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NATIONAL NATIONAL State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Daw Vice President, Senior General inspect inundation Khin Kyi Women’s Hospital caused by overflow of Swa Chaung Dam

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President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho visit Lumbini in Nepal. PHOTO: State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivers address at the meeting on renovation and MNA upgrading Yangon University. PHOTO: MNA President, First Lady visit State Counsellor attends birthplace of Buddha meeting on renovation, in Lumbini, Nepal upgrading Yangon University

PRESIDENT U Win Myint and First Lady The President and First Lady paid A COORDINATION meeting on ren- measures being taken for renovating Daw Cho Cho, who are in Nepal on official obeisance to the Buddha Image, listened ovating Yangon University (Main and upgrading the university and pri- visit, visited the birth place of the Buddha to the Parittas recited by the members of Campus) and upgrading the universi- orities to be taken before the centenary in the Lumbini Garden in Bhairahawa of the Sangha led by Myanmar Shwe Kyaung ty was held at the meeting hall of the celebration of the university in 2020. Province-5 of Nepal yesterday. Monastery’s Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kovida Convocation Building of the university Afterwards, Prof. Dr. Maung The Myanmar delegation led by the and donated cash to the members of the yesterday with an attendance by State Maung Wint, Chairman of the Soft- President and First Lady left Kathmandu Sangha. At the briefing hall of the temple, Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. ware Committee on renovation and by special flight yesterday morning and Nepali Minister for Culture, Tourism and Speaking at the meeting, the State upgrading of the Yangon University arrived at the Gautam Buddha Airport Civil Aviation Mr. Rabindra Adhikari ex- Counsellor has called for strengthen- reported on the Master Plan, forma- in Bhairahawa at 9:50 am. tended greetings to the Myanmar delega- ing the strong points and to correct the tion of committees for implementing The delegation flew to Lumbini by tion. The President signed in the visitor’s weak points of the university regarding the Master Plan, meetings with local helicopter of Nepali and armed forces book and had a documentary photo taken the promoting and upgrading as Yan- and foreign experts, meetings experts and they were welcomed there by Chief together with the dignitaries. gon University should be a model for from the Central European University of Province Mr. Umakant Jha, Minister Afterwards, the Myanmar delega- higher education sector of the country in Hungary, main sectors in the Master for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation tion visited the Panitayama International and the main university in Myanmar Plan 2018-2030 and priorities set to be Mr. Rabindra Adhikari, Province-5 Chief Meditation Centre and donated offerto- as well. completed by the university’s cente- Minister Mr. Shankar Pokharel, the Mayor ries to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vivakananda The work on renovating the Yan- nary celebration in 2020. of Bhairahawa and officials. of the monastery. Later, the delegation gon University and upgrading the uni- Dr. Phoe Kaung, Rector of the Yan- The delegation went to Maya Devi proceeded to the Myanmar Shwekyaung versity launched in 2013. gon University, reported on arrange- Temple by car and Nepali officials con- Monastery. At the meeting, Union Minister for ments for the 2018 Academic Year. ducted them around the temple. SEE PAGE-3 Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi reported SEE PAGE-6

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PARLIAMENT NATIONAL NATIONAL Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Union Minister Repair to spillway breach U T Khun Myat receives U Kyaw Tint Swe at Swa Chaung Dam begins Ambassador of Pakistan to receives Independent yesterday evening Myanmar Commission of Enquiry PAGE-10 PAGE-6 PAGE-10 30 AUGUST 2018 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Pyithu Hluttaw Ninth regular session of Second Pyithu Hluttaw holds 13th- day meeting

DURING the 13th-day meeting of Hluttaw term at least 60 days be- on the actual degree earned, he the ninth regular session of the fore the term ends, said U Than added. Second Pyithu Hluttaw held in Htay. Therefore, constituencies Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning, in Hinthada District will be des- Teaching knowledge training asterisk-marked questions were ignated again in accord with the short courses asked and answered, two reports area’s population as the 2020 U Oo Tun Win of Kyauktaw were read and one motion dis- General Elections approaches. constituency raised a question cussed and tabled. on whether the Ministry of Ed- No differentiation in ucation will open short courses Appointing additional technological university for private subject teachers, in committee members degrees accord with the Private School Firstly, Pyithu Hluttaw Dr. U Than Aung Soe of Min- Law, throughout the states and Speaker U T Khun Myat an- hla constituency raised a ques- regions. nounced that the Pyithu Hluttaw tion asking for an explanation Deputy Minister for Educa- has approved the appointing of on the difference between job tion U Win Maw Tun replied that Dr. U Soe Moe Thu of Myaung- opportunities for engineering they issue private school teaching mya constituency in the Interna- graduates from centre of ex- licenses for teachers who meet tional Natural Relations Commit- cellence institutions and other set standards and qualifications tee, U Kyaw Swe Win (a) U Arlu of technological university degrees. or have at least 5 years of expe- Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat. PHOTO: MNA Kawhmu constituency in the Nat- Deputy Minister for Educa- rience in their related field. The ural Resources and Environment tion U Win Maw Tun replied that Ministry of Education released an Conservation Committee, and tion as to whether the upcoming Election Law, which states that time is still needed to conduct announcement on 30 April 2012 U Nyunt Aung of Monywa con- 2020 General Elections will also a maximum of twelve constitu- a survey on whether there is a that calls for director-general of stituency in the Investment and be held in three Amyotha Hlut- encies are permitted in a single difference in the levels of em- education in an area to submit Industrial Development Commit- taw constituencies in Hinthada state or region, with the markers ployability with graduates from to the Ministry of Education the tee as additional members in the District as they had been in the for division determined by the Yangon, Mandalay or other tech- list of teaching knowledge train- respective committees. 2010 elections. population in the area, as stat- nological universities. He said ing applicants, and the ministry Union Election Commis- ed in Section 4-C of the same there were no differentiations continues to do so with collabo- Constituencies divided sion member U Than Htay re- law. Established constituencies between universities in accept- ration between the Department according to regional plied that the Amyotha Hluttaw remain fixed for the duration of ing applicants for job vacancies of Basic Education and the De- population constituencies are divided and a Hluttaw term, and the Union in government departments by partment of Higher Education, U Khin Maung Yi of Hintha- demarcated in accord with Sec- Election Commission has to set the Union Civil Service Board, as said the deputy minister. da constituency raised a ques- tion 4 of the Amyotha Hluttaw the constituencies for the next of January 2018. The focus was SEE PAGE-11

Amyotha Hluttaw Ninth regular session of Second Amyotha Hluttaw holds 13th-day meeting

THE 13th-day meeting of the Chin State, will be allotted in plied that procedures for juvenile ninth regular session of the either fiscal year 2018-2019 or cases are handled in accordance Second Amyotha Hluttaw was 2019-2020. with existing child laws in sepa- held in the Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Minister for Bor- rate courts and locations specifi- meeting hall in Nay Pyi Taw der Affairs Maj.Gen Than Htut cally for juvenile cases. Juvenile yesterday morning. Asterisk replied that Loneleh Village will offenders, child victims and wit- marked questions were asked need to link to springs 4/4 miles nesses are in contact with their and answered, two reports were away to get a supply of drinking parents or guardian, concerned read and the Hluttaw’s decision water. A feasibility survey needs staff, police officers and other was requested for one motion to be conducted to gauge the suc- concerned individuals only, with discussed. cess of the project and the best emphasis on individual security. time to do that is in the months He said the protection programs All loose ends tied with of March, April and May of 2019. do not require revision as they confiscated land in Rakhine If the study shows favorable re- are being fully implemented by State sults then the Chin State govern- the juvenile courts in the respec- U Myint Naing of Rakhine ment will include the project as tive townships and the Supreme State constituency 5 raised a high-priority event in their FY Court is supervising the cases question on whether farmland in 2019-2020 border development as well. area 784-A and 787 of Lanmadaw Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than. PHOTO: MNA fund, as permitted. Village-tract, Kyauktaw Town- Bill Committee reads two ship, Rakhine State confiscated case of nonreturnable land. are also strategically important Juvenile protection pro- reports by No 9 Operations Control Com- Deputy Minister for Defence strategy-wise. He added there grams fully implemented Next, Amyotha Hluttaw mand and land confiscated by Rear-Admiral Myint Nwe replied are no remaining compensations Naw Hla Hla Soe of Yangon Bill Committee member Daw the military in area 786-A and B that No 9 Operations Control to be provided. Region constituency 10 raised Nan Ni Ni Aye read a report by of Peinechaung Village, Nyaung- Command has received the a question on whether the pro- the committee on the Myanmar pinhla, Lanmadaw, area 787 of proper documents to the farm- Drinking water for Chin tection programs for juvenile Maternal and Child Welfare As- Kyauktawtaung and No 375 lands from the Ministry of Home village requires feasibility offenders and juvenile witness- sociation Bill, sent back from Light Infantry Regiment area Affairs and compensation has U Bwe Khein of Chin State es stated in the Myanmar Child the Pyithu Hluttaw with amend- will have excess land returned, been provided to all concerned. constituency 3 raised a question Law will be reviewed and prac- ments. The Speaker called for whether land not affiliated with He said that the lands cannot be on whether funds for acquir- tically implemented. the Hluttaw’s resolution on the the military will be returned, or relinquished at they will be used ing drinking water in Loneleh Justice U Tha Htay of the report and approved it. compensations be provided in for future expansion projects and Village, Thantland Township, Supreme Court of the Union re- SEE PAGE-11 30 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Daw Khin Kyi Women’s Hospital

