the spheres. health bureau: the Ministry of Health and Sports. waned both sides for their however, the number of daily Although the recent COV- young and old alike Olympics was the right choice. I do wish you all good health and wealth! clashes and conflicts which coronavirus cases is rising at an ID-19 cases were not caused by The successful run and “I’m not sure if I can be 100 That is why all left casualties of civilians. alarming rate in Japan, where the beginning of the Olympics, the the broad media coverage have per cent happy when an athlete The terrorist acts were only around 30 per cent of the celebratory atmosphere that fol- helped build Olympic enthusiasm wins a gold medal because I know people need committed in Myanmar eligible population were fully lowed after they finally began fol- among young and old alike. that there are people who are hav- based on the political vaccinated as of Thursday, when lowing a one-year postponement, “Once the Olympics started, I ing a difficult time because of the to combat changes this early year. the host city confirmed 3,865 new the four-day holiday through 25 was moved by how athletes were coronavirus,” he said, adding that `Myanmar Daily Weather Report Terrorists killed hundreds infections, hitting a record for the July and the arrival of the sum- doing their best. I also noticed he is also worried that the Olym- (Issued at 4:00 pm Saturday 31 July 2021) of innocent people while third straight day, and the nation- mer vacation season, could fur- how hard the organizers had pics may trigger a surge in COV- terrorism at hundreds of terrorists were wide single-day count topped ther spread the virus, he said. worked to make these Olympics ID-19 cases, especially because BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is moderate to strong over the combatted. 10,000 for the first time. The public has been excit- happen,” said Ritsuko Kakeuchi, he has not yet been vaccinated. Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. It can be seen that ed by the strong performances who lives in Tokyo’s Koto Ward, Olympic organizers have any time. FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF THE 1 August, some politicians commit- State of emergency of Japanese athletes, who have where the highest number of ven- so far stressed that the games 2021: Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Lower Sagaing Medical experts say the state already racked up more gold ues is located. are being carried out in a “safe ted the utter devastation Region, scattered in (Southern and Eastern)Shan State, fairly programmes for seizing the of emergency declared for Tokyo medals than the 12 earned at the Kakeuchi, who is in her 70s, and secure” way with measures widespread in Magway Region and Northern Shan State and State power in Myanmar. Such kind of utter devastation leads on 12 July, asking restaurants not previous Olympics in Rio de Ja- said she used to think the Olym- installed to make sure athletes widespread in the remaining Regions and States with likelihood to hatred among the people and causes attacks among the peo- to serve alcohol, has hardly yield- neiro in 2016. pics should be cancelled or post- and stakeholders are kept at a of isolated heavyfalls in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin, ple instead of fighting the existing government. So, their acts ed the desired effect in curbing Golds won by judoka sib- poned because of the pandemic, distance from the general public. Kayin and Mon States. Degree of certainty is (100%). are more atrocious than the Taliban. Hence, it is necessary to the rising trend, warning that lings Uta and Hifumi Abe in the but now she is glad that the ath- Prime Minister Yoshihide join hands with the security troops to wipe out the terrorists. hospitals are already under in- women’s under 52-kilogrammes letes’ training did not go to waste. Suga has ruled out the possibility STATE OF THE SEA: Squalls with moderate to rough seas Only when terrorism ceases will the people live in peace and creased strain. and men’s under 66-kg, by swim- “By taking basic measures of cancelling the Olympics, saying are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind safety. If not, Myanmar will become the trend of Afghanistan “There is no doubt that can- mer Yui Ohashi in the women’s like wearing masks, I think it’s “there is no worry” as people are speed in squalls may reach (30-35)m.p.h. Wave height will be about (7 -10)feet off and along Myanmar Coasts. in the future. That is why all people need to combat terrorism celling the Olympics is the most 400-metre and 200-metre individ- possible to prevent infections, so expected to move around less. at any time. effective way in bringing down the ual medleys and by Jun Mizutani I think the Olympics will be OK.” Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Uta Abe of Japan (blue) defeats the women’s 52-kilogramme final OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Moderate to number of infections, including its and Mima Ito in the inaugural On a hot afternoon near the earlier this week she and Suga against Amandine Buchard of France at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon strong monsoon. psychological impact,” said Kazu- table tennis mixed doubles com- National Stadium, the main ven- shared the view that the Olympics Budokan in Tokyo on 25 July 2021. PHOTO: KYODO 1 AUGUST 2021 10 GLOBAL: TOP STORIES THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR G20 hails culture as key driver of sustainable economic growth in post-pandemic world The member states agreed art, music, and literature above to make culture-related negoti- all else.” ations a permanent part of the That is a line taken up in dis- G20 going forward, starting with cussions among member states next year’s presidency of Indone- and high-level delegations from sia. Member states also agreed 40 cultural delegations in Rome’s to develop national entities to historic Barberini Palace Friday. protect cultural sites within their According to a statement borders and to cooperate to pro- from the G20, the talks centred tect vulnerable sites. on five main areas: the need to Italian Prime Minister protect and promote creativi- Mario Draghi opened the talks ty and culture as an engine of Thursday evening at a special economic growth; safeguard- event at Rome’s Colosseum, tell- ing historical and cultural sites ing representatives from the G20 against the risk of natural disas- that