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National Search continues amid slight improvement in weather page-3

Opinion State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is welcomed by Myanmar Embassy staff as she arrives at Stockholm Airport in Sweden. Photo: MNA In a democratic system, no one branch should have too much power State Counsellor Daw Aung page-8 San Suu Kyi arrives in Sweden

State Counsellor Daw Aung San 11 June. They were welcomed at nationals in Sweden. eral talks with Minister for For- Suu Kyi arrived in Sweden at the airport by Myanmar Ambas- On Monday 12 June, Swed- eign Affairs Margot Wallström, 1.30 pm local time after visiting sador U Han Thu and embassy ish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven Minister for EU Affairs and Canada. staff and families. will welcome State Counsel- Trade Ann Linde and Minister The Myanmar delegation The delegation arrived at lor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, to for International Development led by State Counsellor Daw Sweden’s Stockholm Airport at Rosenbad. They will meet to dis- Cooperation and Climate Isa- Local Business Aung San Suu Kyi left Canada 1.30 pm. They were welcomed at cuss bilateral relations between bella Lövin. She will also give a Pre-1995 model by Air Canada at 7.30 pm local the airport by Myanmar Ambas- Sweden and Myanmar. During speech in the Riksdag at the invi- cars to be time and arrived at the Charles sador U Kyaw Swa Min, embassy her two-day visit to Sweden, Daw tation of Speaker of the Riksdag deregistered de Gaulle Airport at 8.45 am on staff and families and Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi will have bilat- Urban Ahlin.— GNLM page-5 12 june 2017 2 local news The Global New Light Of Myanmar Low pressure may www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com

Acting Chief Editor intensify into depression Aye Min Soe [email protected] [email protected] during next 24 hrs Low -Pressure Expatriate Consultant Editor System Mark Angeles According to the observa- and Rakhine States and iso- markrangeles@gmail .com tions at (18:30) hrs M.S.T yes- lated heavy falls in Nay Pyi Senior consultant terday, the low pressure area Taw, Upper Sagaing, Manda- Kyaw Myaing over the North Bay of Bengal lay, Magway, Bago, Yangon and

Senior Translators still persists. Ayeyawady Regions and Mon Khin Maung Oo It may further intensify State. Degree of certainly is [email protected] into a depression during the (100%). Khin Maung Win (Chief Proof Reader) Zaw Min, [email protected] next (24) hours. Monsoon is strong to vigorous over the An- STATE OF THE SEA: Oc- International News Editor daman Sea and Bay of Bengal. casional squalls with rough Ye Htut Tin [email protected] seas will be experienced off FORECAST VALID UNTIL and along Myanmar Coasts. Local News Editors MORNING OF THE 12th Surface wind speed in squalls Tun Tun Naing (Editor) [email protected] June, 2017: Rain or thunder- may reach (40) m.p.h. Wave Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor) showers will be widespread in height will be about (8 - 12) feet ITAW AND NEIGHBOURING of certainly is (100%). [email protected] Nay Pyi Taw, Sagaing, Man- in Deltaic, Galf of Mottama and AREA FOR 12th June, 2017: dalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon Rakhine Coast and (6 - 10) feet Some rain or thundershowers. FORECAST FOR MAN- Translators Khaing Thanda Lwin, and Ayeyawady Regions and in Taninthayi Coast. Degree of certainly is (100%). DALAY AND NEIGHBOUR- [email protected] Kachin, Shan, Chin, Rakhine ING AREA FOR 12th June, Hay Mar Tin Win, and Mon States, fairly wide- OUTLOOK FOR SUBSE- FORECAST FOR YANGON 2017: Isolated rain or thunder- [email protected] Ei Myat Mon spread in Taninthayi Regions, QUENT TWO DAYS: Con- AND NEIGHBOURING AREA showers. Degree of certainly Zaw Htet Oo Kayah and Kayin States with tinuation of strong monsoon. FOR 12th June, 2017: Some is (100%).— Meteorology and Kyaw Zin Lin regionally heavy falls in Chin FORECAST FOR NAYPY- rain or thundershowers. Degree Hydrology Department Sandar Soe Kyaw Zin Tun

Reporter Tun Aung Kyaw, [email protected] Campaign aims to raise student involvement Photographer Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar in fisheries resources conservation Computer Team Tun Zaw (Chief of Computer Team), Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, To raise awareness on conser- than 100 grams in weight, were Ye Naing Soe, Nyi Zaw Moe, Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, vation and sustainable utilisa- released by students and depart- Sanda Hnin, Zu Zin Hnin tion of live marine resources, a mental officials into the Kaladan mud-crab releasing campaign River near Shukhintha Street in Editorial Section (+95) (01)8604529, was conducted in Sittway, the Sittway Town. Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 capital of Rakhine State, on According to the local breed- Saturday. Organized by the Sit- ers, mud crabs are sexually ma- Circulation & Distribution San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, tway District Fisheries Depart- ture by the time they reach over Hotline - 09 974424114 ment, the campaign also aims 100 grams. Mud crabs are avail- to promote student participa- able in tropical regions and can Advertising & marketing ( +95) (01) 8604530, tion in preservation of fisher- be found in coastal areas. Hotline - 09 974424848 ies resources, informing local Mud crabs are in huge [email protected] fishermen not to catch female demand and fetch high prices [email protected] crabs carrying eggs and the in the global market, as many dos and don’ts of fishing, said countries import vast amounts Printed and published at the Global New Director Dr Nyunt Wai, head of of the crabs. Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at the fisheries department. Myanmar exports crabs No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light Teachers and students release mud-carbs into the Kaladan During the campaign, 2,000 mostly to China, Singapore and of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. River. Photo: Ye Htut mud crabs, each of them less Malaysia.—Min Thit 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. [email protected] www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/ Yangon Region government to dig more than 100 wells globalnewlightofmyanmar

YANGON Region government residents. Urbanisation beyond and sluice gates last year, it will establish transport infra- plans to construct over 100 wells municipal boundaries is includ- distributed quality seeds to structure within the next three Write for us in urban and rural areas of the ed on the government’s list of farmers and shared modern years with the use of more than

We appreciate your feedback and city in the current fiscal year priorities. farming techniques, said U Ks62 billion. contributions. If you have any comments for the purpose of fulfilling the The regional authorities Han Tun. In 2016-17, the government or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email drinking water needs of resi- annually implement infrastruc- He went on to say that ag- dug 165 wells in villages in 13 [email protected] dents, said U Han Tun, regional ture development including con- riculture research and devel- townships in the region, spend- with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only minister for agriculture, live- struction of water-extraction opment has also been carried ing Ks1.3 million from the de- able to publish “Letter to the Editor” stock, forestry and energy. facilities in the city. out in the region for sustainable velopment funds. It also spent that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words The effort is part of the For the agricultural sec- improvement of the sector. Ks1.3 billion to construct roads please be aware that your letter will be government’s plan to improve tor, the regional government The Yangon Region Rural and bridges in 11 townships in edited. the quality of life of the city’s rebuilt water channels, dykes Development Department said the same year.—Ko Moe 12 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar national 3

Vice President U Henry Van Thio inspects Thaton Industrial Zone in Mon State

Vice President U Henry Van the 678 acre factory into an Thio arrived in Mon State yes- Industrial Zone (Thaton) and terday morning and inspected 7 companies had submitted Thaton Industrial Zone. proposals. A group consisting The Vice President, to- of experts from the Ministry of gether with Union Minister Industry had been assessing U Khin Maung Cho, Deputy the proposals and industries Minister Maj-Gen Aung Soe that benefit the country, de- and officials arrived at the velop the region and create job Thaton Industrial Zone and opportunities would be given a toured the constructed build- priority in the selection. ings and inspected works un- Proposals include pro- derway. No. 3 Heavy Industries ducing medicines from plants, Enterprise Managing Direc- soft drink manufacturing from tor Dr. Soe Naing explained fruits and roots, dried fruits about processes underway to manufacturing, high quality transform Caustic soda plant processing of local rubber, (Thaton) to Industrial Zone garment factory, rubber and (Thaton), construction of ba- related products manufactur- sic infrastructure buildings, ing. These were assessed for electricity and water systems, speedy implementation. had discussions about gener- Detailed studies were con- ating electricity with Solar ducted on the proposed plan Process technology, also ex- using Solar Process technol- plained about inviting local ogy to generate 30 MW for the Vice President U Henry Van Thio is clarified by officials about the Thation Industrial Zone. Photo: MNA and foreign investors for ex- Industrial Zone (Thaton). If pression of interest to invest, this plan could be implement- and business proposals for ton), strive for the best result and party were explained about the Vice President inspected ed successfully, it can provide investment, selection process by reviewing the strengths, a project to generate electricity a building where solar panels electricity to factories in the and job opportunities. weaknesses and experiences with Solar Process technology were installed and a building Industrial Zone (Thaton) as The Vice President gave of past industries, creating job by officials of Energeia Asset (garment factory) where gar- well as supply the excess elec- suggestions to include local opportunities for locals and to Management (EAM) company ments will be produced. tricity to the national grid, it raw materials based industries train them in order to work. in the Industrial Zone (Tha- Local and foreign industri- is learnt.—Myanmar News in the Industrial Zone (Tha- Next, the Vice President ton) meeting hall after which alists were invited to transform Agency