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to nurses at the Daw Khin Kyi Women’s Hospital. PHOTO: MNA

STATE Counsellor Daw Aung During the meeting, Daw educational short films at the President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho visits the birth place San Suu Kyi yesterday visited Khin Kyi Women’s Hospital hospital for the health knowl- of Buddha in Lumbini. PHOTO: MNA and inspected the Daw Khin Medical Superintendent Dr edge of the pregnant women Kyi Women’s Hospital on Bo- Thin Yu Zaw explained the and to highly take care of new- President, First Lady visit gyoke Museum Lane in Bahan matters of current staff capac- born-to-two-year-old babies as Township, Yangon. ity, providing medical cares their intelligence developments birthplace of Buddha in Lumbini State Counsellor Daw Aung and other necessaries. State are very important. San Suu Kyi accompanied by Counsellor coordinated the Daw Khin Kyi Women’s FROM PAGE-1 ries to Presiding Sayadaw of the Dr. Tin Myo Win, Chairman of explained matters and gave Hospital is affiliated to the monastery Bhaddanta Kovida. the Union Peace Commission, words of encouragement to the Ministry of Health and Sports At the monastery, President Afterwards, the Myanmar Yangon Region Chief Minister pregnant and women newborn and giving medical cares to U Win Myint, First Lady Daw delegation flew the Gutam Bud- U Phyo Min Thein, Deputy Min- babies mothers in the hospital. 40 inpatients. Daw Khin Kyi Cho Cho and party paid obei- dha Airport by helicopter, and ister U Min Thu, region minis- State Counsellor then in- Women’s Hospital is providing sance to the Lawkamani Sula thence, the delegation flew to ters and officials, first met the spected the nutrients for the various medical cares including Pagoda in the compound of the Kathmandu by special flight.— staff of Daw Khin Kyi Women’s breast-feeding mothers. She emergency caesarean delivery. monastery and donated offerto- Myanmar News Agency Hospital. also urged to make and show — Myanmar News Agency

Roundtable discussion on reviewing political dialogue framework held

A ROUNDTABLE discussion periences of participating in on reviewing the framework for political discussions in South political dialogue with govern- Africa, Kenya and Yemen, and ment, Hluttaw and Tatmadaw answered to questions asked by groups was held at the Nation- the attendants. al Peace and Reconciliation U Sit Aye, member of the Center in Nay Pyi Taw yester- group of inclusive people from day. Tatmadaw group, said they had During the roundtable the opportunity to exchange ex- discussion, UPDJC secretary periences on the difficulties that group members Lt-Gen U Khin international political discus- Zaw Oo (retd) and U Zaw Htay sions had to undergo to reach explained about the topics for agreements as well as reach- discussion and the current state ing mutual agreements. He said of the peace progress. many successive governments The attendants then dis- have had accomplishments and cussed their views and opin- setbacks in the history of My- Roundtable discussion on reviewing the policy framework on political discussions being convened. PHOTO: ions of the Third Session of the anmar, as well as incomplete MNA Union Peace Conference – 21st accomplishments. In the dem- Century Panglong. ocratic government’s adminis- Kyi continued the UPC – 21st be incorporated in achieving tee members from government, The workshop on review- tration there has been increased Century Panglong. There are benefits. Hluttaw and Tatmadaw groups. ing the framework for political transparency, he said. still difficulties, challenges and Attending the roundtable The workshop will be held dialogue continued in the af- He continued saying that mutual agreements, he said. He discussion and workshop yes- today and the roundtable dis- ternoon where Prof. Christina during the democratic gov- added that in the roundtable’s terday were UPDJC secretar- cussion with government, Hlut- Murray, an international expert ernment’s second term, State three days, they will discuss how iat members, joint committee taw and Tatmadaw groups will on federalism, shared her ex- Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu international experiences can members, and working commit- be held tomorrow. —Zaw Zin 30 AUGUST 2018 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Vice Senior General Soe www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com

DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR Win receives Independent Aye Min Soe [email protected] Commission of Enquiry

SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT DEPUTY Commander-in-Chief the Tatmadaw distributed ev- Kyaw Myaing of Defence Services Command- idences related true situation

SENIOR TRANSLATORS er-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior of Rakhine issue to diplomats Zaw Min, General Soe Win received the including diplomats from the [email protected] Independent Commission of United Nations Security Coun- Win Ko Ko Aung, Enquiry yesterday at the Bay- cil who met with the Command- [email protected] intnaung Guest House in Nay er-in-Chief of Defence Servic- INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR Pyi Taw. es Senior General Min Aung Ye Htut Tin, During the meeting, Hlaing on 30 April, 2018 and [email protected] Vice-Senior General Soe Win media in timely manner but the LOCAL NEWS EDITORS first explained the commission international communities re- Vice-Senior General Soe Win meets with Independant Commission of Tun Tun Naing (Editor), and the background of Rakhine main lack of understanding the Enquiry Chairperson in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: TATMADAW NEWS [email protected] issue to be able to find out the true situation. and to present the truth to the Rakhine issue and books on his- Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), [email protected] truth. Mrs. Rosario Manalo dis- international communities. tory Rakine to each member of He has offered the Tam- cussed the commission’s com- Afterwards, Vice-Senior the commission, according to the TRANSLATORS adaw’s full cooperation with mitment to making correct General Soe Win presented facts news release of the Tatmadaw Khaing Thanda Lwin, and photos about evidences of News. —Myanmar News Agency Hay Mar Tin Win, the commission, saying tha solution based on evidences Ei Myat Mon Zaw Htet Oo Kyaw Zin Lin Kyaw Zin Tun Career fair to come to Yangon in September REPORTER May Thet Hnin, A NEW job fair is due to take the fair, including Nestle, Oore- [email protected] place in Yangon next month, [email protected] doo, Wilmar, Anada, CB Bank, according to JobNet.com.mm, Yoma Bank, Success Property, PHOTOGRAPHER an online recruitment site. Grab and Hong Kong Shinning Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar The fair will be held on 22 Star Investment Co. He added

COMPUTER TEAM September at Yangon’s Novotel that about 15,000 job seekers Tun Zaw, Thein Ngwe, Hotel on Pyay Road in Kamayut are expected to join this year’s Zaw Zaw Aung, Ye Naing Soe, Township between 9 am and 5 event. Numerous jobs will be of- Nyi Zaw Moe, Hnin Pwint, pm. This will be the biggest of fered for the sectors of sale and Kay Khaing Win, Sanda Hnin its kind organised by the Job- marketing, manufacturing, ad- EDITORIAL SECTION Net.com.mm this year, with an ministration, human resources (+95) (01)8604529, intention of ensuring develop- management, accounting, engi- Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 ment of good human resource neering, information technology CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION management practices as well and public relations. JobNet. A job fair in Yangon being crowded by youths interested in making San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, as offering job opportunities. com.mm annually holds ca- Hotline - 09 974424114 changes to their professionals. Photo: supplied Mr Matt De Luca, manag- reer fairs in Myanmar for the ADVERTISING & MARKETING ing director of JobNet.com.mm, purpose of helping job hunters Job Fair, HR Seminar, Sales and Fair and Tech & Engineering Ca- ( +95) (01) 8604530, said that about 70 companies find out which professions fit Marketing Career Conference, reer Conference this year.—Swe Hotline - 09 974424848 are preparing to take part in their personality. It hosted VR Myanmar-Singapore Biggest Job Nyein [email protected] [email protected]

Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at UMFCCI submits plan to government for No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. stabilizing exchange rate [email protected] By Nyein Nyein U Zaw Min Win, President of towards creating more job op- we know about it can we solve it. www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com UMFCCI. portunities for local people. The In some cases, we don’t know, as www.facebook.com/TheGNLM DURING the meeting between In addition to the four-point government should also handle it is difficult to know everything. the State Counsellor and local plan, suggestions include re- illegal trading effectively, said U Economic development is very business leaders held in Nay Pyi viewing the entire export supply Zaw Min Win. important for our country. It is Taw on 27 August, the Republic chain, applying demand-based UMFCCI urges the gov- important from the political side of the Union of Myanmar Feder- agriculture policy, earliest imple- ernment to reduce reliance on as well. This is a time where eco- ation of Chambers of Commerce mentation of banks’ support ser- the dollar by strictly forbidding nomic wealth is becoming a real and Industry (UMFCCI) sub- vices towards export, providing pricing, trading and payments force. On the world stage, there mitted to the State Counsellor tax incentives to potential export by dollar in the country. The gov- is a connection between our a four-point plan for stabilizing products, PPP (Private Public ernment is also urged to conduct weakness in political power and exchange rate, according to Partnership) towards effective trading with currencies of neigh- our weakness in economic pow- Write for us UMFCCI. development of export and earli- boring countries. er. We need the help of business

We appreciate your feedback and The four-point plan was to est formation of National Export State Counsellor Daw Aung persons for our manpower, brain contributions. If you have any comments promote export sector, invest- Promotion Council (NEPC). San Suu Kyi said the government power and influence to devel- or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email ment, import substitution and Furthermore, the govern- will do as much as it can about op. A sustainable and balanced [email protected] reducing reliance on the dollar. ment is urged to let foreign banks the economy, and businesses economic development plan with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only “Normally, when exchange that bring in foreign capital to should also work with the gov- from 2018 to 2030 has been en- able to publish “Letter to the Editor” rate decreases, it could promote expand their businesses in the ernment to develop the country’s visioned so that everyone knows that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words export sector. However, a drastic country. For import substitution, economy. “I also like to request clearly how we plan to help,” said please be aware that your letter will be increase in a short time greatly the government should reduce to help us by pointing out where State Counsellor Daw Aung San edited. affects the local economy,” said trade imbalance and give priority the bottle-necks are. Only when Suu Kyi. 30 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 5 Domestic gold price on high side amid kyat depreciation against dollar

AFTER domestic gold price hit Ks983,500 on 28 August, accord- a new record high of Ks983,500 ing to domestic gold market. per tical (16.4g) on 28 August, it Meanwhile, global gold pric- slipped a bit around Ks979,000 es are also seen increasing above yesterday, according to local for- $1,200 per ounce, with $1,206 per eign exchange market. ounce on 25 August, $1,204 on 27 Domestic gold price yester- August, $1,210 on 28 August and day decreased a bit compared $1,2014 yesterday. The local gold to last Tuesday’s price, with market is cool, with instability Ks980,500 at opening time in the in the local gold price and the morning and above Ks979,000 in US dollar exchange rate. The de- the afternoon, according to Aung mand is also low as the buyers are Thamardi Gold and Jewellery observing the market condition. Shop and Refinery. However, it The domestic gold price was re- is still on the high side. corded at a high of Ks948,500 per Gold jewellery displayed at a shop in downtown Yangon. PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR With dollar exchange value tical in mid-July, but the price strengthening in the market, do- dropped to Ks945,500 per tical on the kyat is gradually increasing Last year, the global gold the high side. In September 2017, mestic gold price is fluctuating 18 July. Then, the price was on a in value and it reached above price fluctuated on account of the global gold price hit $1,348 per on the high side these days. The high side again and hit a high of Ks1,500 in the second week of instability in the global political ounce and the local gold price gold price was around Ks963,500 Ks961,300 on 24 August with the this month. The current dollar climate and the appreciating of also hit a record high of Ks958,000 per tical on 25 August, 968,500 on US dollar gaining. Meanwhile, exchange rate is above Ks1,550 the US dollar price. However, the per tical, triggering a drastic drop 27 August and hit a new record of the US dollar exchange rate to in the floating exchange system. domestic gold price remained on in the trading of gold. —GNLM Myanmar-Hungary trade down JICA to offer two-step loan by $16 million in three months of Ks8 billion to seven banks in two months BILATERAL trade with Hun- ports worth $0.292 million and apparel from garment sec- By May Thet Hnin ma Economic Bank. In 2015-2016 gary, a member of European imports worth $19.7 million. tor and aquaculture products fiscal year, 11 businessmen took Union, between April and June The bilateral trade reached to the European Community. JAPAN International Coopera- out JICA’s two-step loans of Ks4.8 this year totalled US$3.8 mil- its peak of $30.8 million in the Its imports cover cosmetics, tion Agency (JICA) will offer two- million through SMIDB. In 2016- lion, which saw a significant de- last financial year 2017-2018. The food and beverages, consumer step loan of Ks8 billion to seven 2017 FY, JICA offered Ks36.7 bil- crease in value by $16 million as trade between the two countries goods, mechanical appliances, banks in September and October. lion of loans for 175 entrepreneurs against the same period in the was $7.9 million in FY2016-2017, plastic wares, pharmaceutical Those loans can be taken in 2016-2017 FY and Ks16 billion last year, the Ministry of Com- $1.37 million in FY2015-2016, $0.4 products and others. out through Myanma Economic in 2017-2018 FY. JICA’s two-step merce reported. million in FY2014-2015, $0.44 mil- Investments from EU mem- Bank (MEB). MEB, Kanbawza, loan is offered at an interest rate The current figures include lion in FY2013-2014 and $0.02 ber states chiefly went to the Myanmar Apex Bank, Ayeyawady of 0.01 per cent to the government $1.3 million in exports and $2.5 million in 2012-2013. country’s petroleum and natural Bank, Myanmar Citizens Bank, which provides loans at an inter- million in imports. At this time Myanmar primarily ex- gas, manufacturing, hotels and the Co-operative Bank and Unit- est rate of 4 per cent to private last year, the bilateral export/ ports rice, pulses, tea leaves, tourism, transportation and live- ed Amara Bank, all seven banks, banks and then, the banks will import was $20 million, with ex- coffee and some vegetables, stock sectors.—Khine Khant will get Ks1 billion allocation each. give loans at an interest rate of 8.5 A bank practicing best model for per cent to SMEs. The SMEs con- bank compliance will be granted stitute 90 per cent of Myanmar’s the remaining loan of Ks1 billion, businesses, but most of them are Trade with Bangladesh said Daw Nilar Wai, assistant gen- facing barriers and challenges eral manager of Yangon Region regarding capital, technology and increases by $47 million this FY Myanma Economic Bank. market access. The SMEs are “Under government to gov- facing difficulties to get access ernment (G to G) agreement, to loans as there are many bank MYANMAR-Bangladesh bor- its imports in bilateral border cross-borders are bamboos, JICA will offer loans through loan requirements. Most of them der trade has exceeded US$54.4 trade; however, this year saw a ginger, peanuts, saltwater MEB. The banks have started to cannot provide collateral, some million in the present six-month significant increase in border prawns and fish, dried plums, apply for the loans at the Central traders criticized. interim fiscal period, up by $47.6 imports from Bangladesh by garlic, rice, mung beans, blan- Management Unit that includes U Ngwe Tun, Genius Coffee million in comparison with the $46.184 million. kets, candy, plum jams, foot- officials from MEB and JICA. JI- producer, said that although there same period last year, accord- The two countries deliver wear, frozen foods, chemicals, CA’s two-step loans can be taken should be easy loan plans, the ing to the Ministry of Com- goods mainly through maritime leather, jute products, tobacco, out in two months. Small and me- SMEs should keep their income merce. routes. The bilateral border plastics, wood, knitwear, bever- dium entrepreneurs are entitled and expenditure account and re- This time last year, the bi- trade is conducted through Sit- ages and human hair. to apply for it, upon completion cords, including taxpayer receipt, lateral trade totalled $6.84 mil- tway and Maungtaw borders. The total border trade with of bank loan requirements”, she especially business plan. If they lion, consisting of $6.798 million During four and a half months Bangladesh was over $29 mil- continued. “Those businesses can provide all the verifications in imports and $0.041 million in this year, trade from the Sittway lion in the 2017-2018 FY. from underdeveloped and remote required, they can get access to exports. Between 1 April and 17 gate was $50.5 million, includ- According to the annual Chin and Kayah states will be loans. However, it does not mean August this year, Myanmar ex- ing $4.3 million in exports and statistical report of the ministry, given priority for loans. JICA will banks can provide all the capital ported $8.2 million worth of do- $46.2 million in imports, where- the bilateral border trade was give a full score to a bank which you need. Therefore, it’s better mestic products to Bangladesh as trade from the Maungtaw $3.83 million in FY2012-2013, prioritizes entrepreneurs from to find other financing options. and imported goods amounting gate totalled $3.9 million and $22.8 million in FY2013-2014, those far-flung areas to grant There are over 67,000 regis- to $46.2 million from the South no commodities were imported $14.3 million in FY2014-2015, the remaining loan of Ks1 billion, tered SMEs, but still, there are Asian country. through this gate. $11.5 million in FY2015-2016, apart from its loan allocation”, many businesses which fail to Normally, Myanmar’s ex- Marketable items at $1.6 million in FY2016-2017.— said U Aung Myo Tun, general register, according to SME De- ports to Bangladesh surplus the Myanmar-Bangladesh Shwe Khine manager of Yangon Region Myan- velopment Department. 30 AUGUST 2018 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR State Counsellor attends meeting on renovation, upgrading Yangon University