he was proud that Italy was ters, environmental degradation, able to host the culture meet- and looting; promoting the use ing as part of its presidency of of new technologies to provide the group of the world’s largest more access to the world’s cul- economies. tural riches; building more ca- Participants attend the Group of 20 (G20) ministerial meeting at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on 29 July “We know that support for pacity to navigate cultural sector 2021. Ministers from the Group of 20 countries on Friday concluded two days of talks on the role of culture in the world, saying that investing in cultural initiatives can be a driver of sustainable economic growth and that culture is a crucial part of re- challenges through specialized they should be a part of future G20 negotiations. PHOTO: G20 ITALY/HANDOUT VIA XINHUA launching our economy,” Draghi training, especially for young said, referring to the global eco- people; and developing ways to MINISTERS from the Group of culture in the world, saying that economic growth and that they nomic slowdown sparked by the use cultural heritage to help mit- 20 countries on Friday concluded investing in cultural initiatives should be a part of future G20 coronavirus pandemic. “When igate and adapt to the challenges two days of talks on the role of can be a driver of sustainable negotiations. the world looks at us, they see of climate change.— Xinhua

NEWS Chinese coastguard ships depart for North IN BRIEF Pacific on law enforcement mission First flight of Afghan interpreters fleeing TWO coastguard ships des- the CCG. ing and board to inspect fishing Taliban arrives in US patched by the China Coast The coast guard ships will vessels suspected of violations, Guard (CCG) departed from also crack down on illegal fish- the CCG noted.—Xinhua THE first flight carrying Afghans who worked as interpreters for Amer- Shanghai on Friday for the ican troops and diplomats has arrived in the United States, President North Pacific Ocean to enforce Joe Biden said Friday, the start of an operation to evacuate thousands fisheries law. from possible Taliban retaliation. The two vessels will cruise Around 20,000 Afghans worked for the United States following on the high seas of the North the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and Pacific Ocean during a 31-day have applied for evacuation under the State Department’s Special patrol, according to the CCG. Immigrant Visas programme. The mission aims to Some estimates suggest the total number of prospective evacuees strengthen supervision over under what has been dubbed “Operation Allies Refuge” could be as the fishing boats operating on high as 100,000 once relatives are included. the seas of the North Pacific Many of them fear retaliation from the Taliban, which has secured Ocean, in accordance with rel- a vast swath of the country since foreign troops began the last stage evant United Nations General of a withdrawal due to be complete by late August.—AFP Assembly resolution and the Convention on the Conserva- tion and Management of High A China Coast Guard ship on a fisheries law enforcement mission in Fire destroys Brazil film archive Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean sets sail from Shanghai, east China, on 30 July the North Pacific Ocean, said 2021. PHOTO: XINHUA A film warehouse in Sao Paulo was partially destroyed by a fire Thursday just months after employees of the Cinemateca Brasileira had warned of such a disaster, accusing the government of deliberately neglecting the cultural institution. British ex-adviser to Malaysia’s Najib Fifteen fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters battled the flames for over two hours, but were unable to save all of the cinematheque’s has graft charges dropped warehouse, according to local television footage. The fire started around 6 pm during maintenance work on the air conditioning system, the fire A controversial British former me- his boss, former prime minister were looted from 1MDB in a fraud department said, adding that at least two rooms containing films and dia adviser to Malaysian ex-lead- Najib, suffered a shock election that spanned the globe, with the other files had been destroyed. Fuelled by the highly flammable acetate er Najib Razak has had mon- defeat in 2018. money spent on everything from film material, the fire spread rapidly through the building housing over ey-laundering charges dropped Najib and many of his confi- a super-yacht to art. 2,000 film copies, according to local reports. The warehouse that went after agreeing to pay $1.7 million dants faced corruption charges Stadlen, whose whereabouts up in flames was a secondary site and not the headquarters of the Cin- to scandal-hit sovereign wealth after the polls for their roles in remain unknown, was charged in emateca Brasileira, which boasts South America’s largest film archive fund 1MDB, officials said Friday. a massive scandal involving the absentia in 2019 with laundering but has -- like many of Brazil’s prized cultural collections -- been mired Paul Stadlen is believed to fund, 1Malaysia Development more than 14 million ringgit ($3.3 in allegations of poor government oversight.—AFP have left the country shortly after Berhad (1MDB). Billions of dollars million).—AFP 1 AUGUST 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR PANDEMIC: WORLD 11 Japan to expand virus emergency one NEWS IN week into Olympics BRIEF

JAPAN’S government will ex- more regions around the capital France’s La Reunion tend a virus state of emergency and the western hub of , faces partial lockdown in Tokyo and impose the meas- government spokesman Kat- as Covid surges ure in four more regions on sunobu Kato told reporters on Friday, as cases surge a week Friday. FRANCE’S Indian Ocean territory into the pandemic-postponed “We need to send a strong of La Reunion will go into a partial Olympics. message,” said Japan’s Health lockdown due to a surge in Cov- The Japanese capital re- Minister Norihisa Tamura. id-19 cases, as Britain said the island ported a record number of new He noted infections are still was behind tight restrictions on infections on Thursday as daily rising in Tokyo and Okinawa de- travel from France. cases nationwide topped 10,000 spite the virus emergency, with There is growing concern for the first time. the more contagious Delta vari- among officials in over the On Friday, Tokyo 2020 or- Japan is set to expand and extend a virus state of