Search continues amid slight improvement in weather

Twenty-six bodies from the downed military transport plane were discovered yester- day, bringing the total number of bodies to 59. The weather improved slightly yesterday in the area where the Tatmadaw Y-8 aircraft is believed to have crashed, al- lowing the combined Tatmadaw (Navy) vessels, Tatmadaw (Air) planes, ground forces and local fishing vessels to continue the search and recovery operation that resulted in the recovery of Military personal carry bodies at Maungmakan Beach. Photo:MNA 26 more air crash victims. Up to 4 p.m. yesterday, and one unidentifiable totaling 59. checks were conducted and ground forces and locals comb- Yesterday, close support of the where family members of the ing the Maungmakan beach area search for the crashed Y-8 plane victims identified the remains. recovered eight males, one child and recovery of the remains is As of yesterday, 27 bodies were and one person of unidentifia- provided by chief-of-staff (navy) identified while 32 were still un- ble gender. Two naval vessels based in San Lan village on the der medical examinations and conducting search and recovery beach and chief-of-staff (air) on- in the process of being identified operations near Launglonbot Is- board a helicopter. by family members. According land recovered four male and two Meals for locals conducting to the office of the command- female bodies while local fishing the search and recovery opera- er-in-chief of the Defence Service, vessels recovered the remains tion were prepared and distrib- as of yesterday morning, four of 10 males. uted by families of the regional identified bodies were buried ac- To date, the recovered bod- armed forces, departments and cording to Buddhist tradition and ies include three Tatmadaw of- NGOs. Tatmadaw procedures, bring- ficers, two Tatmadaw soldiers of Recovered remains were ing the number of bodies that other ranks among the total of 26 sent to Dawei Tatmadaw Hos- were given a proper burial to 23. The Map shows the areas where search operations will be carried males, 23 females, nine children, pital, where necessary forensic —Myanmar News Agency out. Photo:MNA 12 June 2017 4 Business & technology The Global New Light Of Myanmar Apple’s Cook tells MIT graduates: temper technology with humanity

CAMBRIDGE, Mass — Apple new devices and social media. Cook has criticized President CEO Tim Cook on Friday warned But he also cautioned that the Donald Trump’s policies but of- graduates at MIT, a pioneer in same technologies can divide fered only a gentle joke at the fields like computers and robots, people through threats to privacy president’s expense on Friday, about technology’s dehumanizing or security, and said technology telling students it is obvious they aspects and urged them to infuse must be tempered with human have taken over Trump’s Twitter its development with their own knowledge. account. values. “Technology is capable of “I can tell college students “I’m not worried about artifi- doing great things, but it doesn’t are behind it because most of the cial intelligence giving computers want to do great things. It doesn’t tweets happen at 3 am,” Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook waves after speaking during Commencement the ability to think like humans,” want anything,” the Apple Inc said. Exercises at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cook said in his commencement (AAPL.O) chief executive said. His 15-minute talk stood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US on 9 June, 2017. Photo: Reuters speech at the Massachusetts In- “That part takes all of us.” contrast to a lengthier graduation stitute of Technology. “I’m more Cook’s speech did not break speech his predecessor, Apple in 2011 after stints at IBM and sought guidance in religion and concerned about people thinking new ground for him as head of co-founder Steve Jobs, gave at Compaq. last year met with Pope Francis, like computers, without values or the world’s most valuable tech- MIT rival Stanford University in Cook, who is openly gay but who Cook said reinforced his own compassion, without concern for nology company but added some 2005, in which Jobs outlined his famously circumspect, gave few sense that technology must be consequence.” context around some of his past free-thinking background and told details about his own life on Fri- harnessed with strong values. He Speaking to thousands of stu- decisions, such as taking contro- graduates to find work they loved. day except to outline what he de- said Francis told him, “Never has dents and their families at MIT’s versial stances to protect privacy Cook took a more conven- scribed as a frustrating search humanity had such power over Cambridge, Massachusetts, cam- rights and investing heavily in tional career path to the top of for meaning until joining Apple. itself, yet nothing ensures that it pus, Cook praised the benefits of green technologies. Apple, where he became CEO He said at one point he will be used wisely.”—Reuters

Western Digital to raise Toshiba chip offer to $18 billion or more: source

TOKYO — Western Digital Corp The US chipmaker’s new ond-largest producer of NAND rushing to find a buyer to cover dissatisfaction with that bid. (WDC.O) plans to raise its of- offer, to be presented by Thurs- memory chips, the person told billions of dollars in cost overruns Toshiba has been favoring fer for Toshiba Corp’s (6502.T) day when the struggling Japa- Reuters on Saturday. at its now-bankrupt US nuclear a rival bid from US chipmaker prized semiconductor unit to 2 nese conglomerate is to decide a A spokesman for Western business Westinghouse Electric Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O), which trillion yen ($18 billion) or more, preferred bidder for its Toshiba Digital had no comment. Toshiba Corp. has partnered with US private a person familiar with the matter Memory Co unit, will be in the could not immediately be reached Western Digital has been bid- equity firm Silver Lake to offer said, marking a last-ditch effort to form of a debt purchase, to avoid for comment. ding in a consortium led by a Jap- 2.2 trillion yen, people familiar clinch a deal that both companies antitrust concerns over the pro- Toshiba had set a 2 trillion anese government-backed fund, with the matter have told Reuters. consider vital. posed purchase of the world’s sec- yen threshold for the sale. It is but Toshiba on Friday expressed —Reuters British pound falls after UK election shock, dollar gains

NEW YORK — The British pound After an initial plunge, ster- 3 per cent, except for Microsoft, much of Wall Street retreated. global oversupply. fell to a seven-week low on Friday ling pared losses against the which slid 2.3 per cent. Earlier, Germany’s DAX index Brent crude oil settled 29 after a shock election result cast dollar and euro, while the dollar Investors have relied on al- rose 0.8 per cent and the Nikkei cents higher at $48.15 a barrel, doubt on Britain’s talks to leave gained. Safe-haven gold and pric- most $2 trillion that central banks, 225 in Tokyo gained 0.52 per cent. and US crude rose 19 cents to the European Union, but key in- es of US Treasuries drifted lower. including the Federal Reserve, The Dow Jones Industrial settle at $45.83. dices hit fresh record highs before The impact of the British have pumped into capital markets Average closed up 89.44 points, US Treasury long-dated tumbling technology shares drove election on the US markets was over the past 12 months, which or 0.42 per cent, to 21,271.97. The yields rose to one-week highs the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower. muted. The three major US indi- has driven up asset prices, said S&P 500 lost 2.02 points, or 0.08 ahead of next week’s gov- British Prime Minister The- ces hit fresh intra-day highs be- Jack Ablin, chief investment per cent, to 2,431.77 and the Nas- ernment debt auctions and a resa May said she would form a fore tumbling shares of Facebook, officer at BMO Private Bank in daq Composite fell 113.85 points, widely expected interest rate government backed by a small Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Chicago. or 1.8 per cent, to 6,207.92. increase by the Fed. US short- Northern Irish party after her Google parent Alphabet slammed “If there’s one metric that I’m The pound shed more than 2 term yields also advanced, with Conservative Party lost its par- the Nasdaq and S&P 500. going track, to determine whether per cent against the dollar, drop- two-year Treasuries touching a liamentary majority in a vote on “Tech has been on a tear for or not I want to stay engaged in ping as low as $1.2636 before trim- four-week peak. Thursday just days before the EU a very, very long period of time,” risk-taking, it’s going to be that ming losses. Investors largely shrugged departure talks begin. said John Praveen, managing liquidity,” Ablin said. The dollar rose to a 10-day off the British election, as well as The benchmark FTSE 100 director for Prudential Interna- “If I get a sense the Fed or high against a basket of curren- scathing congressional testimony index of large British multina- tional Investments Advisers in other central banks will start to cies. The dollar index, which on Thursday by former Federal tionals fed off sterling’s decline, Newark, New Jersey. close up shop on that, we’re going tracks the greenback against six Bureau of Investigation director as earnings from abroad will be A research note from Gold- to reduce risk.” major rivals, was up 0.36 per cent James Comey. worth more from a weaker cur- man Sachs on this year’s surge European shares closed at 97.269. Comey accused President rency and gained 1 per cent. in technology shares has evoked higher, erasing early choppiness. The euro was down 0.16 per Donald Trump of firing him to But some sectors seen as unhappy memories for some in- Britain’s FTSE 100 index rose 1 cent to $1.1194 against the dollar, try to undermine the bureau’s particularly sensitive to Brex- vestors of the euphoria before the per cent, and the pan-regional a day after the European Central investigation into possible collu- it instability saw heavy losses, tech bubble burst in 2000. FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading Bank closed the door on more sion between his 2016 presidential such as homebuilders and real Amazon, Apple Facebook had European shares rose 0.37 per interest rate cuts. campaign team and Russia. estate investment trusts, which surged year-to-date about 30 per cent to 1,534.39. Oil prices rose after a pipeline US 10-year Treasur- are seen as a barometer of Brexit cent before Friday’s selloff, while MSCI’s all-country stock stoppage in Nigeria, but crude ies were last down 4/32 in sentiment due to their holdings of Microsoft and Google had gained world stock index <.MIWD- ended the week down nearly 4 per price to yield 2.2093 per cent. London office space. a bit less. They all fell more than 00000PUS) slid 0.04 per cent as cent on persistent worries about —Reuters 12 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar business 5 Pre-1995 model cars to be deregistered

Following up the dereg- In the reformation of the istration of 20-year-old buses, bus system, the regional gov- pre-1995 and 1995 model cars ernment has to make efforts to in Yangon will continue to be tackle the problems from sev- swapped, said U Phyo Min eral different angles, including Thein, Chief Minister of Yan- all the stakeholders -- owners gon Region, at a transferring of buses, drivers and conduc- ceremony of China-made buses tors who are depending on it on 10th June at People’s Square for their living. As a first phase and Park. of the reform, some buses were A slip for family-use cars replaced with new ones and is being issued in return when old buses were allowed to be pre-1995 model city Dyna trucks deregistered, he added. The Old buses in Yangon will be replaced with the modern buses. Photo: aye min soe and mini-buses are deregis- deregistration of old cars be- tered as clunkers. The dereg- gan in November 2016 and the According to a survey, ing city buses and mini-buses, vate companies. istration of those cars have to deadline for this is on 20th June. there are about 7,000 buses and over 3,000 buses including The new buses will be sub- be made by 20th June. Besides Those who fail to deregister running in Yangon Region. Dyna and BM vehicles. For the stituted in place of the old dereg- buses made before 1995, old their old vehicles will have their However, about 3,800 buses Yangon Bus Service system, istered buses, said Dr Maung cars made before 1996 will also business licence withdrawn and are seen running daily. This the government purchased a Aung, the secretary of Yangon be canceled from the registra- will not receive a slip, according survey stated that there are fleet of 1,000 buses, with about Region Transport Authority. tion list, he continued. to a meeting held on 15th May. about 1,700 old vehicles, includ- 1,600 buses purchased by pri- —Su Hnin Lae

Mushroom industry Myanmar young banker wins needs firm market Promising Young Banker Award