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Next, Dr. U Nyi Hla Nge, Chairman of the Hardware Committee on renovating and upgrading the Yangon Univer- sity, reported on the number of students and faculty members expected in 2020-2030 at the uni- versity, steps for implementing the Yangon University Master Plan (Draft) and committee’s review over the Hardware Mas- ter Plan. In her conclusion remarks, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has urged the universi- ty’s authorities to promote the law and water studies at the university. She also stressed the im- portance of encouraging stu- State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the meeting on renovation and upgrading Yangon University. PHOTO MNA dents to have the culture of do- ing research at schools, saying that they should not wait till If the water studies be- the skills are required not down plans for narrowing the government would support the arrive the universities as it is comes the special subject in only for economy but also for gap between the number of fe- improvement the Yangon Uni- found that students are more research field, international politics. male and male students at the versity’s library. interested in doing team re- students are expected to come The State Counsellor higher education level. Also present at the meeting search. to Myanmar to do research the stressed the need to have the The Union Government is were Yangon Region Chief Min- The State Counsellor also subject, she added. relations with foreign universi- willing to see the improvement ister U Pyo Min Thein, Yangon called for giving priorities to Capacity building of faculty ties not only for education but of the higher education sector Mayor U Maung Maung Soe, the water studies in doing research members is also underlined in also for social bonds with them. and the Yangon University, but rector, pro-rector and members as Myanmar is rich in water the State Counsellor’s remarks. She urged some students it also want to promote the vo- of the committee on renovating resources and the water study She also highlighted the to understand the nature of cational education sector. and upgrading of the Yangon is relevant to current time of importance of teaching meth- the Centre of Excellence and State Counsellor Daw Aung University. —Myanmar News climate change. ods and English language as urged the authorities to lay San Suu Kyi pledged that the Agency U Kyaw Tint Swe receives Independent Commission of Enquiry

UNION MINISTER for the commission members at his of- Office of the State Counsel- fice in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday lor U Kyaw Tint Swe received afternoon. During the meeting, Chairperson of the Independent they discussed about Rakhine Commission of Enquiry, Am- issues.—Myanmar News Agen- bassador Rosario Manalo, and cy

Union Minister Dr Pe Myint and officials pose for a documentary. PHOTO:MNA Myanmar delegation visits Korean Academy of Film Arts

THE delegation led by Union the film arts. At the university, In the afternoon, the del- Minister for Information Dr. Pe the delegation held talks over egation went to the Korean Myint visited film arts academy conducting film arts training in Academy of Film Arts-KAFA and and an arts centre in Busan, Re- Myanmar. studied the Republic of Korea’s public of Korea yesterday. The delegation also visit- efforts for development of film The delegation which is on ed a centre where 22nd Busan arts. The delegation heard pres- study tour of film making tech- International Film Festival entation about the film law, infra- Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe discusses with Chairperson of the nology visited Daesung film arts will be held and studied the structure and human resource Independent Commission of Enquiry, Ambassador Rosario Manalo university where students from preparations for holding the development in the film industry. yesterday. PHOTO:MNA Asian countries are learning festival. —Myanmar News Agency 30 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7

Ariel view of inundation in Yedashe Township caused by overflowed water from Swa Chaung Dam and destruction of the dam’s spillway yesterday . PHOTO: TATMADAW NEWS Vice President U Henry Van Thio, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspect inundation, damages caused by overflow of Swa Chaung Dam

VICE President U Henry Van Thio and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, flew over the inundation in Yedashe Township caused by overflowed water from Swa Chaung Dam and destruction of the dam’s spillway yesterday. The spillway of the dam burst at 5:45 am yesterday, flood- ing 85 village in 17 village-tracts in Yedashe Township affecting over 63,000 people and submerging the section between mile post 161 and 166 on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway. During the tour of inspec- tion, the Vice President and the Senior General was accompanied by Union Minister Dr. Aung Thu, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Ad- miral Tin Aung San, Command- er-in-Chief (Air) General Maung Maung Kyaw, senior military officers from the Ministry of De- Vice President U Henry Van Thio and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspect damages to the bridge on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway caused by fence, officials of the Ministry of overflow of Swar Chaung Dam. PHOTO: TATMADAW NEWS Agriculture, Livestock and Irri- gation, and officials concerned. They, first, inspected the 169 and 204 in Yedashe Township working together to help and are not flooded to ensure the high between milepost 161 to damage to the Swa Chaung on the Yangon-Mandalay old road rescue affected residents at the quick drainage of water, acquiring 166 on the Yangon-Mandalay bridge near Mile Post 165 on the were submerged one feet to four Swa Command Centre. They also motorized fiber and rubber boats Highway amd milepost 169 to Yangon-Mandalay Highway and feet under water. arranged for Tatmadaw vehicles form the National Disaster Man- 204 on the Yangon-Mandalay gave instruction on measures to At the briefing hall of the to transport railway passengers agement Committee and the Tat- old highway between Yedashe be taken for safety of the bridge. dam, U Bo Bo Kyaw, Deputy Di- at the submerged railway tracks madaw, ensuring rescue teams and Thargara Villages. The Swa Deputy Minister for Con- rector-General of the Irrigation between Yedashe and Swa town- can enter into affected villages, Chaung Dam has dropped by struction U Kyaw Lin and offi- and Water Utilization Depart- ships. and ensuring adequate food and two water mark levels. The Bago cials reported the condition of the ment of the Ministry of Agricul- Afterwards, they arrived at healthcare is available for people Region Government, Tatmadaw bridge and landslides caused by ture, Livestock and Irrigation, Yedashe Township General Ad- in the rescue centers. and humanitarian organizations the flash flood. reported on condition of the ministration Office where Head Afterwards, they inspect- have cooperated in relocating Afterwards, Vice President dam’s spillway, condition of the of Taungoo District General ed the flooding at the old Yan- affected residents to safer lo- U Henry Van Thio and Senior damaged spillway and situation Administration Department U gon-Mandalay road near Yedashe cations. The Swa Chaung Dam General Min Aung Hlaing went of the water storage of the dam. Moe Htet explained about water Township and inspected officials is 403 square miles large, with to the dam and inspected the After the meeting, they in- breaching into the township’s to ensure the safety of the local an annual 312,040 square feet of damaged spillway. spected the submerged road villages, submerging of villag- residents. flowing through it. The dam can The Swa Chaung Dam began at the 156 milepost on the Yan- es, and collaboration from the The Swa Chaung Dam was store up to 216,350 square feet of to overflow at around 5:45 am gon-Mandalay road and inspect- Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief damaged at the 360 feet mark water. The dam can withstand yesterday and 63,421 people have ed, together with Union Ministers and Resettlement, regional gov- at 5:45am yesterday, flooding storage up to the 337 feet water been evacuated. U Thant Sin Maung and Dr. Win ernment, Tatmadaw and rescue Swa Town and seventeen vil- level mark but excessive rain this The road section between Myat Aye, and Deputy Minis- organizations in local rescue op- lage-tracts containing 85 villages year raised the water level mark Mile Post 161 and 166 on the Yan- ter U Soe Aung, the Tatmadaw erations. The Vice President and in Yedashe Township, affecting up to 338.6 feet water level mark, gon-Mandalay Highway and the members, firefighters, depart- the Commander-in-Chief then 63,421 people. There have also destroying the dam’s spillway.— road section between Mile Post ment officials and local residents instructed to make sure canals been a flood measuring 1:4 feet Myanmar News Agency 30 AUGUST 2018 30 AUGUST 2018 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR OPINION 9