emergency one week ant accounting for around half of infection rates in France’s overseas ganizers reported 27 new cases into the Olympics. PHOTO: AFP new cases in the capital. territories in the Caribbean, Indian related to the event -- the high- “We are very concerned,” Ocean and the Pacific where vacci- est daily figure yet -- although and would announce a decision is due to end August 22, but the he added. nation uptake is far lower than the they insist there is nothing to Friday on widening anti-infec- government plans to extend it The Tokyo Games, which nationwide average. suggest a link to rising infections tion measures. until the end of the month. kicked off on 23 July, are being The French military mean- in Japan. Tokyo’s current virus emer- The extension will also ap- held under strict virus rules, while said it was sending 40-50 Prime Minister Yoshihide gency, which shortens restau- ply to the emergency in south- including a spectator ban at al- doctors and nurses to the French Suga said the government is rant and bar opening hours and ern Okinawa, and the restric- most all events and regular test- Caribbean island of Martinique to acting “with a sense of urgency” bans them from selling alcohol, tions will be expanded to three ing for participants. — AFP fight a surge in cases. A three-week partial lockdown was imposed in Martinique from China virus success under threat as Delta variant spreads last Friday.— AFP

A coronavirus cluster that eastern Jiangsu province. Israel launches Covid emerged in the Chinese city of The city reported a total of booster shot campaign Nanjing has now reached five 184 local coronavirus cases Fri- for over 60s provinces and Beijing, forcing day, after nine cleaners at Nan- lockdowns on hundreds of thou- jing Lukou International Airport sands of people as authorities tested positive on 20 July. ISRAEL launched a campaign Fri- scramble to stamp out the worst At least 206 infections na- day to give the elderly Covid-19 outbreak in months. China has tionwide have been linked to the booster shots, at a time when the previously boasted of its success Nanjing cluster, which officials rest of the world is still struggling in snuffing out the pandemic have confirmed as the highly to complete the standard course. within its borders after imposing transmissible Delta variant. Kicking off the campaign, Is- the world’s first virus lockdown The tourist city of Zhang- rael’s President Isaac Herzog, 60, in early 2020 as Covid-19 seeped jiajie in Hunan province has received a third dose of the Pfizer/ out of Wuhan in the centre of become another focal point of BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a the country. But an outbreak this the latest outbreak after at least hospital in Ramat Gan, near Tel month driven by the fast-spread- 18 cases were traced to the city, Ice blocks are placed to help cool off as people wait to receive COVID-19 Aviv. ing Delta variant has thrown including infections picked up tests outside a testing site at the Hexi compound of the Nanjing “We are beginning the booster that record into jeopardy since at a theatre, reported the state First Hospital in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, 22 July vaccination” so that life in Israel 2021. PHOTO: XINHUA/YANG SHAOGONG it broke out at Nanjing airport in tabloid Global Times. — AFP can return to “normal” as soon as possible, Herzog said after getting the injection. Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after “With this new step of the Is- raeli government... I believe that it’s also a lesson to the entire human- 17-month Covid closure kind that we have to protect each SAUDI Arabia announced Friday from August 1,” the Saudi Press other and take the necessary steps.” it would reopen its borders to Agency reported. Israel was quick to roll out fully vaccinated foreign tourists It said travellers fully vacci- its vaccination campaign and after a 17-month closure due to nated with Saudi-approved jabs had dropped many restrictions the coronavirus pandemic, the -- Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna on public gatherings in June, but state news agency said. or Johnson & Johnson -- will be infections soared, and masks are However, Riyadh did not an- able to enter the kingdom “with- once again mandatory in enclosed nounce any lifting of restrictions out the need for an institutional public places. About 55 per cent on the umrah, a pilgrimage that quarantine period”, provided of its nine million population has can be undertaken at any time, they also have proof of a negative been double vaccinated, most with which usually attracts millions of PCR Covid-19 test taken within the Pfizer-BioNTech jab, thanks to Muslims from across the globe the last 72 hours and register a massive campaign launched in each year. their details with health author- late December after an agreement “The Ministry of Tourism ities. Riyadh has spent billions with its developers. Israel’s digit- announced that the Kingdom will trying to build a tourism industry ised medical databases allowed for Saudi Arabia has said vaccinated tourists can enter the kingdom again, open its doors to foreign tourists, from scratch, as part of efforts to rapid large-scale studies, and its but has not announced a lifting of restrictions on the Islamic umrah and lift... the suspension of entry diversify its oil-reliant economy. initial vaccine rollout of the jab was pilgrimage. PHOTO: AFP/FILE for tourist visa holders, starting —AFP among the world’s fastest.