A firm market is required for Myanmar’s mushroom Daw Nang Lang Kham, the Dep- mushroom growers, who are products were reportedly uty Executive Director of KBZ also faced with technical diffi- showcased at THAIFEX-World Bank, has been awarded The culties in cultivation. of Food Asia 2017 held between Asian Banker Promising Young Straw mushrooms are 31st May and 5th June in Bang- Banker Award, which recognises popular in Myanmar, with kok, Thailand. The products top bankers in Asia under the about 2,000 viss of straw mush- drew the attention of the trad- age of 40. rooms sold daily in Yangon ers from the Greater Mekong The award is given by The Region. A viss of mushroom Subregion (GMS). Asian Banker every three years, is offered at Ks4,000-5,000 by The health benefits of “Daw Nang Lang Kham was the depot owner. The price of mushrooms are also required chosen for the Promising Young straw mushrooms reaches to be made known to consum- Banker Award for Myanmar for Ks8,000-10,000 per viss dur- ers. her excellent achievement in ing the summer. However, this Straw mushrooms are banking and in tackling chal- year, the price is steady be- mostly grown in Yangon, Ay- lenges from 2014 to 2016”, said cause of the increased number eyawady and Bago regions. The Asian Banker, adding that Daw Nang Lang Kham (2nd from left) is seen after receiving the award. of growers, according to the Paddy-straw mushroom (Vol- the award is a part of nurturing Photo: Supplied Myanmar Mushroom Cultiva- variella volvacea) is a species a culture of excellence among tors and Distributors Associ- of edible mushrooms cultivat- tomorrow’s leaders in the finan- views, discussions with third won the Myanmar’s top income ation. ed throughout Asia and used cial services industry. parties, including local banking taxpayer award for fiscal year The lack of a firm mush- extensively in Asian cuisines. Eleven young bankers from journalists and analysts who 2015-2016, retaining its lead in room market drives the grow- The local production of the Asia Pacific Region and three have had contact with the can- the list of Myanmar’s 1,000 top ers to create a market them- straw mushrooms matches from the Gulf were also recog- didates, peers and third-party taxpayers for the fifth consec- selves. Myanmar Mushroom with the domestic consump- nised with the award. reviews. utive year. Cultivators and Distributors tion. As the mushroom pro- The selection for the award The shortlisted candidates She was also recognised by Association is producing 15 ductions allow the growers is based on a survey and desk are then submitted to the board Forbes Magazine as Asia’s Wom- varieties of value-added mush- to earn a healthy profit, con- research done by The Asian of advisors for review following an To Watch 2016. room products and more pro- certed efforts are needed to Banker’s research specialists. a comparative evaluation done KBZ Bank Ltd conducts ducers hope to appear in this make for a firm market and The identified candidates’ con- by the research team. its services nationwide with supply chain so as to penetrate export market to emerge. tributions are then subject to Kanbawza-KBZ Bank head- more than 18,000 employees. the export market, it is learnt. —Ko Htet further scrutiny through inter- ed by Daw Nang Lang Kham —Thura Lwin (Eco) 12 June 2017 6 regional The Global New Light Of Myanmar Philippines’ Duterte says didn’t seek US support in city siege

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, lamic State is trying to estab- Philippines — President Rod- lish a stronghold on Mindanao rigo Duterte said on Sunday that could threaten their re- he did not seek support from gion. Washington to end the siege of The Pentagon, which has a southern Philippines town by no permanent presence in Islamist militants, a day after the Philippines but for years the United States said it was has kept 50 to 100 special forc- providing assistance at the re- es troops in the south of the quest of the government. country on rotational exercises, Duterte told a news confer- confirmed it was helping the ence in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippine military in Marawi. about 100 km (62 miles) from It said in a statement on the besieged town of Marawi, Saturday it was providing Phil- that he had “never approached ippine forces with security as- America” for help. sistance and training in the ar- When asked about US sup- eas of intelligence, surveillance port to fight the pro-Islamic and reconnaissance. It said it State militants in Marawi City had an additional 300 to 500 on the island of Mindanao, troops in the country to support Duterte said he was “not aware regular training and activities, Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte (C) with Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (L) and General Eduardo of that until they arrived.” Ano, talks after visiting wounded soldiers who fight against the insurgents of the Maute group, which has without giving further details. The cooperation between taken over large parts of the Marawi city, at a military camp in Cagayan De Oro, Philippines on 11 June, A US official, speaking on the longtime allies in the battle 2017. Photo: REUTERS condition of anonymity, said is significant because Duterte, support included aerial surveil- who came to power a year ago, It is unclear whether the were providing technical as- the government. lance and targeting, electronic has taken a hostile stance to- pro-American military went sistance but had no “boots The seizure of Marawi on eavesdropping, communica- wards Washington and has over Duterte’s head in seek- on the ground”, confirming a 23 May by hundreds of local and tions assistance and training. vowed to eject US military ing US help. statement from the US em- foreign fighters has alarmed A US P-3 Orion surveillance trainers and advisers from his The Philippines military bassy in Manila which said the Southeast Asian nations, which plane was seen over the town country. said on Saturday US forces support had been requested by fear the ultra-radical group Is- on Friday.—Reuters

Coastal provinces Rare public protest in China’s beef up security for Shanghai over property rule change

SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Hun- on social media were scrubbed 17 May by Shanghai’s housing possible attacks in dreds of demonstrators have by internet censors. bureau to “clean-up and rectify” marched through a shopping Shanghai police did not re- commercial office projects that southern Thailand district in the Chinese city of spond to requests for comment. had been converted into apart- Shanghai to protest against Two witnesses told Reuters ments to cater for residential BANGKOK — Several coastal installed in commercial areas changes to housing regulations, that about 10 of the protesters needs, in a grey area property provinces known as tourist des- and tourist attractions. Offi- in a rare show of public dissent who were hoisting banners developers previously exploited tinations in southern Thailand cials have tightened security in the financial hub. and appeared to be leading the by acquiring land at cheaper have beefed up security meas- of the province’s international Footage of the late Satur- demonstrations were taken prices than residential-zoned ures after receiving warnings airport. day protests shared on social away by police. land. of possible attacks, local media In Phuket, local residents media showed hundreds of dem- “One whole side of the The government measures, reported Sunday. are urged to report suspicious onstrators holding placards and street in front of the Apple store part of a bid to keep property Southern provinces along activities to authorities. Check shouting slogans while march- was filled with people,” said one speculation and soaring real es- the Andaman Sea including points in ports, airports are on ing along Nanjing Road, a glitzy nearby stall owner who declined tate prices in check, required Krabi, Phuket that are home high alert. shopping strip in the city centre. to be identified, adding that the developers and buyers to rectify to clean beaches and crystal Crime crackdowns on One video seen by Reuters crowd gathered around 8 pm violations such as separately water, have to put on alert as a smuggling of illegal arms and showed police setting up block- and dispersed by 10 pm. installed toilets and kitchens be- warning of potential violence drugs have been launched in ades and dragging a demon- “The police came and took fore they are able to be sold on, has circulated on social media. neighboring provinces, local strator away. Media carried no the leaders away.” effectively rendering them unin- An intelligence report men- media said. reports of the demonstrations, Protesters were angry habitable and worth a fraction of tioned that southern militants Since August 2015, Thai- while mentions of the protests about measures announced on the purchase price. Reuters might launch another wave of land has sustained several attacks against tourist attrac- bombings, including one at the tions in Krabi and two other Erawan Shrine in Bangkok’s coastal provinces that would Rajprasong tourist district that be similar to an arson attack killed 20, and the August 2016 in Krabi last August, according attacks on tourist sites in seven to Thai Public Broadcasting southern provinces. Service. More recently, three bomb- Krabi province saw a big ings rocked Bangkok in less check of surveillance cameras than two months.—Xinhua 12 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar Regional 7 South Korea names new defence minister Chinese to counter North’s arms threat naval SEOUL — South Korea’s Pres- tion in the past, a criminal of- fleet visits ident Moon Jae-in on Sunday fense in South Korea. Many nominated a former navy chief of Moon’s ministerial choices Pakistan as his defence minister, the have faced an uphill battle in president’s office said, as the parliament on this and other government faces challenges ethical issues, and lawmak- KARACHI, Pakistan — A tackling North Korea’s rap- ers are likely to grill Song the Chinese navy fleet compris- idly developing weapons pro- same way. ing three warships arrived at gramme. He is expected to cooper- Pakistan’s southern port city The nominee, Song Young- ate with the United States, the of Karachi on Saturday for a moo, was well suited to deal country’s major military ally, to four-day goodwill and training with North Korea’s nuclear respond to the North’s growing visit. and missile threat, the presi- missile threat. Speaking at the welcom- dential Blue House office said. The government has said ing ceremony hosted by the Under third-generation it will not change a pact with Pakistani side, Commander leader Kim Jong Un, North Ko- the United States for the de- of the Chinese navy fleet Rear rea has been conducting mis- ployment of a US anti-missile Admiral Shen Hao said the sile tests at an unprecedented system in South Korea, despite visit will further promote the pace in an effort to develop its decision to put on hold the understanding and mutual an intercontinental ballistic full installation pending an trust between the two peo- missile capable of striking the environmental impact review. ples, and boost the coopera- mainland United States. Moon also tapped a human tion and friendship between The North test-launched rights expert as justice minis- the two countries. a new type of its cruise an- ter tasked with reforming the Shen hoped that the ti-ship missiles on Thursday, prosecutors’ office, the presi- pragmatic cooperation and South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a its fourth missile test since ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day at the National Cemetery in dent’s office said. communication between the the South’s Moon took office Seoul, South Korea on 6 June, 2017. Photo: Reuters Ahn Kyong-whan, the for- two navies will be further on 10 May, pledging to engage mer chairman of South Ko- strengthened so as to contrib- in dialogue with Pyongyang. dential campaign. not need parliament’s approv- rea’s Human Rights Commis- ute to regional stability and Song, who served in the A decorated veteran, Song al, but he must attend a hear- sion, now heads a non-profit world peace and play an active navy for more than three dec- took part in a 2009 skirmish be- ing and answer questions from legal foundation, but has role in promoting common ades, was Moon’s main secu- tween North and South Korean lawmakers. no background as a prose- development. Chief of Naval rity adviser during his pres- naval vessels off the western The Blue House said Song cutor, unusual in a candi- Staff of the Pakistan Navy Ad- idential campaign, reprising coast of the Korean peninsula. admitted to having falsely reg- date for the ministerial role. miral Mohammad Zakaullah his role in Moon’s 2012 presi- Song’s appointment does istered his residence informa- —Reuters visited the fleet.—Xinhua

