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Number of Tourist Arrivals to Myanmar Will Reach 0.5 Million to 1.8 Million in 2023: Vice-Senior General CHOOSE OPTIONS TO NURTURE PLANTED SAPLINGS OR NOT PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Facemask wearing campaigns must be raised in Myanmar chairs 2nd regional workshop on stay-at-home townships: Vice-Senior General reviewing and updating ASEAN CCSTP PAGE-3 PAGE-6 Vol. VIII, No. 73, 7th Waning of Nayon 1383 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Thursday, 1 July 2021 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. Number of tourist arrivals to Myanmar will reach 0.5 million to 1.8 million in 2023: Vice-Senior General THE National Tourism Devel- opment Central Committee held the first meeting at Horizon Lake View Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yes- terday, with an address by Chair- man of the Central Committee Vice-Chairman of the State Ad- ministration Council Deputy Com- mander-in-Chief of Defence Ser- vices Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win. Speaking on the occasion, the Central Committee Chair- man said today’s meeting was to discuss the ways and means to rapidly develop Myanmar’s tourism services for creating jobs for local people and resurge the businesses related to the tourism industry depending on control of COVID-19 infection. The tourism industry can create millions of jobs and busi- ness opportunities in global State Administration Council Vice-Chair Vice-Senior General Soe Win presides over the first National Tourism Development Central Committee meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. countries and it is a drive for new generations to enjoy natural and tries having the development of key role in State economy. And, it the tourism sector is of great im- posures as well as conservation ancient cultural heritages and tourism industry, income from is the third-largest export sector portance in the exploration of new of natural biodiversity. preservation tasks. In some coun- the tourism industry is playing a of the global economy. Moreover, sites for humans, culture and ex- SEE PAGE-3 INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESS Inmates Myanmar ships over Long bean released from 539,000 tonnes of selling well Insein Central green grams as of in Natmauk Prison 18 June Township PAGE-7 PAGE-10 PAGE-10 1 JULY 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Republic of the Union of Myanmar Announcement of Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19 6th Waning of Nayon 1383 ME 30 June 2021 IT is announced that the statements to the public, orders, notifications and directives (excluding eased restrictions) of the Union-level organizations and Union min- istries effective until 30 June 2021 for prevention, control and treatment of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be extended to 31 July 2021 as it is required to continue containment of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Announcement on Extension of the Precautionary Restriction Measures Relating to Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic until 31 July 2021 1. With a view to the further strengthening of measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has issued the following announcements regarding temporary entry re-strictions for visitors from all countries. All those restrictions were extended until 30 June 2021 by the Ministry’s announcement dated 31 May 2021. (a) Announcement dated 15 March 2020 regarding precautionary measures for all travellers visiting Myanmar; (b) Announcement dated 20 March 2020 regarding additional precautionary measures for travellers visiting Myanmar and temporary suspension of issuance of visa on Arrival and e-visa; (c) Announcement dated 24 March 2020 regarding additional precautionary measures for travellers from all countries visiting Myanmar; (d) Announcement dated 28 March 2020 regarding temporary suspension of all types of visas (including social visit visas) and visa exemption services. 2. In order to continue its effective response measures to protect the population of the country from the risks of importation and spread of the COVID-19, the Gov- ernment of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has decided to extend the afore-mentioned entry re-striction measures until 31 July 2021. 3. In case of urgent official missions or compelling reasons, foreign nationals, including diplomats and United Nations officials, who wish to travel to Myanmar by available relief or special flights, may contact the nearest Myanmar Mission for pos-sible exception with regard to certain visa restrictions. However, all visitors must abide by existing directives issued by the Ministry of Health and Sports relating to the pre-vention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nay Pyi Taw Dated. 30 June 2021 Effective period for temporary measures to prevent importation of COVID-19 to Myanmar through air travel extended until 31 July 2021 THE effective period for the Temporary Measures to Prevent Importation of COVID-19 to Myanmar through Air Travel issued on 29 March 2020 by the Ministry of Health and Sports was extended up to 30 June 2021, 23:59 hours of Myanmar Standard Time, in line with the approval of the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19. As the infection of this disease remains increasing in most of the countries, and the current effective period will be further extended with the approval of the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19, until 31 July 2021, 23:59 hours of Myanmar Standard Time to prevent infection of COVID-19 to Myanmar through passengers of international airlines. Ministry of Transport and Communications 1,580 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 30 June, total figure rises to 157,277 MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 157,277 after 1,580 new cases were reported on 30 June 2021 according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these confirmed cases, 136,443 have been discharged from hospitals. Death toll reached 3,334 after 14 died. —MNA 1 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 BGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGA Public security system POLITICAL protests were staged after Tatmadaw had taken the State power. Although the situation of taking over the State responsibilities has been explained many times, some people understood it, but some so didn’t. Now, sabotages are committed via insurgents. They attend the explosive and sabotage courses in the area of armed insurgents. They formed CRPH, NUG and PDF declared as unlawful associations to commit terrorist acts on the destruction route. Myanmar Police Force and administrative bodies are to join hands for taking security measures through the public security system. (Excerpt from the speech to the State Administration Council meeting made by the Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 25 May 2021) CHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHD Facemask wearing campaigns must be raised in stay-at-home townships: Vice-Senior General THE COVID-19 Control and Emergency Response Com- mittee needs to enhance coor- dination for undertaking suita- ble tasks, said Chairman of the Committee Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Coun- cil Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Command- er-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win at the fifth co- ordination meeting of the com- mittee at the SAC Chairman Of- fice in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday evening. The Vice-Senior General continued to say that as variant COVID-19 breaks out not only in neighbouring countries but th in Myanmar, it is necessary to State Administration Council Vice-Chair Vice-Senior General Soe Win presides over the 5 coordination meeting of the COVID-19 Control and Emergency Response Committee in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. overcome the challenges with- out fail. Individual preventive rapid mitigation of the infection the Chairman of the State Ad- vaccine and bought three PCR sons within one and a half hours. measures must be taken and rate of the pandemic. ministration Council agreed to machines to test the virus. Such Likewise, the Ministry of Health vaccination must be given for During the visit to Russia, buy 2 million units of COVID-19 a machine can test up to 140 per- SEE PAGE-5 Number of tourist arrivals to Myanmar will reach 0.5 million to ... FROM PAGE-1 East 69 per cent. resumption of tourism services. cil prioritizes the resumption hancement of pilot projects for As the tourism industry is Due to COVID-19, arrivals of Moreover, the Global Tour- of domestic tourism services. domestic tourism services in a important not only for Myanmar tourists in Myanmar in 2020 de- ism Crisis Committee will cooper- In the Thingyan period of 2021, short time. but for the whole world, all glob- clined 79 per cent in comparison ate with UNWTO / IATA (Interna- 432,829 local travellers paid vis- Officials reported on the al countries including Myanmar with that of 2019 with an 81 per tional Air Transport Association) its to destinations in the nation.
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