—AFP 1 AUGUST 2021 12 ECON: WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Japan’s 1st commercial-use Hong Kong GDP up 7.5% in Q2 as post recession quantum computer starts recovery continues operations HONG KONG’S economy is con- midst of a deep recession, bat- tinuing to recover, advanced fig- tered by the US-China trade war THE University of Tokyo and ures showed Friday, albeit at a and then several months of so- International Business Ma- slightly slower than expected cial unrest in 2019. chines Corp. have started pace with little sign that the in- It emerged from six con- operations of Japan’s first ternational finance hub’s coro- secutive quarters of negative commercial-use quantum navirus pandemic isolation will growth at the start of the year, computer, making a foray into end any time soon. finally ending a more prolonged a fiercely competitive field led Gross-domestic product downturn than during both the by the United States and China. rose 7.5 per cent from a year 1997 Asian financial crisis and The next-generation sys- earlier in the second quarter ac- the 2007-08 global crash. tem, developed by the U.S. cording to data released by the The city has kept coronavi- technology company with the government. rus infections low by effectively university holding exclusive That compares to a revised closing itself off to tourists and access rights to use it, was 8 per cent growth in the previ- imposing strict social distancing set up at Kawasaki Business ous quarter and is below a me- and quarantine rules for any lo- Incubation Centre in Kanaga- dian estimate of 7.8 per cent by cals or business figures coming Photo taken on 26 July 2021, shows a quantum computer set up wa Prefecture, southwest of by the University of Tokyo and International Business Machines a Bloomberg survey of econo- to the city. Tokyo. Corp. at Kawasaki Business Incubation Centre in Kanagawa mists. The measures have kept An industry-academia Prefecture. PHOTO: KYODO On a quarter-on-quarter ba- the disease largely at bay but consortium, launched in 2020, sis, GDP shrank one per cent imposed an economic cost, espe- including Toyota Motor Corp., I want to convey the achieve- supercomputers is expected compared with Bloomberg’s cially on the travel and retail sec- Sony Group Corp. and Mitsub- ments to the world,” universi- to be used for developing new forecast contraction of 0.8 per tors with the city shuttered to the ishi Chemical Holdings Corp. ty’s President Teruo Fujii said drugs and materials, creating cent. outside world -- and mainland as members, has access to the at a ceremony Tuesday to mark financial models, optimizing Hong Kong entered the China -- for the last 17 months.— computer for joint research. It the start of the computer’s op- logistics and in cryptography, coronavirus pandemic in the AFP will explore the practical appli- erations. which has become essential cations of quantum computing Quantum computers use for the internet and digital and nurture human resources. quanta, such as particles of currency. The IBM Quantum System light, which have the charac- “It is very significant that a One computer system is the teristics of both waves and par- base (for a quantum computer) second of its kind that IBM has ticles, and can calculate scores has been set up in Japan as built outside the United States, of combinations at once, rather it will help nurture personnel following one in Germany. than one by one as in conven- who will be adept at actually op- “Fields where quantum tional computers. erating it,” said Hideyuki Mase, computers are put into practi- Its ability to solve complex senior researcher at the Japan cal use are expanding widely. problems at faster speeds than Research Institute.—Kyodo

Hong Kong has kept coronavirus infections low by effectively closing Eurozone economy expands itself off to tourists and imposing strict social distancing and quarantine rules for any locals or business figures coming to the city. PHOTO: as restrictions recede AFP/FILE THE eurozone economy grew ed States, where the economy in 2020. EU banks can weather ‘harsh’ by a strong two per cent in the grew by 1.6 per cent compared But the 19 countries that second quarter, according to to the previous quarter, and Chi- use the euro are still trying to crises but with big losses official data released on Friday, na, which saw a 1.3 per cent catch up ground lost during the as reopened businesses lifted expansion in the period. COVID-19 pandemic in which EUROPEAN banks can weather and Deutsche Bank would be activity out of the worst of the Some of the biggest rates of its economy suffered the most a severe economic crisis with looking at big losses, driven by pandemic doldrums. growth were seen in Italy and in the developed world. a sharp drop in their financial bad loans. The expansion in Europe Spain, the countries worst hit All eyes are now on wheth- reserves, according to results “The assumptions made was stronger than in the Unit- by the first wave of the crisis er the momentum can hold, from an extensive stress test were unbelievably harsh,” grum- with the Delta variant of the published on Friday. bled one bank boss, who declined virus seeing countries consider In the worst-case scenar- to be identified. new orders to limit activity that io, described as “very severe” “This test has a somewhat could put a brake on the econo- and covering a period of three artificial side, where we pretend, my’s growth dynamic. years, the European banking for example, that in a 100-year Eurostat, the EU’s official sector would suffer a capital loss crisis we would continue to data agency, also said that infla- of 265 billion euros ($314 billion) extend credit as if nothing had tion rose to 2.2 per cent, above by 2023, the European Banking happened.” The worst-case sce- the European Central Bank’s Authority said in a statement. nario imagines starting from target of near, but below, two While erosion of core cap- an already weak economic en- per cent. Higher consumer pric- ital -- which regulators use to vironment in 2020 and is based es, brought on by energy costs gauge a bank’s financial sound- on an extended pandemic, a and clogged supply chains, are ness -- was within acceptable strong drop in confidence and Bottlenecks in the supply of components helped slow growth in becoming a political hot pota- limits, shareholders in major prolonged low-interest rate en- Germany’s economy. PHOTO: AFP/FILE to.— AFP lenders including PNB Paribas vironment.— AFP 1 AUGUST 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR BIZ: WORLD/ AD 13