US Osprey aircraft undamaged Viet Nam to build after emergency landing fashion design,

NAHA, Japan — A US Marine Corps Osprey aircraft was un- textile material damaged and no crew members were injured after an emergency landing on Saturday at Amami trading centres airport in southwestern Japan, a Japanese government source said. HO CHI MINH CITY — Viet scale garment and textile in- The US military explained Nam’s Ho Chi Minh City will dustrial parks, because the it was a preventive landing to build large centres for design- existing ones can accommo- avoid an accident, the source ing fashion, trading garment, date all relevant enterprises, said. The tilt-rotor transport textile material and accesso- according to the municipal aircraft landed at the airport ries for the ambition to be- Department of Industry and on Amami Island, Kagoshima come the country’s future Trade. Prefecture, shortly before 9 pm. US military personnel examine a Marine Corps Osprey aircraft at garment, textile material and According to approved According to the Defence Amami airport, Kagoshima Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on accessory hub. plans, the city has 23 indus- Ministry’s Okinawa Defence 11 June, 2017 after the tilt-rotor transporter made an emergency Ho Chi Minh City has set trial parks and export pro- Bureau, the aircraft belongs to landing the previous day. Photo: Kyodo News targets of meeting 80-90 per cessing zones, of which 17 are the US Marine Corps Air Station cent of Viet Nam’s demand operational. Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture, made an emergency landing of many residents of Okinawa, for garments and textiles by Most of garment and tex- which hosts the bulk of US mili- on Tuesday at a US airfield on which hosts the bulk of US forc- 2020, and supplying 100 per tile firms are now located in tary facilities in Japan, and was Ie Island in Okinawa, while an- es in Japan, over the safety of cent of accessories for the the export processing zones conducting routine training. other made a crash landing in Osprey aircraft, whose tilt-rotor country’s garment industry, of Tan Thuan and Linh Trung, A local fire department did water off Okinawa Island last props enable them to land and the municipal authorities and the industrial parks of Tan not dispatch firefighters because December. takeoff like a helicopter yet fly said on Sunday. Thoi Hiep, Tan Binh, Tan Tao, there was no call for assistance. These incidents have fur- like an airplane once airborne. However, Ho Chi Minh Tay Bac Cu Chi and Dong Nam. The same type of Osprey ther heightened the concerns —Kyodo News City will not establish large- —Xinhua 12 june 2017 8 opinion The Global New Light Of Myanmar In a democratic system, no one branch should have too much power

Aye Min Soe peace and stability. When we build a country under a Hluttaw, they should adhere to par- Today, Myanmar is on the road democratic system, we need to have liamentary procedures and regula- It is undeniable that most developed to democracy. Legislative, executive tolerance, magnanimity, forgiveness, tions. countries with high living standards and judiciary pillars of the demo- cooperation, mutual respect and Meanwhile, lawmakers have have practised the democratic sys- cratic system should be in conform- mutual trust. the right to coordinate with local tem, and countries under dictator- ity with the existing laws, without Hluttaw members who take part authorities and work together for ship are under the poverty line with influencing and interfering with each in the legislative branch, should the development of their respective lower economic, social and education other. review, amend and make laws in constituencies within their constitu- standards. But they should be subjected to order that the laws can be adaptable tional rights. It shows that democratic rights the checks-and-balances system to to modern times. The laws should But, keeping in mind the need to and the rule of law can guarantee se- make sure no one branch is able to be beneficial to the country and the safeguard the system of checks and curity and prosperity to the citizens. wield too much power. people. balances, they should be cautious Only when a country is under The Hluttaw is a part of a democ- When they debate or ask ques- that they do not interfere with the the rule of law can its peoples enjoy racy, and so is political pluralism. tions or submit motions in the other branches of government.

Thoughts on Reading Three Articles Concerning Burmese/Myanmar Education Forty-four Years Apart

(continued from yesterday) in Myanmar Universities that even marks). But needless to say, if a student then ‘language could have failed’ him to By Dr. Myint Zan when candidates are unworthy of being got 40 marks or 41 marks by himself or describe the sorry state of affairs that awarded the highest degree there were, herself so to speak not even a mark (far had occurred at least since the 1990s Miasma Over Education II at least in the past, ‘pressures’ or at least less 11 marks) are added. That is, I was until recently in mar king Matriculation (a) Quotas in Pass Rates from strong persuasions that in a certain year informed, to meet the ‘quota’ of meeting exams. (I specifically disavowed any Primary to High School Exams? a certain number of doctorate holders of 40% (?) of the students to pass the knowledge of the marking situation in must be produced. Matriculation perhaps to meet ASEAN English or in other subjects this year In the above sentence the phrase I learned around 2014 that in ‘standards’? 2017 or in post-2011 situations). ‘if there are not enough students (quota Myanmar language and literature alone But it even gets better or worse, re- of students) who passed the exams’ is there are five hundred doctorate hold- ally. Only recently I have been informed Miasma Over Education II added by yours truly. Surely any (?) Min- ers! That is comparatively still ‘sparse’ by another educational personnel that (d) English Language Skills of Law ister of Educations whether in the 1970s, compared to the discipline of physics around 2009 (admittedly even before Graduates and those who Got Distinc- 1980s, State Law and Order Restoration where as of December 2015 I was relia- the previous administration) that the tions in English in the English language Council and State Peace and Develop- bly informed that about 1200 doctorate ‘order’ (I do not know from where it in the Matriculation Exams ment Council regimes and those who holders in physics were produced! originated from) was that if a student A niece of mine who graduated served in the former President U Thein Admittedly, most of these Ph.D. degrees obtained 12 marks out of 100 (you read with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree Sein’s as well as the current govern- were awarded during the time of the it correctly - 12 twelve marks out of 100) around the year 2010 (she matriculated ment would not expect all students from ‘previous’ SLORC and SPDC regimes in the English paper that 12 marks is to around the time of ‘raising’ 12 marks into all schools from primary to high schools where quantity of say percentage of be transformed into 40 marks so that the 40 marks in the English language paper to pass the examinations? However, it matriculates and the number of ‘doc- candidate would pass the paper. Hence but to be fair she must have passed the seems quite likely that if not the Min- torate holders’ were the sole criteria of those who obtained only 12 marks out of exam without such ‘assistance’ since isters of Education themselves then ‘success’ of how high the government’s 100 marks in English may well pass the she mentioned that she got about 44 at least some middle to upper ranking educational achievements are and how Matriculation exams. The late Saya Tet marks perhaps all by herself) cannot educational authorities wants, no, they meet and ‘exceed’ the Association Toe wrote in June 1973 that publishing translate the simple Burmese phrase perhaps require, indeed mandate that of Asian Nations’ (ASEAN’s) standards. the names, photos, profiles and brief KYAUN GO KWAY LIKE SANN (‘Feed some quotas need to be fulfilled in the A few Myanmar students and staff have interviews of the two or three all-round- the cat!’) into English. She got KYAUN pass rate of students up to and especial- informed the writer that this numeric ed distinction matriculates amounted to as ‘cat’ and even though I gave her ly the government-held exams like the and percentage quotas are stipulated to ‘Miasma over Education’. more than five minutes to translate that Matriculations. keep in line with ‘ASEAN standards’. Dr. Nu Nu Win in her article of simple Burmese phrase into a simple June 2017 wrote that if ‘ I use the word English phrase she could not do so. In Miasma Over Education II Miasma Over Education II “slaves” I could have gone too far’ (in addition to the LL.B. she also has a Di- (b) Doctorate Holders in the Thou- (c) Quotas in Matriculation Exams: describing the condition of some of the ploma in Business Law (DBL) from the sands (if Not Already Approaching) Ten 12 Marks (Not Forty Marks) out of One High School teachers). This writer could University of Yangon. Thousand In Around 15 Years Since Hundred Marks as ‘Pass Marks’ in Ma- or might also have gone too far when Another Higher Grade Pleader who Doctorates Were Started to be Awarded triculation Exams in the English Paper the query is made whether Saya Tet Toe graduated a few years after her also From conversations I have had with In 1999 an English language teacher would have ‘rolled’ in his grave if he were cannot translate that Burmese phrase University teachers from a few disci- who was involved in marking Matricu- privy to some of the information above. into English. In April 2017 I met a 2016 plines this ‘quota’ or projected number lation English papers informed me that I should write though and para- Matriculate who obtained distinction of passes is equally applicable also for during that time in the Matriculation phrasing the late philosopher Bertrand in English and Burmese (Myanmar the Ph.D. award of doctorates in vari- exams if a student obtained 29 marks Russell in one of his essays in his book language paper) who did attempt to ous disciplines. I have been informed, out of 100 marks in the compulsory Eng- Portraits from Memory if one aspect translate that phrase Since I asked him independently, by at least three aca- lish language paper then the student of the then Burmese education is, beside my cousin-in-law’s hospital bed demic staff working in different subjects marks are increased to 40 marks (pass according to Saya Tet Toe, miasmic see page 9 12 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar national 9