table covers every day, as though Investment in her actions are enough to prevent Flood Warning the germs carried by those ani- (Issued at 15:00 hrs MST on 29-8-2018) mals from entering the food she served. Some may not believe if I According to the (14:30) hrs MST observations today, the agro-industry key write that I had seen a tiny mice water level of Bago River at Bago is observed as about (1½) sneaking in and out from behind feet below its danger level. It may reach its danger level during the readymade snacks displayed the next (2) days. to sustainable at a convenient store that opens It is especially advised that people who have settled near 24/7. That shows how ignorant of the river banks and low lying area at Bago Township, to take hygiene and health risks our peo- precautionary measures. development ple are, indicating that they need education in such matters. In my opinion ’the carrot and N Myanmar, about 70 per cent of the population lives in stick’ policy should be applied. In Flood Bulletin rural areas and is pre-occupied with agriculture at the level Bangkok and other provincial (Issued at 15:00 hrs MST on 29-8-2018) of farmers where the bulk of the production comes from. towns in Thailand, the restaurants I Today, they are facing poverty and find it difficult to and other eateries, including street Flood condition of Sittoung River afford even the basic necessities for their families. Younger food stalls, displayed emblems According to the (14:30) hrs MST observation today, the generation of farmers walked out of their farms in search of with words that read, ‘CLEAN water level of Sittoung River has exceeded by about (3) feet at better jobs in cities. FOOD, GOOD TASTE’ in English. Madauk above its danger level. It may rise about (½) foot from To improve the socio-economic condition of our farmers, we PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR Not every shop can display them the present water level during the next (2) days and may remain need to formulate a long term plan for the sustainable develop- all the time, but only those that are above its danger level. ment of our country. certified after thorough periodical Flood condition of Shwegyin River Today, our business leaders are urging us to think about inspections, and once they don't According to the (14:30) hrs MST observation today, the which economy is suitable for our country and where they should meet the set norms, the emblems water level of Shwegyin River has exceeded by about (1) inch invest to develop the country. Should such disregards for have to be withdrawn until they at Shwegyin above its danger level. It may rise about (½) foot When we think about improve again. All food vendors, from the present water level during the next (1) day and may it, we should not forget the be it in the street or restaurants, remain above its danger level. fact that food security would must compulsorily wear aprons Flood condition of Thanlwin River be a major challenge in the and chef's head gears at all times According to the (14:30) hrs MST observation today, the Technological late 21st century. What can hygiene be tolerated? to prevent hairs falling into the water level of Thanlwin River has exceeded by about (4) feet we do in the years to come By Khin Maung Myint foods they cook and serve. It is at Hpa-an above its danger level. It may fall about (½) foot from support is needed to ensure food security? To a very effective practice for the the present water level during the next (2) days and may remain improve the socio-econom- ARLY every morning, the vendors could unload them. the streets when the shops close above its danger level. for Myanmar’s ic condition of our farmers I take a walk through a Thus they will dump the goods on for the day, attracting vermin. It's Advisory SMEs to produce and to boost our economy, street, where a make- the roadside or even in the middle not an exaggeration, but a reality It is especially advised that people who have settled near the we need to set up agro- Eshift market is located, of the road. Some commodities that has been going on in the said river banks and low lying areas in Madauk, Hpaan and Shwegyin based industries such as on my way to Kandawgyi Lake come by pickup trucks—vegeta- street market, and may be in other Townships, to take precautionary measures. high-quality flour, rice and sugar mills, for routine workouts. Though I bles, fish, poultry and meat, all such places, too. Worst still, is the cotton ginning, and a dairy called it makeshift, it's almost a heaped on the floorboards where fact that some fish, poultry and commodities, milk industry in rural areas. permanent one, which had been people tread on them with their meat vendors leave their chopping Myanmar Daily Weather Report We should prepare operating for decades, except for dirty footwear. Some come by tax- blocks by the roadside for scaven- (Issued at 7:00 pm Wednesday 29 August 2018) as well as for development of agro- the fact that it is not systemati- ies, stuffed inside the trunk and on gers to feast on the scraps of meat based industries while cally built for that purpose. Thus the floorboards leaving no place and blood clinging on them, during BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is weak to moderate over the encouragement seeking ways for boosting it lacked all the prerequisites of a for the passengers or the owners the nights. Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. our economy through these clean and hygienic market place. of the goods to set their feet down, I can go on describing such for pioneers, agro industries. Goods sold there range from veg- except on the bundles of foodstuffs. unhealthy, unhygienic and un- FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 30 The setting up of such etables, fruits, fish, poultry, meat, People who are observant disciplined behaviours that can AUGUST 2018: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in innovation, agro-industries would cre- clothing and a variety of house- and also conscious of hygiene cause adverse health effects on the Lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway regions, Northern Shan ate job opportunities for hold necessities. Overall, it is what will agree with what I am going consumers, but I deemed I have and Kayah states, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing Region creativity and our people as well as for would be called a fresh market in to write. Most of our roads and written enough for the readers and Chin State and widespread in the remaining regions and farmers. This in turn, would other countries. The market is streets inside the residential ar- to visualize the horrible condi- states with isolated heavy falls in Magway, Ayeyawady and exploring new ease the trend of rural folk open daily from dawn to midday. eas are filthy, especially during tions. I am not being pessimistic Taninthayi regions, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon states. Degree of migrating to urban cities in The times I used to pass the rainy season. They are almost by writing thus, but I was once PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR certainty is (100%). markets. search of livelihoods. through that place are just be- always covered with sludges, plas- criticized by a young chief editor Investments in the fore dawn, while the vendors are tic and other wastes, caused by of a certain daily newspaper as are allowed to place tables or racks of such inspectors. They check the consumers and the vendors alike, STATE OF THE SEA: Squalls with moderate to rough seas agro-based industries or small and medium scale industries in just arriving by various means frequent floods. Carcases of dead being too critical and demeaning to display their commodities only garbage bins, drainages, sewage because the consumers can eas- are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind the agriculture sector are welcomed today because SMEs are of transportations - trishaw, bicy- rodents and sometimes even cats to our own people, and as that can just a few minutes before the systems, kitchens and the clean- ily choose where they should eat speed in squalls may reach (30-35) mph. Wave height will be seen as keys to integrated growth, alleviation of poverty and cle carrier, taxi and pickup truck, and dogs, run over by cars dur- lead foreigners who happened to opening time. At closing time, all liness of the whole camp. Thus, without health hazards, or at least about (6-9) feet in off and along Myanmar Coasts. reduction of unemployment in the country. bringing their goods from the ing the night, can be found. These read it to look down on us. I want these materials and trashes would even if a construction campsite with less risks, and at the same Technological support is needed for Myanmar’s SMEs to wholesale markets. They have to animals met their deaths while to say that I disagree with him. If nowhere to be seen. The vendors is inspected thoroughly, imagine time such practices are good for OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Moderate produce high-quality commodities, as well as encouragement get to those wholesale markets out on the streets, scavenging for there is no one like me to point out must clear their spaces. Those what the markets and food ven- the businesses of the vendors. monsoon. for pioneers, innovation, creativity and exploring new markets. around 2 or 3am to purchase what scraps of foods that are recklessly the shortcomings like these, au- places will be washed down and dors would be subjected to. Thus, instead of aiming to According to the 2015 Myanmar Economics Survey, the they will retail off to their custom- strewn in the streets due to lack of thorities may not know and there brushed with mobile equipment Let's face the fact that our catch up with or to surpass this FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING manufacturing sector made up the bulk of the economic sector ers at this street market. proper garbage collection system wouldn't be any improvement, during the nights by workers from street food vendors and even some or that country, we should set goals AREA FOR 30 AUGUST 2018: One or two rain or thunder- at 40 per cent, while 90 per cent of the businesses in Myanmar The scenes I am about to de- and lack of discipline on the part whatsoever. departments concerned. restaurants will not pass such in- that are attainable and suitable showers. Degree of certainty is (100%). were small businesses. But, only two per cent of businesses in scribe are the ways their goods of some people. Dog poohs are Not to waste time and space Then, there are environmen- spections. I had seen dogs and for us and endeavour to make our the country employ more than 250 employees. are handled. Some bring the pro- regular sights everywhere. by writing about the many good tal inspectors, mostly belonging to rodents on top of dining tables at street markets, street food stalls FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA To create business opportunities in the agriculture sector, cessed chickens and ducks heaped In such circumstances, it is examples, let me mention what a third party or being on a contract, street food stalls during the nights. and their environments more hy- FOR 30 AUGUST 2018: One or two rain or thundershowers. the restrictions for investment in the agriculture sector have on the seat of a trishaw without not rare to see goods dumped in- Thailand, our closest neighbour, is who go on inspections to check Most are covered with scabies. gienic. A clean environment could Degree of certainty is (100%). been eased since 2016, allowing foreign investors to invest up any sort of container or packaging. discriminately, as described above, doing. Undeniably, there are street the health and hygiene conditions. When I once told that to a fried be very beneficial to public health. to 80 per cent. The trishawmen are always in a and lying side by side with dead markets in Thailand, of course. Even a campsite for a road con- rice vendor, she replied that be- We should not tolerate unhealthy FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING Hence, our business leaders are invited to invest in the agro- hurry to return to the bus stops to rodents and dog poohs or in a pool However, theirs' are nothing com- struction project, where I used cause she knew of such going-ons, and unhygienic practices in the AREA FOR 30 AUGUST 2018: Isolated rain or thundershowers. based industry in preparation for future food security and for the bring in another load of goods, so of sludge. Fish scales and tendrils parable to the ones in our country. to stay on my frequent visits, is she changed the old newspapers food sector. Degree of certainty is (80%). sustainable development of Myanmar. they are not patient to wait until of all sorts are just discarded in Unlike in our country, the vendors inspected every month by a team and journal sheets she uses as 30 AUGUST 2018 10 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat receives Ambassador of Pakistan to Myanmar