World’s first commercial re-programmable NEWS satellite blasts into space IN BRIEF China factory activity slows in July, hit by extreme weather THE world’s first commer- cial fully re-programma- CHINESE factory activity weakened in July to its lowest ble satellite lifted off from level since the start of the pandemic, data showed Saturday, French Guiana on Friday as manufacturing was impacted by slowing demand, weak on board an Ariane 5 rock- exports and extreme weather. et, ushering in a new era of The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a key gauge of more flexible communica- manufacturing activity in the world’s second-largest econ- tions. Unlike conventional omy, dropped to 50.4 in July from June’s 50.9, the National models that are designed Bureau of Statistics said. A PMI reading of over 50 indicates and “hard-wired” on Earth expansion, while below that figure suggests contraction. and cannot be repurposed The reading appeared to be levelling out between April once in orbit, the Eutelsat and June, and July shows the first marked decline, mak- Quantum allows users to ing it the lowest PMI figure since February 2020, analysts tailor the communications said.—AFP to their needs -- almost in real-time. Ariane 5 rocket carrying two telecommunications satellites, Eutelsat Konnect and GSAT- 30, lifting off from its launchpad in Kourou, at the European Space Centre in French The satellite will be US oil giants to keep a lid on spending Guiana, on 16 January 2020. PHOTO: AFP/FILE placed in orbit some 36 even as profits surge minutes after the launch. according to the European available to the custom- one-off events. Because it can be Space Agency. er, these changes can be And at a time of grow- US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported strong reprogrammed while or- The 3.5 tonne Quan- made “in a matter of min- ing concern over digital profits Friday riding a wave of higher prices amid recovering biting in a fixed position tum model has eight com- utes”, according to Eutel- security -- as well as the demand, but pledged to keep a lid on spending. 35,000 kilometres (22,000 munications beams, each sat. This means the satel- possible weaponising of The results marked a 180-degree reversal from this time miles) above the Earth, of which can be modified lite can be used to provide space -- Quantum is able last year when the companies suffered hefty losses amid the Quantum can respond to change its area of cov- mobile coverage for mov- to pinpoint the origin of heavy pandemic restrictions that crimped economic activity to changing demands for erage and also the power ing objects such as aircraft signals emitted with or and halted travel. “Positive momentum continued during data transmission and of the telecommunications or oceangoing vessels, or without malicious intent the second quarter across all of our businesses as the global secure communications signal it emits. to provide coverage after and take action to remedy economic recovery increased demand for our product,” said during its 15-year lifetime, Using software made a natural disaster or for the interference.— AFP Exxon Chief Executive Darren Woods.—AFP

Kitchen robot in CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Riga cooks up new M.V KOTA HALUS VOY.NO. (KHLU0180N) M.V BLPL TRUST VOY.NO. (2158S/E) future for fast food Consignees of cargo carried on M.V KOTA HALUS Consignees of cargo carried on M.V BLPL VOY.NO. (KHLU0180N) are hereby notified that the TRUST VOY.NO. (2158S/E) are hereby notified that vessel will be arriving on 1-8-2021 and cargo will be the vessel will be arriving on 1-8-2021 and cargo will be A PASTA order comes A Roboeatz app allows discharged into the premises of AWPT where it will lie discharged into the premises of AWPT where it will lie in and the robotic arm customers to order and at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the springs into action at the pay for their dish before byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Roboeatz eatery in Riga. picking it up at the cafe. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now After five minutes of gy- “The food tasted bet- declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo rations, a piping hot plate ter than I expected!” said from the Vessel. from the Vessel. is ready. The Riga cafe, lo- customer Iveta Ratinika, No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after cated under a crumbling a teacher and a member the Claims Day. the Claims Day. concrete bridge, is de- of the Latvian capital’s Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 signed in such a way that education board. Rati- Shipping Agency Department Shipping Agency Department Myanma Port Authority Myanma Port Authority customers can observe nika said she would en- Agent For: Agent For: the robotic arm at work. courage schoolchildren It also has a seating area, to come and observe the M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES M/S BLPL SHIPPING LINES although most customers robotic arm in action and prefer take away since mused that there could vaccination certificates be robots working at the are required to be able school cafeteria within “a CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE M.V HADDOCK VOY.NO. (128N) M.V AEGEAN EXPRESS VOY.NO. (215N) to eat indoors in Latvia. few years”.—AFP Consignees of cargo carried on M.V HADDOCK Consignees of cargo carried on M.V AEGEAN VOY.NO. (128N) are hereby notified that the vessel will EXPRESS VOY.NO. (215N) are hereby notified that be arriving on 1-8-2021 and cargo will be discharged into the vessel will be arriving on 1-8-2021 and cargo will be the premises of MIP where it will lie at the consignee’s risk discharged into the premises of MIP where it will lie at and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. the Claims Day. Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 Shipping Agency Department Shipping Agency Department Myanma Port Authority Myanma Port Authority Agent For: Agent For: The Riga cafe, located under a crumbling concrete bridge, is designed in such a way that customers can observe the M/S SEALAND MAERSK ASIA PTE LTD M/S CONTINENTAL SHIPPING LINES robotic arm at work. PHOTO: AFP/FILE 1 AUGUST 2021 14 SOCIETY THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

NEWS IN US says Moscow forcing it to fire BRIEF Russian embassy employees US VP Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore: retaining, hiring, or contracting White House Russian or third-country staff, except our guard force,” Blinken US Vice-President Kamala Harris said in a statement. will visit Vietnam and Singapore “These unfortunate meas- next month to discuss region- ures will severely impact the US al security issues and the global mission to Russia’s operations, Covid-19 pandemic response, the potentially including the safety White House announced Friday. of our personnel as well as our Harris heads to the Southeast ability to engage in diplomacy Asian nations “to strengthen rela- with the Russian government,” tionships and expand economic he said. cooperation with two critical In- In April, Washington ex- do-Pacific partners of the United pelled 10 Russian diplomats, States,” senior advisor Symone expanded restrictions on Rus- Sanders said in a statement. sian banks and blacklisted 32 Harris, an