A villager abducted in Maungtaw Farmers get quality rice seeds Buthidaung Township Under the arrangement of Ra- cultural methods given by the cannot do it at full capacity but khine State Agriculture Depart- department”, said U Thar Kyaw, we could do what we should. An unknown group abducted a The police confirmed later ment, officials distributed quality official of the Maungtaw District The department has urged villager from Sarkaine village that the group includes Adush- rice seeds to local farmers free of Agricultural Department. the farmers to use good and in Buthidaung Township on uku, Einuk and Sarhuttu Saung charge yesterday. “We provided agricultural quality seeds and to follow the 2nd June, according to police in the same village of U Hla “When we distribute rice training courses to farmers from guidelines set by the department yesterday. Sein. seeds, we give priority to the villages in the district. Due to se- systematically. “They should also U Hla Sein alias Amaryan The police are taking in- farmers who followed the agri- curity problem, the department practice double and mix cropping was abducted at night and has vestigation into the case. —My- in possible areas. This will devel- not yet returned. anmar News Agency op the farmers’ socio-economic situation”, he added. According to the Maungtaw district agricul- ture department there are about Fire breaks out in Myebon 70,000 paddy fields in Maungtaw district. A total of 2000 baskets A fire broke out in south ward a worker at 3:00 am in a crab quality seeds were provided to of Kintaunggyi town, Myebon depot building. farmers from Maungtaw and Township on 10 June morning. It claimed two crab depot Buthidaung Townships this year The fire started from the buildings and a pile of wood according to the Rakhine State electric short circuit after which worth about 41 lakhs. Agriculture Department.—Min electric generator was run by — Myanmar News Agency Farmers harvest summer paddy in Maungtaw. Photo: Ye Htut Thit/MNA Thoughts on Reading Three Articles Concerning... from page 8 and pasted from the ‘ Correspondence the Myanmar language except when the the ‘muster’ or receive the approval of I could not write his ‘translation’ on a course text books’ and out of context. candidate reads from his draft thesis). relevant personnel (in addition to that piece of paper for lack of easy access The first sentence of her answer which The candidate did not distinguish and of the Chief Editor). When I informed then to pen and paper. He said some- she ‘As a result….’. To repeat she surely did not know the differences be- the Chief Editor over the phone of what thing like this QUOTE ‘ovitiime’ ? the exactly copied some phrases in the tween the word ‘principle’ and ‘principal’ I intended to write based on and as cat UNQUOTE. After much discussion Assignment booklet and reproduced in since in the draft thesis as well as during an extension of the three articles on I gradually realised that perhaps the her Assignment. I recall that the marker the presentation these words were used education that I read 44 years apart he Myanmar phrase SANN (‘order’) he takes about a minute to quickly browse interchangeably. (The convener pointed encouraged me to do so. had translated as ‘obedience’ (with through the Assignment and ‘awarded’ out that ‘principal’ means KYAUNG The value of or at least arguable wrong spelling) and he seemed to con- the Assignment 18 out of 20 marks! OKE KYEE -Headmaster or Headmis- practice to adopt in a developing democ- centrate on the word SANN (impera- Around 2011 yet another law cor- tress- but it also means ‘main’.) I do racy is not to ‘swipe things under the tive word?) than on the KYWAY (‘feed’) respondence student told me that he not recall the names of these three law carpet’ and pretend that ‘all is well and the cat. In a sense two lawyers (higher had failed the correspondence course correspondence students as well as the all is well’. Unfortunately that attitude grade pleaders) cannot translate a sim- 12 times (twelve times) for the simple doctoral candidate in law but I am quite and practice certainly was virtually the ple Myanmar phrase into English. And reason that he had asked his sister or sure, almost certain that all of them norm not only in educational affairs but one Burmese and English distinction another person to ‘copy’ from the As- have now (safely) got their degrees in political, social and economic condi- holder in the Matriculation ‘valiantly’ signment booklets and since those who tions of the country as espoused by most tried but failed to accomplish what to marked noticed that his handwriting ‘Sitting By the Sides and Stating Awk- of the various governments of the past them seem to be a gargantuan task. apparently from the exam papers where ward Things’ and the Need for Knowl- few decades. Two more examples in the ‘law he had to I suppose answer by himself edge as well as Acknowledgement In recent weeks I have seen even in field’ can and have to be given here. In is different from the handwriting in the It might be objected that I am, the official newspaper The Global New 2005 I met at a camera shop a salesgirl Assignments he failed the course twelve as the Myanmar saying goes, BAE Light of Myanmar a few (but admitted- who was then in her first year of ‘law consecutive times. At the time that I met HTAING BU PWA ‘sitting by the side ly only a few) articles pointing out the correspondence courses’. I asked her him he is still being enrolled in that law and saying awkward things or ‘mouth- inconvenient facts of past and yes -let’s what the phrase ‘legal education’ means. correspondence course and was sched- ing’ uncomfortable facts’. But I am also not beat about the bush, but let’s face She knew the meaning of either ‘legal’ uled to attempt the exam for the 13th generally curious to what extent do the facts squarely or even ‘seize them or ‘education’ not both and she could time! But I am sure that just as the cam- ‘starting from down’ Amay Su (State by the lapels’- current government’s not translate that phrase into Myanmar. era shop receptionist correspondence Counsellor and for about a week in April policies and practices. By looking at The general state of ‘legal education’ course student who did not know what 2016 also Education Minister) Daw Aung things squarely–acknowledgments of is such that I am sure she has quite a ‘legal education’ means he too, would San Suu Kyi and other educational au- the inconvenient facts- we can try to few years ago obtained the LLB degree have graduated with a LLB by now. thorities know about these facts (or not). modify or improve them to the extent even if she may now not necessarily be In 2005 also in the notice board I guess that Dr. Nu Nu Win and that we can. This article is written with a lawyer. (I have learned that quite a at the Yangon University of Distance other educational authorities would be this view and aim. few those who obtained the LLB degree Education I saw that in Lower Myanmar privy to information about the matricu- by the correspondence courses did not alone there were about 50,000 students lation exam marking anomalies or she- Correction even bother to do their ‘chambering’ studying law in various Universities nanigans (which I trust had occurred with lawyers and did not even bother to located in lower Myanmar. My guess is only in the past). But knowledge of In the Part I of the article published apply for a lawyer’s license). that since 1980 when the first batch of certain facts or situation or ‘true events’ in The Global New Light of Myanmar In the year 2005 also I met a hotel correspondence students in law grad- is one thing and official acknowledgment on 11 June 2017 page 9, 4th column last receptionist who had already got her uated there would be well over 100,000 is another as pointed out by philosopher paragraph which reads ‘And MRTV has LLB degree and who could not explain may be up to 200,000 law graduates from Thomas Nagel. to interview hourly for about ten days to me in Myanmar language (not n the ‘Law Correspondence Courses’. The Chief Editor of the Global New if all the all- round distinction holders’ English) ‘What is Administrative Law?. Around 2014 I attended a Doctorate Light of Myanmar suggested,-in fact I should be ‘And MR TV has to interview I asked that question because I saw an (in Law) paper-reading seminar (of can say almost encouraged- me to write hourly for about ten days if all the all- assignment (also in 2005) which asked a thesis that by regulation have to be on educational matters since a few of round distinction holders were to be in English the same question and the written in English but the presentation my contributions are in his words ‘quite given equal opportunity to appear on then correspondent student just copied is done mainly if not almost entirely in high level’ and apparently did not pass television.’ — Editor 12 june 2017 10 world The Global New Light Of Myanmar World Britain’s May seeks deal with Briefs Northern Irish party to cling to power Massive blackout hits southwestern Seoul, LONDON — British Prime Min- satellite cities: Yonhap ister Theresa May was seeking a deal with a small Northern Irish party on Sunday to stay in SEOUL — A power substation power after losing her party’s malfunction caused a “massive parliamentary majority in a cat- blackout” on Sunday affecting astrophic electoral gamble just some southwestern districts of days before Brexit talks are set Seoul and areas just south of the to start. capital, Yonhap News Agency re- But with May’s personal au- ported, citing the country’s state- thority in tatters, there were re- run electricity monopoly. ports that moves were under way “Yeongseo Substation, locat- within her Conservative Party ed in Gwangmyeong, near Seoul, to dislodge her, while opposition suffered a partial breakdown Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn around 12:53 pm, cutting the was insisting she could be ousted supply of electricity, according to and he could replace her. the Korean Electric Power Corp “Theresa May is a dead and the city government,” Yonhap woman walking. It’s just how reported. It said the cause of the long she’s going to remain on malfunction is being investigat- death row,” former Conserva- ed.—Kyodo News tive finance minister George Osborne, who was sacked by Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Phillip arrive at church in Sonning, Britain on 11 June Kuwait says Qatar May when she became prime 2017. Photo: REUTERS “ready to understand” minister last year, told the BBC. Gulf concerns With Britain due to start day. That said May had “spoken the main opposition party, won and Fiona Hill, who were per- negotiating the terms of its exit with the DUP to discuss finalis- 262. The DUP won 10. ceived by many Conservative from the European Union with ing” a deal in the coming week. Labour’s Corbyn told the lawmakers to be high-handed KUWAIT — Kuwait’s foreign the bloc’s 27 other members on “We will welcome any such Sunday Mirror newspaper he and secretive. May had called minister said on Sunday that 19 June, the political crisis in deal being agreed, as it will pro- saw a route to power himself, the snap election with a view to Qatar was ready to listen to the London could not have come at vide the stability and certainty although it was not clear how he increasing the narrow majority concerns of other countries in the a worse time. the whole country requires as we would command the support of she had inherited from her pre- Gulf, state news agency KUNA Those exit talks, expected embark on Brexit and beyond,” a majority of members of parlia- decessor David Cameron. At the reported, and that his country to be the most complex in post- the Downing Street statement ment. Labour’s tally, even when start of the campaign, she was would continue its efforts to World War Two European history, said. Many critics, including added to those of potential allies enjoying poll leads of 20 points patch a rift within the Gulf. are supposed to wrap up before Scottish Conservative leader such as the Scottish National or more over the main opposition “(Kuwait) affirms the read- the end of March 2019 — a time- Ruth Davidson, have expressed Party and other smaller parties, Labour Party. But after a poor iness of the brothers in Qatar line that was already considered concerns over the DUP’s stances was still short of a majority. campaign and an unexpectedly to understand the reality of the ambitious before May’s electoral against gay marriage and abor- “I can still be prime minister. stiff challenge from Labour, her qualms and concerns of their debacle. tion, among other issues. This is still on. Absolutely,” Cor- plan went disastrously wrong. brothers and to heed the noble Her Downing Street office Others have also said a byn was quoted as saying. The Conservatives now plan endeavors to enhance security had announced on Saturday Conservative-DUP deal could He said his party would seek to reach a so-called confidence and stability,” KUNA quoted the that the “principles of an out- endanger Northern Ireland’s to vote down May’s Queen’s and supply agreement with the Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah line agreement” with Northern peace settlement, which relies Speech, or programme for gov- DUP, which would involve it al-Khalid al-Sabah as saying.— Ireland’s Democratic Unionist on the British government be- ernment, when she presented supporting a Conservative mi- Reuters Party (DUP) had been agreed, ing a neutral arbiter between it to parliament. Corbyn said nority government on key votes only for the DUP itself to cast those who want the province another national election might in parliament but not forming Ten killed as car doubt on that account hours later. to remain in the United King- be needed to break the deadlock. a formal coalition. Fallon said “The talks so far have been dom and those who want it to “It is quite possible there will the DUP would agree to back falls into canal in positive. Discussions will con- become part of the Republic of be an election later this year or the Conservatives on big eco- northern India tinue next week to work on the Ireland. “There has been a lot of early next year and that might be nomic and security issues. He details and to reach agreement hyperbole about the DUP since a good thing because we cannot said the parties had a history of on arrangements for the new Thursday, a lot of things said, go on with a period of great insta- friendship, and that did not mean NEW DELHI — At least 10 peo- parliament,” it said. a lot of people who really don’t bility,” he told the BBC. the Conservatives agreed with ple were killed after their car It was another humiliation know what we stand for,” DUP Defence Secretary Michael some of the DUP’s more social- fell into a canal in the northern for May, and a sign that the so- leader Arlene Foster told Sky Fallon, one of May’s most loyal ly conservative positions. While Indian state of Uttar Pradesh cially conservative DUP, with News on Sunday morning. “Just supporters, said he disagreed the to-and-fro between Downing Sunday, a senior police official its strong focus on Northern to be clear, we will act in the na- with Osborne’s description of Street and the DUP was unfold- said. Ireland’s specific political com- tional interest. We want to do her as a “dead woman walking” ing, several British newspapers “The accident occurred plexities, will not necessarily be what is right for the whole of the and he expected Conservative were reporting that some prom- around 4.30 am (local time) on a compliant partner for her mi- UK and to bring stability to the lawmakers to rally behind her. inent Conservatives, including Mathur-Jajampatti Road near nority government. government of the United King- Fallon told the BBC that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Mogarra village in the state’s Ma- The DUP statement put dom.”The Conservatives won in light of the election result a and Brexit minister David Davis, thura district, some 150 km from Downing Street on the back foot, 318 House of Commons seats in new approach was needed, wel- were being urged by supporters the national capital,” Superinten- prompting a carefully worded re- Thursday’s election, eight short coming the resignation of her to challenge May for the party dent of Police (rural area) Aditya sponse in the early hours of Sun- of an outright majority. Labour, two closest aides Nick Timothy leadership.—Reuters Shukla told the media.—Xinhua 12 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar world 11