PYITHU Hluttaw Speaker U T During the meeting, mat- Khun Myat received H.E. Mr. ters relating to increasing Khalid Hussain Memon, Ambas- bilateral relations between sador of Pakistan to Myanmar, Pakistan and Myanmar and at the hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw, Hluttaw matters were openly Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat, right, receives Pakistan Ambassador to Myanmar, left, in Nay Pyi Hluttaw Building in Nay Pyi Taw discussed.—Myanmar News Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA yesterday afternoon. Agency

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee holds meeting

THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint yesterday afternoon. mittee members, Legal Affairs Bill Committee held a meeting The meeting was attended and Special Cases Assessment over Vacant, Fallow and Vir- by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Deputy Commission members, Minis- gin Lands Management Law, Speaker and Joint Bill Commit- try of Agriculture, Livestock and sent back with remarks from tee Chairman U Tun Aung @ U Irrigation, officials from Union President U Win Myint at the Tun Tun Hein, Joint Bill Com- Attorney General Office and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Building mittee deputy chairmen, sec- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Office.— PHOTO: MNA D, second floor meeting hall, retary, joint secretary and com- Myanmar News Agency Repair to spillway breach at Swa Deputy Information Minister Chaung Dam begins yesterday evening U Aung Hla Tun exclusively interviewed by DVB GROUND survey to repair the spillway structure broke around the Yangon-Mandalay highway, Swa Chaung Dam’s spillway 6am of yesterday, flooding nearby one was slightly destroyed and U Aung Hla Tun, Deputy Min- media by international watch- breach in Yedashe Township, areas including Yangon-Manda- traffic was temporarily prohibited ister of Information, was exclu- dogs, sustainability of Myan- Bago Region, was conducted lay highway, old Yangon-Manda- in the morning. Later, one bridge sively interviewed by Execu- mar local media and so on. yesterday evening to repair the lay road and Yedashe township’s was allowed for traffic. There re- tive Producer U Ye Wint Thu Besides, the Deputy Min- damage to the dam’s spillway, Swa town and villages. mains a little overflowing water and team from the DVB at the ister called for the participa- according to the Irrigation and Due to the unleashed wa- on the old Yangon-Mandalay Ministry of Information in Nay tion and cooperation by all the Water UtilizationManagement ter, a road section between Mile road. The flooding in the dam Pyi Taw at 10 a.m. on Wednes- stakeholders from the Myan- Department. Post 165/4 and 166/0 on the Yan- receded. The collapse is caused day. mar media Industry for the “Ground survey will be tak- gon-Mandalay highway was sub- by the damaged spillway. The At the exclusive interview, emergence of independent re- en today to repair the collapse merged about two feet under wa- dam is in good condition. The the Deputy Minister answered sponsible and self-regulated of the dam spillway. Cars are ter and the nearby Swa Chaung Yangon-Mandalay highway can DVB's questions concerning media in order to nurture tal- unable to directly reach the spot, bridge was slightly destroyed by operate now and the old Yan- the situation of press freedom ented and qualified journalists but motorcycles are able to enter. the flash floods. The road sec- gon-Mandalay road will be able to in Myanmar, difficulty in re- to carry our proper Myanmar Ground survey and searching for tion near the Mile Post 199/4 in operate soon,” said Dr. Zaw Lwin porting in the conflict areas, narrative among the interna- good soil will be carried out this Yadashe Township of the old Tun said. Bago Region govern- reporters facing legal actions, tional community.—Myanmar evening,” said Dr. Zaw Lwin Tun, Yangon-Mandalay road was also ment and related departments the assessment of Myanmar News Agency the Deputy Director General of inundated. “The spillway’s right are cooperating for rescue efforts Irrigation and Water Utilization side collapsed in the morning and and repairs of the damaged spill- Management Department. overflowed. Of the two bridges way. The Swa Chaung Dam’s over the Swa Chaung (creek) on A total of 82 villages from 18 village-tracts were flooded and 17 rescue camps in Yedashe Township and 16 rescue camps in Toungoo Township are open, according to the list released by the Bago Region government yesterday. Foods and aid are being sent timely to the flooded villages by the Bago Region Disaster Su- pervision Office, according to Yangon-Mandalay Highway is submerged by overflow caused by the the Bago Region government. Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun interviewed by spillway breach of Swa Chaung Dam. PHOTO: MNA —Myanmar News Agency Executive Producer U Ye Wint Thu of DVB. PHOTO: MNA 30 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 11 Ninth regular session of Second Pyithu Hluttaw holds 13th- day meeting

FROM PAGE-2 The Speaker also notified rote memorization and tuition Department of Educational Re- cussed by U Soe Myint (a) U Aung the assembly of receiving with dependency, seriously limiting search, Planning and Training Zaw Myint of Amarapura constit- Union Election Commis- amendments from the Amyotha a student’s time for physical ac- has proposed a budget of Ks uency, U Myint Lwin of Twantay sion member U Than Htay and Hluttaw the Bill amending the tivities and acquiring extrinsic 16.5 billion and the Department constituency, Dr. Salai Riyanbel Deputy Minister for Education Law of Protection of the Farmer knowledge as well as pursuing of Research and Innovation has of Falam constituency, U Yan Lin U Win Maw Tun also replied to Rights and Enhancement of their artistic interests and socializing proposed a budget of Ks 5.2 bil- of Kyaiklet constituency, U Myint questions raised by Dr. U Maung Benefits a Second Time and the with the outside world, he said, lion for the upcoming fiscal year. Tun of Taze constituency, Dr. Daw Thin of Meiktila constituency, U International Theravada Bud- adding that the future for this He advised for the budgets to Khin Sithu of Loikaw constituen- Myo Zaw Aung of Kawlin constit- dhist Missionary University Bill, looks grim if continued. He said be effectively used for research cy, Dr. U San Shwe Win of Yekyi uency and U Aung Thaung Shwe and called for MPs interested in he supports the motion and advis- projects at 136 colleges and uni- constituency and Daw Wint Wah of Buthidaung constituency. submitting proposals of amend- es following the examples of other versities. Tun of Shataw constituency. Dep- ments to enlist their names. developed countries to provide There are obstacles in the uty Minister for Education U Win Committee, bill reports read subject teaching in the mother path of research projects such Maw Tun then said the Ministry Next, U Khin Maung Than, MPs discuss motion to language and to promote English as people conducting only one of Education supports the mo- secretary of the Pyithu Hluttaw perform education research, language learning separately. research project as a means to tion since it will allow for publi- Public Accounts Committee, read supply funds Tatmadaw representative acquire a degree or a promotion, cation of research papers, hold- a report from the committee. Py- MPs then discussed a mo- Maj. Win Min Tun said there are a limited amount of earnest re- ing research seminars, forums, ithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun tion tabled by Dr. U Hla Moe of two departments under the Min- searchers, low participation from exhibitions and competitions in Myat called for MPs interested Aungmyaythazan constituency istry of Education that performs government, universities and universities, reading papers in in discussing the report to enlist urging the Union Government to research, namely the Depart- donors, lack of proper research international research seminars, their names. supply adequate research funds ment of Educational Research, equipment and documents, ina- allow universities to perform re- The Speaker then notified to experts in developing Myan- Planning and Training and the bility or lack of conditions to apply search to benefit SMEs in states the assembly that the Bill to mar’s higher education sector, Department of Research and In- the research data effectively, lack and regions, and conduct learn- amend the Myanmar Account- and accordingly the entire edu- novation. He said comparisons to of expert guidelines, inability to ing in practical fields. ancy Council Law, sent back cation sector. the two departments’ research penetrate onto the global stage, The Pyithu Hluttaw Speak- with remarks and approved by U Kyaw Aung Lwin of Sedok- expenditures in previous fiscal research papers not meeting er then asked for the Hluttaw’s the Amyotha Hluttaw, has been tara constituency remarked that years have revealed a deficit standard quality, and the inca- decision, acquired it, and then received and Bill Committee basic education subjects are not and although monetary support pacity to maintain or sustain re- announced that the Hluttaw has member U Htay Ngway read the taught in the mother tongue but of US$ 404.15 million have been search projects. He said as the approved the motion. The 14th-day report on the bill. The Speaker in English, which poses subject received from international or- country could develop only by meeting of the ninth regular ses- then called for MPs interested in learning and theoretical studies ganizations, there is still a need good researches, he seriously sion of the Second Pyithu Hluttaw submitting a proposal to amend difficulties in students. Conse- for beneficial and noteworthy supports this motion. will be held on 31 August. —Aye the bill to enlist their names. quently, this leads to the rise of research projects. He said the The motion was further dis- Aye Thant (MNA)