Asian-American Russians over the Kremlin’s US whose mother was of Indian origin, election interference, a massive The US embassy in Moscow is now forbidden to hire Russian nationals. PHOTO: AFP will be the first US vice president to cyberattack and other hostile visit Vietnam. THE US State Department said embassy operations. after a Russian government or- activity. A schedule for the August trip Friday that Moscow is forcing it Secretary of State Antony der in April in retaliation for US In retaliation, Russia ex- has yet to be released. to lay off nearly 200 Russian em- Blinken said 182 Russian em- actions against Russia. pelled 10 US diplomats and for- It comes with Beijing adopting ployees in its Russia diplomatic ployees and dozens of contrac- “Starting in August, the bid the US mission from hiring an increasingly assertive posture in missions, saying the move will tors in Moscow, Vladivostok and Russian government is pro- non-US nationals, starting on 1 the South China Sea, where it has constrict diplomatic efforts and Yekaterinburg would be let go hibiting the United States from August.—AFP made expansive and controversial territorial claims. Neighbour Vietnam also has Police guard killed at UN compound as fighting rages for Afghan city competing claims in the resource rich sea, one of the world’s main AN Afghan police guard was ings adjoining Iran and Turk- shipping and trade routes.—AFP killed Friday when a United menistan. On Friday, the Taliban Nations compound came under clashed with government forces attack in Herat, officials said, as on the outskirts of Herat city, the Mountaineer dies on fighting raged between govern- provincial capital, forcing scores ment forces and the Taliban on of families to flee, residents said, Mont Blanc despite the outskirts of the western city. as the insurgents tightened their rescue attempts Violence has surged across noose. the country since early May, During the fighting, the A French mountaineer died close when the Taliban launched a UN’s main compound in Herat to the summit of Mont Blanc on sweeping offensive as the US- came under attack by rocket-pro- Friday (30 July) after rescuers made led foreign forces began a final pelled grenades and gunfire, a several attempts to get to him in a withdrawal that is now almost statement issued by the United violent storm. complete. The militants have Nations Assistance Mission in The man, in his forties, was seized scores of districts across Afghanistan (UNAMA) said. Afghan forces have been deployed around the western city of Herat in recent days. PHOTO: AFP climbing Europe’s highest peak the country, including in Herat “This attack against the when he lost his way and got stuck province, where the group has United Nations is deplorable and terms,” said Deborah Lyons, Special Representative for Af- at 4,800 metres, assailed by “the also captured two border cross- we condemn it in the strongest the UN Secretary-General’s ghanistan.—AFP storm, the wind, the cold,” rescuer Andre-Vianney Espinasse told AFP. He called for help on Thursday China nuclear reactor shut down for maintenance after damage evening. Several helicopters attempted 30), but it insisted there were no Taishan Nuclear Power Plant to rescue him but couldn’t get to major safety issues. ... decided to shut down Unit 1 for him due to the weather, Espinasse Chinese authorities last maintenance,” China General said. month blamed minor fuel rod Nuclear Power Group (CGN) As a result, one helicopter damage for a build-up of radioac- said on Friday in an online state- dropped rescuers off lower down, tive gases at the Taishan plant in ment. at 3,200 metres, forcing them to Guangdong province, describing The company added that “a climb the rest of the way at night. it as a “common phenomenon” small amount of fuel damage” At two in the morning, after with no need for concern. had occurred. reaching a refuge and waiting for French nuclear firm Fram- CGN said both reactors at the weather to ease, they climbed atome, which helps operate the plant have “maintained safe further into heavy winds. the plant, last month reported and stable operations through- They found the man some two Chinese authorities last month blamed minor fuel rod damage for a “performance issue” which out” and that the faulty unit is hours later, suffering from severe a build-up of radioactive gases at the Taishan plant in Guangdong caused the US government to “completely under control”. hypothermia. province, describing it as a “common phenomenon” with no need for look into the possibility of a leak. Engineers will now “find concern. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/AFP But “at 5.30, in awful wind, “After lengthy conver- the cause of fuel damage and the mountaineer suffered cardiac A reactor at a nuclear plant in down because it is damaged, sations between French and replace the damaged fuel”, the arrest,” said Espinasse.—AFP southern China has been shut the operator said on Friday (Jul Chinese technical personnel, statement added.—AFP 1 AUGUST 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR GLOBAL AFFAIRS 15 US seizes tanker used to deliver oil to N.Korea NEWS IN THE United States on Friday seized a Singapore-owned oil BRIEF tanker that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North US sanctions top Korea, the Justice Department Cuban police for said. suppressing protests A New York federal judge issued a judgment of forfeiture authorizing the United States THE US slapped fresh sanctions to take ownership of the M/T Friday on Cuban police for sup- Courageous, which is currently pressing anti-government demon- in Cambodia. strations this month, with Presi- The ship, which has a ca- dent Joe Biden warning additional pacity of 2,734 tonnes, was pur- punitive measures were in store if chased by Singaporean national the communist-ruled nation does Kwek Kee Seng, who remains not undertake sweeping reforms. at large, according to a Justice “There will be more unless Department statement. there is some drastic change in “Kwek and his co-conspir- Cuba, which I don’t anticipate,” ators engaged in an extensive The oil tanker M/T Courageous has been seized by US authorities over illegal oil deliveries to North Biden told reporters before hosting Korea. PHOTO: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/AFP scheme to evade... US and UN a group of Cuban-American lead- sanctions by using vessels under its location information. Satel- The Department has ac- avoid detection. ers at the White House. Earlier in their control to covertly trans- lite imagery showed that during cused Kwek of trying to hide Kwek has been charged the day the US Treasury named port fuel to North Korea,” the that time, the tanker engaged in the scheme by using shell com- with conspiracy to evade eco- National Revolutionary Police Di- statement said. From August to ship-to-ship transfers of more panies, lying to international nomic sanctions on North rector Oscar Callejas Valcarce and December 2019, the Courageous than $1.5 million worth of oil to shipping authorities and falsely Korea and money laundering Deputy Director Eddy Sierra Arias would illegally stop transmitting a North Korean ship. identifying the Courageous to conspiracy.