Iraqi forces repel Islamic State offensive south of Mosul, 38 killed

TIRKIT, (Iraq) — Iraqi forces and the Iraqi capital Baghdad. repelled an offensive launched Islamic State lost Shirqat in the early hours of Saturday by to US-backed Iraqi government Islamic State on the Sunni town forces and tribal fighters last of Shirqat, south of Mosul, during year. Its fall paved the way for which 38 military and civilians the offensive on Mosul, the mil- were killed and about 40 more itants’ de-facto capital in Iraq. wounded, security sources said. Eight months into the US- Islamic State lost 24 fight- backed offensive to take back ers in the attack, which ended Mosul, all of the city has been around midday, the sources said. retaken by Iraqi government About half the dead in the forces except an enclave by the city and its surroundings were western bank of the Tigris river. civilians and the rest members The militants continue to of the Iraqi armed forces and control pockets south and west of Sunni tribal fighters. Mosul, as well as swathes of ter- Authorities declared a cur- ritory near the border with Syria An Iraqi man carries an elderly woman on his back as civilians displaced by fighting between the Iraqi forces few in the region between Mosul and inside Syria.—Reuters and Islamic State flee the al-Zanjili district in Mosul, Iraq on 10 June, 2017. Photo: REUTERS

Iran kills mastermind behind Tehran attacks, arrests more

DUBAI — Iran said its secu- founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah terrorist team” almost every were detained in Fardis, about Iran’s ISNA news agency re- rity forces on Saturday killed Khomeini, on Wednesday. day but had not publicised it to 50 km (31 miles) west of Teh- ported on Saturday. the mastermind of a twin at- “The mastermind and main avoiding spreading fear among ran, the judiciary’s online news Tehran police said the car tack on Tehran that left 17 commander of terrorist attacks the public. agency Mizan reported. the attackers used on Wednes- people dead this week, as se- on the parliament and Mau- Iranian authorities have On Friday, authorities an- day was discovered on Satur- curity was tightened around soleum of Ayatollah Khomeini also arrested seven people it nounced the arrests of 41 sus- day in the city centre. the country to prevent other was killed today by the security suspects of helping militants pects in connection with the “The terrorists first went possible plots. forces,” intelligence minister involved in attacks, a judiciary twin Tehran attacks. by car to the mausoleum and Islamic State has claimed Mahmoud Alavi was quoted as official said on Saturday. Separately, the head of the after dropping two of them off, responsibility for the suicide saying by Tasnim news agency. Ahmad Fazelian, a provin- judiciary in Fars province said went to the city centre to attack bombings and gun attacks on Alavi said that in the last cial judiciary official, said the seven people were detained in parliament,” the police said in parliament and the mausole- month the intelligence ministry seven, suspected of “providing the southern Larestan area for a statement published on state um of the Islamic Republic’s had identified and crushed “a support for the terrorist team”, possible ties to Islamic State, media.—Reuters

Two US soldiers Russia says tells US killed, two not to strike Syrian pro- wounded by Afghan commando — official government forces again MOSCOW — Russia said on militia supported by the govern- similar incidents in future,” the JALALABAD, (Afghanistan) killed in the incident, Khogyani Saturday it had told the United ment of President Bashar al-As- ministry said. — At least two American sol- said. States it was unacceptable for sad which it said posed a threat The two men had also ex- diers were killed and two others “The cause of the shooting Washington to strike pro-govern- to US forces and US-backed changed assessments of the wounded on Saturday when an is not clear. An investigation ment forces in Syria after the US Syrian fighters in the country’s situation in Syria, it added, and Afghan commando opened fire has already begun,” he said. military carried out an air strike south. confirmed their desire to step on them in eastern Afghani- A spokesman for the US on pro-Assad militia last month. Russia said at the time that up co-operation to try to end the stan, a local official said. military command in Kabul Russian Foreign Minister the US action would hamper ef- conflict there. The shooting occurred in said they were aware of the re- Sergei Lavrov relayed the mes- forts to find a political solution to The ministry said Lavrov Achin district, where US special port but could not yet confirm sage to US Secretary of State the conflict and had violated the and Tillerson had also discussed forces have been fighting along- any details. Rex Tillerson in a phone call on sovereignty of Syria, one of Rus- the need to try to mend the rift side Afghan troops against Is- Taliban spokesman Zabi- Saturday initiated by the US side, sia’s closest Middle East allies. between Qatar and other Arab lamic State and Taliban mili- hullah Mujahid said the shooter the Russian Foreign Ministry “Lavrov expressed his cat- nations through negotiations, tants, said Attaullah Khogyani, was a member of the militant said in a statement. egorical disagreement with the and had talked about the state of a spokesman for the Nangarhar group and had killed four Amer- US officials told Reuters US strikes on pro-government US-Russia relations and planned provincial governor. icans and wounded several last month that the US military forces and called on him to take meetings between officials from The commando was also more. —Reuters carried out the air strike against concrete measures to prevent the two countries.—Reuters 12 june 2017 12 world The Global New Light Of Myanmar

Russian troops to recieve over 750 new weapon systems

MOSCOW — Over 750 Shoigu said at the minis- new weapon systems try’s board meeting. have arrived for the Rus- The share of modern sian troops in the past six armament and military months of this year, De- hardware in constant alert fence Minister Army Gen- units and formations has eral Sergei Shoigu said on reached 58% since the Friday 9 June, 2017. beginning of 2017, the de- “Over the past six fense minister said. months, more than 750 “Let me remind you new weapon systems and that the priority goals in- military equipment have clude the tasks of rearm- arrived for the troops while ing force groupings in the 380 pieces of military hard- western and southwestern ware have been repaired strategic directions and and about 7,000 military equipping troops in the hardware items have un- Arctic zone,” the defence PHOTO: TASS dergone maintenance,” minister said.—Tass

US, Turkey discuss Qatar row, Vast majority of Venezuelans reject Syria on phone call: sources plan for new constitution — poll

CARACAS — President washington — US Sec- son’s comments on the dispute should be resolved Nicolas Maduro’s plan to retary of State Rex Till- blockade, Turkish Presi- by the end of the holy rewrite the constitution erson and Turkish coun- dent Tayyip Erdogan said month of Ramadan. is opposed by 85 per cent terpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in a speech at a Ramadan Erdogan on Thursday of Venezuelans, accord- discussed developments fast-breaking dinner in Is- also approved an accord ing to a survey by polling in Syria and in the row be- tanbul on Friday: “I say it between Turkey and Qatar company Datanalisis tween Qatar and its fellow should be lifted complete- on military training coop- carried out as protests Arab states on a phone call ly”. eration. Both bills were calling for presidential late on Saturday, Turkish Saudi Arabia, the drawn up before the dis- elections grew increas- foreign ministry sources United Arab Emirates pute between Qatar and ingly intense. said. (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt others erupted. Turkey In the poll, conduct- Demonstrators clash with riot security forces while rallying The call, held at Tiller- severed relations with Qa- has also pledged to provide ed between 29 May and against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, son’s request, came after tar on Monday, accusing it food and water supplies to 4 June, 85.0 per cent of Venezuela on 10 June, 2017. P hoto: Reuters Tillerson on Friday urged of supporting Islamist mil- Qatar. respondents agreed with Saudi Arabia and other itants and their adversary Turkey has main- the statement: “There is rules skewed in favour of sands of injuries, hundreds Gulf states to ease their Iran — allegations Qatar tained good relations with no need to change the the government. They want of arrests and widespread blockade of Qatar, saying says are baseless. Several Qatar as well as several of current constitution. to bring forward the next destruction. it was causing unintended countries followed suit. its Gulf Arab neighbors. What the government presidential vote due at the Protesters gathered humanitarian consequenc- Erdogan vowed to Turkey and Qatar have should do is enforce it.” end of 2018. again on Saturday for a es and affecting the US-led keep supporting Qatar af- both provided support for Maduro, 54, has The poll was posted march dubbed “towards fight against Islamic State. ter his rapid approval of the Muslim Brotherhood called a 30 July election on the website prodavin- victory.” No further details of legislation on deploying in Egypt and backed re- to choose lawmakers who ci.com, where largely an- Maduro calls violent the call were immediately Turkish troops there. On bels fighting to overthrow will then work on the new ti-government articles are protesters “terrorists” who available. Saturday, he told Bahrain’s Syrian President Bashar charter, calling it a way posted, and confirmed by are seeking to topple him Referring to Tiller- foreign minister that the al-Assad.—Reuters to restore peace after Datanalisis’ head Luis Vi- with the help of the United two months of anti-gov- cente Leon, who has been States and other foreign ernment unrest that has a strong critic of President powers. German Chancel- killed 67 people. Nicolas Maduro. lor Angela Merkel on Fri- However, opposition Datanalisis did not day called the situation in parties say they will not reveal the number of Venezuela “concerning,” in take part in the election, participants, saying the comments the government which could dissolve the interviews were done by decried as interference current, opposition dom- telephone with families that would fuel opposition inated parliament. The from a range of economic violence. proposal has run into rare backgrounds. Maduro’s approval criticism from within the Maduro’s government rating in the poll was 21.9 government’s own ranks. has been put under pres- per cent, including people The opposition says sure by two months of often who considered his perfor- the vote is a sham de- violent opposition street mance as president, not signed purely to keep protests that have led to bad, good and very good. him in power and with at least 67 deaths, thou- —Reuters 12 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar world 13