Ninth regular session of Second Amyotha Hluttaw holds 13th-day meeting

FROM PAGE-2 urban and rural areas as a result Lt-Col Aung Kyaw Zaw said 6, U Hla San of Magway Region Management Committee to suc- Additionally, Amyotha Hlut- of corrupted practices in the rel- there needs to be improved and constituency 1, and Dr. Kun Win cessfully implement strategies to taw Bill Committee member Daw evant administration committee, effective methods to scrutinize Thaung of Kachin State constit- ensure effective administration in Nwe Nwe Aung read a report municipal committee and farm- the conversion of farmland into uency 11. all relevant organizations. He said on the Bill amending the Penal land management committee. other land in a systematic and Deputy Minister for Agricul- he approved of the MP’s motion, Code a second time. The Speak- U Zaw Min Latt (a) U Ko transparent way; otherwise it ture, Livestock and Irrigation U as it encourages the emergence er called for MPs interested in Latt of Shan State constituency will result in the reduction of Hla Kyaw replied to the motion of standards and procedures to discussing the bill to enlist their 1 said he agrees with the mo- farmland and hinder urban and saying that there are depart- combat corruption and ensure names. tion in amending laws relating rural development that will likely ments and agencies that do not farmland and other lands are not to land, as well as uncovering contribute to the emergence of follow the enacted laws, have or- exploited. MPs discuss motion to clear the corruption of the three afore- houses alongside roads. He said ganizational weaknesses and look The Speaker the called for corruption, manage land loss mentioned types of committees. proper taxes should be levied out for their personal benefits, a ballot via electronic voting MPs then discussed a mo- He said there are 135 ethnicities from farmland converted into thus contributing to the corrup- from the Hluttaw, resulting in a tion by U Myo Win of Mon State in Myanmar who have different land for other uses or if these tion. He said there needs to be in- majority 177 votes, no votes, and constituency 8 urging the Union uses of lands, and this is some- lands are sold by the original creased cooperation between his two abstentions. The Speaker Government to quickly address thing that should be considered recipient to another entity, and ministry, the Ministry of Home announced the motion has been the issue of unlawful forming and when reviewing and amending that he supported U Myo Win’s Affairs, relevant municipal com- approved. selling of gardens which contrib- land laws so that the focus is not motion. mittees and other organizations. The 14th-day meeting of the ute to the rapid decrease in ag- just on rice production but rather The motion was further dis- The deputy minister said ninth regular session of the Sec- ricultural lands and the potential on regional crops as well. cussed by Dr. U Kwye Kwye of there will be submissions at the ond Amyotha Hluttaw will be held loss of useable land left behind in Tatmadaw representative Mandalay Region constituency meeting of the Central Farmland on 31 August.—Aung Ye Thwin MM-Bangladesh continue coordinated patrol

A 20-member troop led by Sub-in- Police Bangladesh of Panchari spector Myint Maung of No. 51 Outpost conducted a coordinated Guard Outpost under the No. patrol along the border on 28 5 Border Guards Sub-division August. in Aungtapyay Area, Region-1 They conducted the patrol of Maungtaw Township and a from Mile Post No. 51 to 51/5 ac- 15-member troop led by Officer cording to the Information De- Naib Subedar Md. Ekramul partment of the Myanmar Police Haque of No. 11 Border Guard Force.—Myanmar Police Force 30 AUGUST 2018 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR China-backed trade pact talks at ‘critical stage’: Singapore PM

SINGAPORE — Talks on a Chi- national cooperation,” he said. na-backed free-trade pact have The pact will group the 10 reached a “critical stage”, Singa- ASEAN members plus China, pore’s leader said on Wednesday India, Japan, South Korea, Aus- as he urged regional economic tralia and New Zealand, and will ministers to seal the deal by the cover a third of the world’s gross end of the year. domestic product. The 16-nation Regional Com- A diplomatic source said Sin- prehensive Economic Partner- gapore, this year’s ASEAN chair, ship (RCEP), which will be the is pushing for an agreement on world’s biggest free-trade accord the RCEP before handing over if it is agreed, has taken centre the chairmanship to Thailand stage as Washington embarks on in 2019. a unilateral, protectionist agenda. Another source involved in Covering about half the the talks said ASEAN leaders world’s population, the RCEP hope to announce the “substan- notably excludes the US, which tial conclusion” of negotiations had been leading another region- during a summit in November al pact — the Trans-Pacific Part- with their main trading partners, nership (TPP) — until President and they expect the pact to be Donald Trump abandoned it on implemented in 2020. coming to office early last year. Beijing is keen to use Wash- “The RCEP negotiations ington’s rejection of the TPP to have continued for some time, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers the opening address at the 50th ASEAN Economic build enthusiasm for its own deal Ministers (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings in Singapore on 29 August, 2018. PHOTO: AFP and have now reached a criti- and increase influence in the re- cal stage,” Prime Minister Lee gion. RCEP is a more modest deal Hsien Loong said as he opened top trade officials from ASEAN’s tions is finally in sight,” he said. cluding the eurozone and Canada. that prescribes lower and more a five-day meeting of economy main trading partners, including Lee also warned about es- “The RCEP will be an impor- limited regulatory standards. ministers from the Association China, Japan, Australia and the calating tensions between the tant signal to the world that ASE- The 11 remaining TPP members of Southeast Asian Nations (ASE- US. “After a great deal of work, US and China — who have been AN members and our partners signed a slimmed down version AN). The Singapore meeting will the possibility of substantively locked in a spiralling trade row place high value on free trade, of the agreement in March. be joined later in the week by concluding the RCEP negotia- — and other major economies in- regional integration and inter- —AFP Philippines hunts bombers in deadly festival blast

SULTAN KUDARAT (Philip- celebrate the town’s founding ment count. Sobejana said it was wounded. The attack comes On Wednesday, Duterte’s pines)— Philippine authorities anniversary but he and an ac- “highly likely” that the pro-IS less than a month after a van aides condemned the bomb- were hunting on Wednesday two complice escaped, the military Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom bomb ripped through a military ing saying it could prompt the men believed to have planted said. Fighters (BIFF) plotted the checkpoint on the neighbouring president to extend martial law the explosives that killed two “One (man) did the em- bombing. island of Basilan on 31 July, kill- in the area. The recent blasts people, including a young girl, placement while the other one A military spokesman said ing 10 people. follow the Duterte government at a festival in the nation’s south. (drove) the getaway motorcy- the blast could have been in re- IS claimed responsibility for enacting a law to create greater The blast late Tuesday in the cle,” Brigadier General Cirili- taliation for offensives against that bombing as well and author- autonomy for the Muslim mi- town of Isulan, which wounded to Sobejana told AFP, adding a the BIFF, adding the group had ities believe the man behind the nority in the south and which is 35 others, is the second deadly manhunt was underway. planned bomb attacks in parts wheel of the explosives-laden hoped will help end the conflict. bombing in less than in a month The attack, claimed by the of the southern region of Min- van may have intended to target The mother of the girl who in the region where Islamist mili- Islamic State group, is the lat- danao. a nearby children’s parade. died in Tuesday’s bombing plead- tants have waged a decades-long est violence in the south of the “They want to create and President Rodrigo Duterte ed with authorities for justice. insurgency. mainly Catholic archipelago sow terror in the area,” region- put Mindanao under martial “I hope they help us and A man left the improvised where a long-running Islamist al military spokesman Captain rule until the end of this year catch the perpetrators,” Nezel bomb in a bag near a grocery insurgency has left more than Arvin Encinas told AFP, adding after pro-IS militants seized the Alayon said in between tears. store as crowds gathered to 100,000 people dead by govern- two soldiers were among the southern city of Marawi last year. —AFP Malaysian ex-spy chief detained over theft of poll funds