—AFP to its sanctions blacklist, which freezes any property they might have in the United States and bars Israel blames Iran over lethal attack on oil tanker off Oman US transactions with them. “The Treasury Department will continue TWO crew members of an oil It added that initial indi- to designate and call out by name tanker managed by a prominent cations “clearly point” to a those who facilitate the Cuban Israeli businessman’s company drone-style attack, and that US regime’s involvement in serious were killed off Oman in what ap- Navy ships were now escorting human rights abuse,” said Andrea pears to be a drone attack, the the vessel with US personnel Gacki, director of the Treasury’s vessel’s London-based operator aboard to help. main sanctions unit, the Office of and the US military said Friday, Analysts said the attack Foreign Assets Control.— AFP with Israel blaming Iran. bore all the hallmarks of tit-for- Tehran is “sowing violence tat exchanges in the “shadow and destruction,” an Israeli of- war” between Israel and Iran, Wife of slain Haiti ficial said. in which vessels linked to each leader says killers left The Islamic Republic “is nation have been targeted in her for dead not only Israel’s problem, but waters around the Gulf. it is the world’s problem. Its The Israeli official warned The wife of Haiti’s murdered pres- behaviour threatens the free- that “our campaign against ident, seriously wounded in the dom of navigation and global them (Iran) will continue”. A U.S. Navy crewmember looks through binoculars from aboard the very attack that killed her husband, guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh during a Strait of Hormuz transit listened in terror as the gunmen commerce”, the official added. Zodiac Maritime, owned earlier this month. A Japanese-owned oil tanker that came under attack US Navy forces came to by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer, off the coast of Oman is back sailing under her crew’s control, its Israeli ransacked their home, she said in the aid of the crew in response said the incident on board the operator said on Friday. PHOTO: US NAVY/AFP/FILE her first interview since the assas- to an emergency distress call MT Mercer Street on Thursday sination. The killers eventually and saw evidence of the attack, killed one Romanian and a UK Ambrey. The vessel was in the Fujairah with no cargo onboard found what they were looking for said an American military state- national, who was a guard for northern Indian Ocean, trav- when the attack occurred, it in president Jovenel Moise’s res- ment. British maritime security firm elling from Dar es Salaam to said.—AFP idence, and made cursory efforts on their way out to see if first lady Martine Moise was still alive. UK slammed over ‘shocking conditions’ for asylum seekers “When they left, they thought I was dead,” she told the New York THE UK government was ac- the government grapples with Times in an interview published cused Friday of holding asylum record numbers of asylum seek- Friday, weeks after the July 7 assas- seekers and other migrants, ers and other migrants crossing sination that heaped a fresh crisis including women with babies the Channel to reach Britain, and on the fragile Caribbean nation. and children, in “shocking con- pledges a crackdown. Immigra- She survived and was rushed ditions” after they have crossed tion and control of Britain’s bor- for emergency treatment to the the Channel in small boats. ders was a major issue in Brexit, United States, where she spoke Opposition Labour lawmak- before the country left the Euro- to the newspaper while flanked er Yvette Cooper, who chairs par- pean Union last year. Last week by security guards, diplomats and liament’s home affairs scrutiny saw an unprecedented 430 people family. Martine is left wondering committee, raised her “serious intercepted in a single day in the what happened to the 30 to 50 concerns” about the situation world’s busiest shipping chan- men usually posted to guard her following a visit to the port town nel or picked up on the shores of husband at the house. None of A demonstration calling for the closure of an immigration centre in the of Dover where most are initially southeast England after crossing those guards were killed, or even UK in 2018. PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK/AFP/FILE detained. The criticism comes as from France.—AFP wounded.—AFP 1 AUGUST 2021 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Nine Objectives 1. Political affairs (b) To develop a stable market economy and promote international in- (a) To build a Union based on democracy and federalism, through a vestment in order to enhance the economic development of the entire disciplined and genuine multiparty democratic system that is fair and National people. just. (c) To promote and support local businesses to create employment oppor- (b) To emphasize the achievement of enduring peace for the entire nation tunities and increase domestic production. in line with the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). (c) To continue implementing the principle of peaceful co-existence among 3. Social affairs countries through an independent, active and non-aligned foreign policy. (a) To ensure a strong and dynamic Union spirit, the genuine spirit of patriotism. 2. Economic affairs (b) To respect and promote the customs and traditions of all National peo- (a) To enhance production based on agriculture and livestock through ples and preserve and safeguard their cultural heritage and national modern techniques and strengthen all-round development in other characteristics. sectors of the economy. (c) To enhance the health, fitness and education quality of the entire nation.

