State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Arrives in Sweden
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LOW PRESSURE MAY INTENSIFY INTO DEPRESSION DURING NEXT 24 HRS P-2 (LOCAL NEWS) Vol. IV, No. 56, 3rd Waning of Nayon 1379 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 12 June 2017 N ATIONAL Vice President U Henry Van Thio inspects Thaton Industrial Zone in Mon State PAGE-3 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.