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RELIEF AID REACHES FLOOD VICTIMS IN VARIOUS PLACES P-2 (NATIONAL) NATIONAL NATIONAL Cash, food, encouragement provided to flood Union Chief Justice U Htun Htun Oo victims in Mon State, Bago Region attends AJP, 6th CACJ meeting PAGE-2 PAGE-3 Vol. V, No. 105, 3rd Waning of Second Waso 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 30 July 2018 President: Present reforms need to be conducted in a timely manner, without any anxiety PRESIDENT U Win Myint met with Yangon Region adminis- trative, legislative and judicial officials in the Yangon Region government office meeting hall yesterday morning. Present at the meeting were Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe, Union Minis- ter for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Ohn Win, Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Popu- lation U Thein Swe, Union Min- ister for Electricity and Energy U Win Khaing, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein, Region Ministers, Yangon Region Hluttaw Speaker U Tin Maung Tun and Region Hluttaw repre- sentatives, Yangon Region Chief Justice U Win Swe and judges, Chief of Myanmar Police Force Police Lt-Gen Aung Win Oo, along with district and township level departmental officials. In his speech, the Pres- ident said the meeting was President U Win Myint cordially converses with officials at a meeting with Yangon Region administrative, legislative and judicial officials in the held to raise the momentum of Yangon Region government office. PHOTO: MNA reforms carried out by the gov- ernment. Reforms need to follow in the country, can the states toward implementing it. should be according to the laws. be free from bias and corruption. global trends. and regions develop propor- Time factor is not to be It should serve the people, safe- All levels of the judiciary need to If reforms are not conduct- tionately and in tandem, can ignored in establishing a dem- guard and protect the people and be managed properly. Rule of law ed, the country’s development, the union develop and exist for- ocratic federal union. Time is protect human rights. is to be conducted according to wealth, living standard, educa- ever. That is why the aim is to very important. Time and tide When the legislative sector the laws. All are equal in the face tion, health, economic and social establish a democratic federal wait for no man. Thus, pres- prepares a bill, it must benefit the of the law whether they are rich, sectors will lag behind. Reforms union. It can be seen that the ent reforms need to be con- people and the country. It must poor, with or without power or need to be conducted in a timely people in the country want de- ducted in a timely manner. be in accord with the country’s authority. Rule of law is important manner. The government and all mocracy. In addition to freedom, There shouldn’t be any anxiety in situation. It must be up to the in a democratic system of govern- who are responsible are deter- justice and equality in a dem- conducting reform works. Now human rights and democratic ment and if democracy is desired, mined to establish a democratic ocratic system, there are both is a good chance to do this. It is norms. Hluttaw representatives there should be mutual respect federal union. mental and physical security of also a rare chance and it should must study and understand the for one another, one group to an- Only through the estab- the people as well as develop- be done effectively. legislative duties of the Union and other and all need to abide by and lishment of a democratic fed- ment, stability and peace of the The administrative sector the state/region clearly. respect the law. eral union can there be peace country, and thus all are striving needs to support rule of law and The judicial sector needs to SEE PAGE-3 INSIDE TODAY LOCAL BUSINESS WORLD SOCIAL SCIENCE & Pyu bead Record Classic Chinese TECHNOLOGY necklaces popular drought grips paintings Astronaut dreams among foreign Germany’s inspire youth to after lake discovery visitors breadbasket create music on Mars PAGE-4 PAGE-12 PAGE-14 PAGE-15 30 JULY 2018 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Cash, food, encouragement provided to flood victims in Mon State, Bago Region NATIONAL Disaster Manage- ment Committee Vice Chairman Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye, accompanied by Mon State Chief Minister Dr. Aye Zan, went to flood relief centres in Bi- lin Township, Mon State, on the afternoon of 28 July to provide encouragement and necessary support, including food and cash assistance, to the people affected by floods, provided cash assis- tance to three missing Tatmadaw personnel who were conducting flood relief work, provided five motor boats and made arrange- ments for the construction of two Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye presenting assistance for flood victims. PHOTO: MNA cyclone shelters. Next, the union minister and ed cash assistance to expecting ship, Bago Region, and met Next, the union minister and minister and party visited a flood party also went to relief centres mothers and children. with flood-affected people and party inspected the embankment relief centre opened at a mon- opened at a monastery and No. 1 Yesterday morning, the un- provided cash for food and cash along Sittoung River in Nat Tan astery in Kyaukkyi Township Basic Education High School in ion minister and party went to assistance for expecting mothers Kwin Town, Kyaukkyi Township, and provided more than Ks5.9 Bilin Township to provide cash, Sey Chaung Wa Monastery in and children. More than Ks11 and thanked the people helping million worth of cash support to cooking oil and canned fish to Kwin Chaung Wa Village, Pen- million worth of cash assistance to maintain and strengthen the the flood victims. —Myanmar the flood victims and also provid- wegon Town, Kyaukdaga Town- was provided, it is learnt. embankment. Later, the union News Agency Relief aid reaches flood Food, purified water provided victims in various places to flood victims in Bago, Bilin PEOPLE living near river cooking oil and canned fish was banks and in lowland areas transported by five boats to a RICE and curry and foods should move to safe places, temporary shelter in Bilin, and packed with banana leaves suggested the National Disas- plans are underway to set up were provided to those affected ter Management Committee two more cyclone shelters, par- by the floods in Bago and Bilin (NDMC) yesterday. ticularly for expecting mothers townships by the Prevention The NDMC urged res- and children. and Degradation of Parentless idents near river banks and Cash awards were pre- Children Association (Myan- low-lying areas in Hpa-an, sented to people who were mar) and Shin Saw Pu Wom- Bago, Bilin townships and collectively reinforcing the en’s Philanthropic Association Madauk town to move to higher embankment of Sittoung Riv- yesterday. grounds where they would be er in Natkwin town, Kyaukkyi With the donations of vol- safe from floods, and warned Township. unteers, they could donate those in Toungoo, Shwegyin In Kyaikto Township, flood 1,200 packs of rice and curry and Thabaung townships to victims are taking shelter at and 1,200 bottles of purified be alert over any rising water four relief camps. Moreover, drinking water at the flood re- Donors providing relief assistance for flood victims. PHOTO: MNA levels. 1,620 victims at a monastery in lief camp at Kyay Ni Kan Tike The Kayin State govern- Kawtsannaing ward received Ouk Monastic School, Bago curry and 4,800 bottles of pu- victims in Bilin Township, it is ment is providing meal boxes Ks3402000 million, 113 victims and 3,800 packs of rice and rified drinking water for flood learnt.—MNA to flood victims taking refuge at a primary school in Taung- in basic education schools, cy- thusu ward received over clone shelters and a religious Ks237300, 571 victims at an af- school in Hpa-an twice a day, filiated high school in Zeyamon Madauk embankment remains safe apart from providing soy milk, ward received Ks1199100 and eggs, bread, and various kinds 180 victims at a religious build- despite rising water level of snacks. ing at a pagoda in Phetkaleik Flood victims, including Village received Ks37,8000. SITTOUNG River in Madauk embankment is still holding centres were opened in Madauk expecting mothers and infants, Beginning 28 July, a team Town reached a danger level strong. town and were providing food and of Kyauktaga and Penwegon comprising staff of the admin- of 1,279 centimetres, but the Sand bags were placed to health care services to persons townships of Bago Region stay- istrative bodies, members of Madauk embankment remained further strengthen the embank- displaced because of the floods, ing at a village monastery re- social organisations and local safe, it is learnt. ment, said Nyaunlebin Township while the public and donor or- ceived over Ks11 million worth people have been reinforcing Due to continuous rain, Irrigation and Water Utilisation ganisations were donating rice of foodstuff. the embankment of the swollen houses and roads were inundat- Management Department head packets and dried rations, it is Relief aid including rice, Sittoung river. —MNA ed, but at the moment, Madauk U Nyunt Lwin. Five flood relief learnt.—District IPRD 30 JULY 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 President: Present reforms need to be conducted in a timely manner, without any anxiety FROM PAGE-1 It is very important not to become a machinery that op- The reason for coming to presses the people.

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