Olympics: Britain wins, Japan 13th in triathlon mixed relay debut GREAT Britain made histo- There’s joy in being a 41 seconds. Brownlee won ry on Saturday by winning part of a relay team and I his first Olympic gold med- the first-ever Olympic gold was motivated to do well,” al in Tokyo after claiming in the triathlon mixed relay, said Odakura. In a high-oc- men’s silver in Rio and with the United States se- tane Olympic debut for tri- bronze in London. The air curing silver and France athlon mixed relay at To- temperature was 27.0 C, bronze. The Japanese team kyo’s Odaiba Marine Park, relative humidity was 66.8 of Yuko Takahashi, Kenji each athlete completed a per cent and water tem- Nener, Niina Kishimoto and supersprint distance con- perature was 28.0 C at the Makoto Odakura finished sisting of a 300-metre swim, start. Japan, who finished 13th out of 16 teams that draft-legal 6.8-kilometre 3:21 behind Great Britain, completed the fast-paced bike and 2-km run before received a costly penalty race, a four-person event tagging off to the next team- after Nener and Kishimoto featuring two men and two mate. The British team of tagged off outside the ex- women from each country. Jessica Learmonth, Jon- change zone in the second “Racing a new event athan Brownlee, Georgia transition. The 10-second was fulfilling and fun. We Taylor-Brown and Tokyo penalty was served in the didn’t get the result we Games men’s silver medal- fourth leg and potentially British team for triathlon mixed relay celebrates after winning the gold medal on 31 July hoped for, but we all did ist Alex Yee finished with a cost them one place in the 2021, at Tokyo’s Odaiba Marine Park. PHOTO: KYODO our best. I have no regrets. time of 1 hour, 23 minutes, race.—Kyodo History-chasing Ledecky Angry Djokovic loses to Carreno Busta hungry for more as she eyes Olympic record in Olympics bronze-medal match NOVAK Djokovic hurled their bronze-medal match KATIE Ledecky is in rarefied company on the all-time his racquet into the empty against Australians Ash- list of female Olympic swimmers after claiming two stands and smashed an- leigh Barty and John Peers, more golds in Tokyo but her hunger for glory shows other on a net post as he according to organizers. It no sign of abating. lost his cool on his way to was not immediately clear The American came to Japan with five gold medals defeat against Pablo Car- why. It means that the under her belt and triumphed in the 800m and 1500m reno Busta in the Olympics men’s world number one freestyle after the disappointment of conceding her bronze-medal match on will leave Tokyo without a 200m and 400m titles to Australian rival Ariarne Titmus. Saturday. medal. It is the first time Only American Jenny Thompson is ahead of the The 20-time major top seed Djokovic has lost 24-year-old on the all-time list of female Olympic gold champion, whose Golden two straight singles match- medallists in swimming, with eight. Grand Slam hopes were es since defeats by Dominic “I’m really happy, that’s the best way to put it,” dashed by Alexander Thiem and Roger Federer Novak Djokovic cut a frustrated figure during his loss to an exhausted Ledecky said after outpacing Titmus by Zverev on Friday, lost 6-4, at the 2019 ATP Tour Fi- Pablo Carreno Busta at the Olympics on Saturday. PHOTÖ: more than a second to claim her third straight 800m 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 as Spain’s nals. The match with Car- gold medal on Saturday. Carreno Busta won on his reno Busta was a gripping to secure a medal. month, saved match point “I still love this sport, I love it more every year. I’m sixth match point. Djok- encounter played over two Djokovic, who will bid in the second-set tie-break going to give every ounce I have to this sport. I love ovic and his mixed-dou- hours and 47 minutes in the to win the final leg of the to force a decider, and then the training, the day to day, so I’ll keep doing it until I bles partner Nina Stojano- suffocating Tokyo heat, calendar Grand Slam at the four more late in the third think it’s time.”—AFP vic then withdrew before with both men desperate US Open, which starts next set.—AFP