Ireland wants Brexit talks to start, to safeguard peace process

LONDON — Irish Foreign the result of these nego- Affairs Minister Charlie tiations is doesn’t in any Flanagan said Ireland way adversely impact on was keen for Brexit talks our unique circumstances to start and to ensure the here in Ireland, with par- process of Britain leav- ticular reference to our ing the European Union peace process.” did not have an adverse Asked whether a impact on Northern Ire- delay in the start of the land’s fragile peace pro- Brexit talks, scheduled cess. for 19 June, was possible, Flanagan was speak- Flanagan said: “I’m con- ing as the British political scious of the fact that this situation was in turmoil clock is ticking. French President Emmanuel Macron and wife following an election on “We’re a year now Brigitte leave home before voting in the first of two Thursday that produced since the referendum. We rounds of parliamentary elections in Le Touquet, France on 11 June, 2017. Photo: Reuters no clear winner. Unable lost some time over the to govern alone, Conserv- last seven weeks during ative Prime Minister The- the general election cam- resa May was seeking to paign. Europe is ready to Macron aims to consolidate power form a minority govern- start these negotiations.” ment with support from Asked whether the Northern Ireland’s Dem- prospect of a Conserva- as France elects parliament ocratic Unionist Party. tive government in Britain “I do believe it’s im- reliant on support from PARIS — French voters fledgling party win a com- forecast LREM and its cen- gan in Paris. “We’re seeing portant we have certain- the DUP was in itself a cast their ballots on Sunday manding majority in next tre-right Modem allies will a kind of majority cohesion, ty,” Flanagan told ITV. threat to Northern Ire- in the first round of a parlia- week’s second round, it win at least 30 per cent of it’s democracy at work.” “Our priorities are land’s peace process, mentary election expected will be another blow for the votes on Sunday. While predicting the to ensure that there is as Flanagan said: to give centrist President mainstream parties on the The conservative The outcome can be tricky with close as possible a deal “Not necessarily the Emmanuel Macron the right and left which failed Republicans party and its 7,882 candidates vying for between the UK and the case. It remains to be seen strong majority needed to to get a candidate into the allies trail with about 20 per parliament’s seats, even EU, having regard to the what the nature of that carry out the far-reaching presidential run-off. cent, ahead of the far-right LREM’s rivals have been very severe consequences deal is.” economic and social re- “We want a big ma- National Front on about saying they expect Macron and severe adverse conse- He said he had raised forms he promises. jority to be able to act and 17 per cent. to secure a majority. quences of the UK leaving the issue with Britain’s The vote to elect the transform France over the Such an outcome Their strategy has the European Union on us minister for Northern Ire- lower house’s 577 members next five years,” Mounir would transform into a been to urge voters to here in Ireland,” he said. land, James Brokenshire, comes a month after Ma- Mahjoubi, a tech entre- landslide majority in the make sure the opposition “We will be anxious and would meet him again cron, a 39-year-old former preneur running under second round, the opinion will be big enough to have to ensure that whatever on Monday.—Reuters banker with little political Macron’s Republic On The polls show. some clout in parliament. experience, defied the odds Move (LREM) banner told “I think voters are “We shouldn’t have a mo- to win the presidency of the Reuters as he canvassed pretty mobilised behind nopolistic party,” former TRADEMARK CAUTION euro zone’s second-larg- support in his northern LREM,” said Georges Gar- prime minister Bernard UNI-CHARM CORPORATION, a company registered est economy. If, as polls Paris constituency ahead ion, a 64-year-old company Cazeneuve, a Socialist, told under the laws of Japan, which is located at 182 Shimobun, Kinsei-cho, Shikokuchuo-shi, Ehime-ken, project, Macron and his of the vote. Opinion polls manager, before voting be- Reuters.—Reuters Japan, is the sole owner of the following trademark:

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Adam West exemplified heroism: Ben Affleck

Los Angeles — Oscar-win- Burt Ward and Julie Newmar ner Ben Affleck remembered have also expressed their grief Batman predecessor Adam West over his demise. by calling him the exemplifica- “I am devastated at the loss tion of “heroism”. of one my very dearest friends. West, who played the Caped Adam and I had a special friend- Crusader on the classic 1960s TV ship for more than 50 years. series “Batman”, passed away We shared some of the most on Friday here after a short bat- fun times of our lives together. tle with leukemia. He was 88. This is a terribly unexpected loss The “Batman v Superman: of my lifelong friend,” Ward said. Dawn of Justice” actor, Affleck, While Newmar, who starred took to Twitter to pay tribute to as Catwoman on “Batman” for the late veteran. two seasons, said, “Stellar, ex- “Adam West exemplified emplar, a king to the end. He heroism. Kind, funny and an all was bright, witty and fun to work around great guy. Thank you for with. I will miss him in the physi- showing us all how it’s done. @ cal world and savour him always therealadamwest,” he wrote. in the world of imagination and West’s “Batman” costars creativity.—PTI Oscar-winner Ben Affleck . Photo: Reuters

Tom Hardy will never say ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ has action of international standard: Ali no to Christopher Nolan Mumbai — The action in Sal- The film’s first installment man Khan-starrer “Tiger Zinda revolved around an Indian spy London — Actor Tom Hardy Hai” is of international standard code-named Tiger (Salman), says he would agree to do any and both the superstar and lead who falls in love with Pakistani project if it involved Christopher actress Katrina Kaif are putting spy Zoya (Katrina) during an Nolan, regardless of the scale of in their best foot forward, says investigation. In the sequel, both the project. director Ali Abbas Zafar. Salman and Katrina will reprise The 39-year-old actor, who Salman and Katrina have their roles as spies Tiger and has worked with the director teamed up again for the sequel Zoya. “The characters played on three movies, “Inception”, to their 2012 blockbuster “Ek by Salman and Katrina are the “The Dark Knight Rises” and Tha Tiger”. same in the second part. It’s too “Dunkirk”, says it would be a “Salman and Katrina both early to talk in detail about the “no-brainer” if the filmmaker have worked really hard. This plot of the film,” Ali says when wanted to cast him again, re- time he (Salman) will be seen in asked if Salman and Katrina are ported Femalefirst. a different body type, he is much set on a new mission. “It’s always been that way leaner,” Ali told PTI. Presently, the “Dabangg” with Chris, yes. For me, it’s won- “The film requires a certain star is busy with the promotions derful to meet someone who is kind of action and it’s challeng- of “Tubelight” that is slated to completely in control of the el- Actor Tom Hardy. Photo: PTI ing to do it. The action is of a hit the cinema houses this Eid. ements and assets that he has certain scale, it’s contemporary Once Salman is done with available to him. about what they want. tion?’ Whatever he wants to and of international standard.” the release of “Tubelight”, the He has a specific confidence “But Chris, the most do. Even if he wants to shoot The makers of “Tiger Zinda shooting for “Tiger Zinda Hai” that I’ve not met in another film- so, out of everyone I’ve ever a short film in his garden, I Hai” have roped-in stunt direc- will resume, says Ali. “The film maker. Akin to George Miller worked with. So yeah, it’s a know it’s going to be good and tor Tom Struthers, known for is shaping up well and we are actually. Inarritu did as well, no-brainer if he says, ‘Tom, do I’ll learn something,” Hardy his stellar work in “Inception” happy with the way it has turned actually. They’re very specific you want to jump on this op- says.—PTI and “The Dark Knight”. out so far,” he says.—PTI

Ex “Top Gear” presenter Hammond in hospital after crash

BERN (Switzerland) — Former ing for “The Grand Tour” when over, revealing a fracture to his Vampire drag racer he was driv- He left the BBC show along with “Top Gear” presenter Richard the crash happened, the spokes- knee,” it said. “The cause of the ing burst a tire and left the course colleagues Jeremy Clarkson and Hammond was airlifted to hos- man for the show said. “Richard crash is unknown and is being at 288 mph (463 kph) at Elvington James May when Clarkson was pital in Switzerland on Saturday was conscious and talking, and investigated.” airfield, near the British city of fired in 2015 for physically attack- following a dramatic car crash climbed out of the car himself Hammond was involved in a York, in September 2006. ing a member of the production while filming for his new show, before the vehicle burst into much more serious crash over a Hammond recovered and re- team. “The Grand Tour”, an Am- but his injuries were not serious, flames,” a spokesman for “The decade ago, while filming for his turned to broadcasting and to “Top azon series, reunites the old “Top a spokesman said. Grand Tour” said in a statement. old show “Top Gear”. He suffered Gear”, which aired in more than Gear” team. Saturday’s accident Hammond, 47, was driving “He was flown by air ambulance to serious brain injuries and was in 200 countries and was watched occurred during the filming of its an electric sports car during film- hospital in St Gallen to be checked hospital for five weeks after a by 350 million viewers worldwide. second series.—Reuters 12 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar social 15

Samurai-sword-shaped scissors prove popular with foreign tourists

GIFU (Japan) — Samu- after-hours chat Yuji Ku- increase their sharpness, from souvenir shops in rai-sword-shaped scissors mada, a 33-year-old senior which made them look like Tokyo’s Asakusa and Aki- developed by a manufac- official of Nikken Cutlery, miniature swords. habara districts, Kyoto and turer in Gifu Prefecture in had with two of his young Ultimately it resulted other locations on the back central Japan are proving colleagues at a coffee shop in a product having a deco- of an increasing number of popular with foreign tour- in 2014. rative handle that mimics a foreign travelers to Japan. ists as well as schoolchil- They were trying to sword handle, a blade that Teens out to shop for dren shopping for souve- come up with a new, origi- looks like a sword blade and souvenirs during school ex- nirs. nal product line besides the a case that mimics a sword cursions are also picking The “Japanese sword company’s existing, main- scabbard. them up, according to the scissors” by Nikken Cut- stay cutlery products, such To date, 15 models company. lery Co in Seki, Gifu, mimic as office-use scissors and have been sold. Each About 52,000 pairs decorative features found paper knives. model is just under 20 have sold since they were in the swords used by such “Wouldn’t it be cool if centimetres long and sells rolled out two years ago. feudal-era figures as Oda a scissors’ blades had a for 2,000-3,000 yen ($18-27). Sales have increased 10 per Japanese sword scissors” . Photo: Kyodo News Nobunaga, a 16th-century blade pattern like a Japa- A premium model with a cent since their release. warlord, and Sakamoto nese sword?” one of them lacquer-coated handle goes In February, Nikken a 19th-century swordsman. “I would be happy Ryoma, who tried to over- suggested. for over 10,000 yen. Cutlery took to the inter- The company managed to if young people took an throw the Tokugawa sho- The idea fitted well Since the product was net and sought crowdfund- hit its 1 million yen target interest in us through gunate in the 19th century. with the company’s product launched around 2015, Nik- ing for developing a paper in just one day, a feat that cool stuff or fun under- The idea for the design because its scissors ken Cutlery has received knife modeled after a sword generated a buzz among takings,” Kumada said. product came during an already had curvy blades to an avalanche of orders used by Hijikata Toshizo, “netizens.” —Kyodo News

British artist Grayson Perry explores a divided country in new exhibition

LONDON — British artist Perry told Reuters. As a reminder of the Grayson Perry will launch “It presented a yes-no, domestic political division, a new exhibition on Thurs- black-and-white question Perry, who describes him- day, the day Britain votes at just the right moment in self as a “gnarled 57-year- in a general election, and our society when there was old transvestite artist” unsurprisingly, his works unacknowledged grievanc- on his Twitter page, has cast a critical eye over the es by a large section of so- placed “Our Mother”, a country’s tumultuous po- ciety and they hung those statue of a refugee, in be- litical landscape. on the EU debate.” tween the vases. The exhibition, The exhibition fea- Perry won the Turn- dubbed “The Most Popu- tures tapestries and sculp- er Prize, a prestigious lar Art Exhibition Ever!” ture, as well as Perry’s British visual arts award will run at London’s Ser- trademark provocative that helped to put artists pentine gallery until Sep- pottery. including Damien Hirst tember. Two ceramic vases, and Tracy Emin on the Much of the artwork decorated with imag- map, in 2003. In addition addresses the controversy Photo: Reuters es crowd-sourced from to his visual art, he has around Britain’s impend- “Leave” and “Remain” also produced television ing departure from the Eu- Brexit, after Britons voted “It was a point when divide in the country and voters via social media, are documentaries in recent ropean Union, known as to leave in June 2016. there was a kind of cultural what the referendum did,” the keystone of the show. years.—Reuters

Myanmar Programme Schedule International (12-6-2017, Monday) Programme Schedule 10:49 Am The Firefighter 6:00 Am 3:15 Pm ♦♦ Paritta by Hilly Region ♦♦ TV Drama Series Missionary Sayadaw 4:20 Pm (12-6-2017 07:00am ~ 13-6-2017 07:00am) MST 7:00 Am ♦♦ University of Distance Edu- (11:00 Am ~ 03:00 Pm)- Sunday Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) ♦♦ Breakfast News cations (TV Lecture) - First 07:03 Am News (03:00 Pm ~ 07:00 Pm) -Today Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) 7:35 Am Years (Botany) 4:35 Am 07:27 Am Exquisite Myanmar Silk ♦♦ MRTV Travelogue 8:35 Am ♦♦ Documentrary 07:46 Am Traditional Thatch Roof - Thet Nge Prime Time ♦♦ Women in Myanmar 5:05 Am ♦♦ This Week’s Special Interest 08:03 Am News Society 07:03 Pm News 9:10 Am 5:20 Am ♦ Analysis for Myanmar Movie 08:26 Am A Journey for Healthy Future (The 36th ♦ Documentrary (Talk) ♦ 07:27 Pm Food Trip (EP-4)(Part-2) ♦ 5:35 Am 9:45 Am Geumsan Insam Festival) Day1 07:51 Pm Entrepreneur Chaw Khin Khin ♦♦ Yes or No Talk Show ♦♦ World Heritage “Warm 6:20 Am Heart” 08:45 Am YUFL 08:03 Pm News ♦♦ Football Magazine 09:03 Am News 08:26 Pm Discovering Tribes “Gaybar Kayin” (Russia) 6:35 Am 10:30 Am ♦♦ Law Affairs 09:26 Am The Legend of An ambulatory Surgeon 08:48 Pm Life of Sea Urchin Diver ♦♦ Documentrary 7:15 Pm (EP-1) 11:15 Am ♦♦ TV Drama Series ♦♦ Documentrary (Asean) 8:00 Pm 09:50 Am Gold from Garbage (09:00 Pm ~ 11:00 Pm) -Today Repeat (09:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) 11:35 Am ♦♦ News/ International News/ 10:03 Am News ♦♦ MRTV Youth’s Programme Weather Report (11:00 Pm ~ 03:00 Am)- Sunday Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) 12:45 Am 8:35 Pm 10:26 Am Myanmar Betels (03:00 Am ~ 07:00 Am) -Today Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) ♦♦ Fine Arts - Bosom of Dra- ♦♦ Documentrary matic Performance (Mandalay Palace) 10:42 Am Myanmar Childhood Games 1:30 Am 9:15 Pm (Episode-II) (For Detailed Schedule – www.myanmaritv.com/schedule) ♦♦ Tasy Trip ♦♦ TV Drama Series 12 June 2017 16 sport The Global New Light Of Myanmar Unseeded Ostapenko stuns Halep to win French Open title

PARIS — Jelena Ostapenko games in a row and sent the stunned third seed Simona Ha- match into a decider during lep with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 comeback which she overwhelmed her op- victory in a thrilling French Open ponent on a sun-bathed Court final on Saturday to become the Philippe Chatrier. It was the sec- first Latvian to win a grand slam ond defeat in the final here for title. The 20-year-old Ostapenko, Romanian Halep, who was also the first unseeded player to lift Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko bidding to become world number celebrates with the trophy the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since one by winning the trophy. after winning the final against Britain’s Margaret Scriven in Ostapenko was the first Romania’s Simona Halep at 1933, was 3-0 down in the sec- woman since American Jen- Roland Garros in Paris, France on ond set when she overturned nifer Capriati in 2001 to win the 10 June, 2017. the situation. singles title at Roland Garros Photo: Reuters Ostapenko, who hit a stag- after losing the first set in the gering 54 winners, won four final.—Reuters

Two Myanmar golfers rewarded in Manchester United Singapore Junior Golf Championship 2017 agree transfer of

Myanmar golfers Hien Si Thu Benfica’s Lindelof Photo: MGF achieved first and third and LONDON — Manchester Unit- fying for next season’s Cham- Yarzar Aung got 14th place at ed have agreed an undisclosed pions League by winning the Singapore Junior Golf Champi- fee for Benfica’s Swedish in- Europa League last month. onship 2017 held at the Seletar ternational defender Victor “Manchester United is Country Club in Singapore from Lindelof, the Premier League pleased to announce that it 6 to 8 June. club announced on Saturday. has reached agreement with As Myanmar Golf Federa- The 22-year-old now has Benfica for the transfer of tion held local golf tournament to agree personal terms and Victor Lindelof, subject to a competitions continuously, My- pass a medical but United are medical examination, interna- anmar golfers are improving optimistic of making him their tional clearance and personal and could even snatch prizes in first major signing of the close terms,” said a statement on the international tournaments. Dur- season. club’s website (www.manutd. ing the competition, Hein Si Thu Manager Jose Mourinho is com). stroked 212 in 3 days and won first scratch match. Yarzar Aung also and women athletes from fifteen believed to be keen to strength- “A further announcement in individual handicapped match scored 235 strokes and reached countries participated in the com- en his squad in several areas, will be made once the transfer as well as got third in individual fourteenth position. Over 100 men petition.— Phoe Thaw Zin including defence, after quali- is complete.”—Reuters Myanmar U-22 football team to train in Taunggyi

The Myanmar U-22 national foot- made by head coach Gerd Frie- ball team will train in Taunggyi drich in order to train the players from 16 to 22 June in preparation together in good weather,” said for upcoming SEA Games. The U Bhone Naing Zaw. The players players are currently coached by will return from Taunggyi on 23 four temporary coaches U Soe June and will compete against Myat Min, U Kyaw Min, U Sai Cambodia, Hong Kong and Japa- Maung Maung Oo and U Myint Ko nese University clubs in the KBZ at the Thuwanna Football training Bank Cup 2017 at Thuwana Sta- grounds in Yangon.“Nine other dium from 24 June to 2 July. players were included in Myan- The Myanmar U-22 team mar national team and the coach will compete in the Asia U-23 group can join only after the na- selection match and 2017 ASEAN tional team’s match with Macau. SEA Games that will take place The combined 28 players will in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from train in Taunggyi. The plan was 19 to 30 August.—Kyaw Zin Lin Myanmar U22 players under trainning. photo: MFF