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) — gations he and his cronies stole minister’s department, which re- this week arrested seven other describing Mahathir Mohamad A controversial Malaysian for- huge sums of public money. ports say amount to millions of officers from Hasanah’s agency, -- Malaysia’s new leader after mer spy chief was remanded in There has been a purge of ringgit. The 61-year-old appeared which worked directly under the triumphing in the election at the custody on Wednesday over the senior officials with links to the in court on Wednesday in the ad- prime minister’s department, as head of a reformist alliance — as alleged theft of funds intended former government since the ministrative capital Putrajaya part of their probe into the miss- “anti-West”. to be used for a historic general election upset, with the attor- and was remanded in custody ing money. Najib was accused of over- election in May. ney-general and the head of the for five days, an official from the Hasanah was at the centre seeing the theft of billions of dol- Hasanah Abdul Hamid, ex- civil service among those losing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com- of a controversy last month after lars from sovereign wealth fund head of Malaysia’s External In- their jobs. mission told AFP. a letter she wrote to the head of 1MDB, which he set up. Since telligence Organization, was an Hasanah was arrested on “Hasanah is being investi- the CIA before the election leaked his election loss, he has been ally of former leader Najib Razak, Tuesday by anti-corruption in- gated for abuse of power,” the online. In the letter, she urged arrested and charged over the who was unexpectedly ejected vestigators probing the theft of official added. the US to back Najib and said he scandal. He denies any wrong- from office at the polls amid alle- the election funds from the prime Anti-graft investigators have was a friend of America, while doing.—AFP 30 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ENVIRONMENT 13 Paris, Tokyo, New York and others pledge to slash waste

PARIS — By slashing food Waste is becoming one waste and improving waste of the leading threats to the management and recy- environment, increasing cling, 23 global cities and faster than any other pol- regions representing 150 lutant. Each year, 1.3 billion million people pledged on tons of wasted food is sent Tuesday to significantly cut to landfills where rotting the pollution-causing gar- scraps send the potent bage they generate by 2030. heat-trapping greenhouse Places like New York, gas methane into the at- Tokyo, London, Paris and mosphere. Sydney vowed to “cut the Improving waste and amount of waste generated material management by each citizen 15 per cent around the world globally by 2030,” said a statement could reduce global emis- from C40 Cities, a global sions by 20 per cent, and are network dedicated to fight- “essential” to delivering on ing climate change. the goals of the 2015 Paris They will also “reduce climate accords and keep- the amount of waste sent to ing global temperature rise A reclaimer wades through the waste at Robinson Deep landfill, Johannesburg’s largest landfill on 29 June, 2018. PHOTO: AFP landfills and incineration by below 1.5 Celsius, said the 50 per cent and increase C40 Cities statement. Newburyport, Paris, Phil- facilitating safe food dona- and demolition materials. carbon emissions while the diversion rate to 70 per The announcement adelphia, Portland, Rot- tion. Participating areas Areas may also sup- helping us build a fairer, cent by 2030,” according to was released ahead of terdam, San Jose, San may encourage separate port reductions or bans on cleaner and more livable the declaration. the Global Climate Action Francisco, Santa Monica, collection of food scraps single-use and non-recycla- city for all New Yorkers,” The goal of the “Ad- Summit in San Francisco Sydney, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, that could be used for com- ble plastics. said New York Mayor Bill vancing Towards Zero in mid-September. Toronto, Vancouver Wash- post, and supporting local The signatories de Blasio. “We’re proud to Waste Declaration” is to Signatories include ington DC, and the regions policies like sustainable pledged to publicly report stand alongside other lead- avoid the disposal of at Auckland, Copenhagen, of Navarra and Catalonia. procurement and boost- their progress every two ing cities worldwide in tak- least 87 million tons of Dubai, London, Milan, Specific steps include ing awareness and use of years. “Dramatically re- ing ambitious steps to cut waste by 2030. Montreal, New York City, reducing food waste and recycling for construction ducing waste will help curb down on waste.”—AFP

Small tsunami waves after CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE New Caledonia quake M.V KOTA HADIAH VOY. NO. (KHAD 0104N/S) M.V VINALINES FREEDOM VOY. NO. (-) Consignees of cargo carried on M.V KOTA HADIAH Consignees of cargo carried on M.V VINALINES VOY. NO. (KHAD 0104N/S) are hereby notified that the FREEDOM VOY. NO. (-) are hereby notified that the SYDNEY (Australia) — nearest town Tadine in vessel will be arriving on 30-8-2018 and cargo will be vessel will be arriving on 30-8-2018 and cargo will be A 7.1 magnitude earth- the lightly populated discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T/A.W.P.T where it discharged into the premises of T.M.T where it will lie quake struck off the Loyalty Islands, the US will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the eastern coast of New Geological Survey said. the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Caledonia on Wednes- The Pacific Tsuna- Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am day and generated small mi Warning Center said to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now tsunami waves, seismolo- “small tsunami waves declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo gists said, but there were have been observed”. from the Vessel. from the Vessel. no immediate reports of “Persons along coastal No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after damage. areas near the earth- the Claims Day. the Claims Day. The tremor hit at a quake should be obser- SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT depth of 27 kilometres vant and exercise normal MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY (16 miles) in the south- caution. Otherwise, no ac- AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER AGENT FOR: M/S BEN LINE AGENCIES ern Pacific Ocean, some tion is required,” it added. LINES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 231 kilometres from the —AFP Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301928

CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE M.V PATHEIN STAR VOY. NO. (027 N/S) M.V MCC SHANGHAI VOY. NO. (1833-1834) M.V SINAR BINTAN VOY. NO. (601 N/S) Consignees of cargo carried on M.V PATHEIN Consignees of cargo carried on M.V MCC Consignees of cargo carried on M.V SINAR STAR VOY. NO. (027 N/S) are hereby notified that the SHANGHAI VOY. NO. (1833-1834) are hereby notified BINTAN VOY. NO. (601 N/S) are hereby notified that vessel will be arriving on 30-8-2018 and cargo will be that the vessel will be arriving on 30-8-2018 and cargo the vessel will be arriving on 30-8-2018 and cargo will discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie will be discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. from the Vessel. from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. the Claims Day. the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S CONTINENTAL AGENT FOR: M/S MCC TRANSPORT AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPING SHIPPING LINE PTE LTD (S’PORE) PTE LTD LINE Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 30 AUGUST 2018 14 SOCIAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Alec Baldwin to Screen legend Judi Dench to play Bruce Wayne’s get honorary father in ‘Joker’ award in Spain MADRID (Spain) —British LOS ANGELES — Alec Baldwin who is more in the mould of a screen legend Judi Dench, has joined “Joker” with Joaquin 1980s Donald Trump. best known for her role as M Phoenix in the lead. To be directed by Todd Phil- in James Bond films, will re- The 60-year-old actor will lips, the film is scheduled to begin ceive a lifetime achievement play the role of Bruce Wayne/ shooting in a fortnight. award at Spain’s famous San Batman’s father, Thomas Wayne Phillips co-wrote the script Sebastian film festival, organ- in the origin story of one of DC’s with Scott Silver. izers said on Tuesday. most iconic antagonists. Also starring Robert De The 83-year-old actress According to The Hollywood Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances who won an Oscar in 1999 for Reporter, sources say the script Conroy, Warner Bros has set on her role as Queen Elizabeth I portrays Thomas Wayne as a 4 October, 2019 as release date.— in “Shakespeare in Love” will Alec Baldwin. PHOTO: PTI cheesy and tanned businessman PTI get the Donostia Award on 25 September, they said. Dench, a veteran star of Screen legend Judi Dench to get honorary award in Spain the stage and screen, made her cinema debut in 1964 and has worked with directors as LONDON—British screen leg- the head of MI6, in James Bond varied as Stephen Frears, end Judi Dench, best known for films. It will be her first visit to Kenneth Branagh, Clint East- her role as M in James Bond the film festival in the Basque wood and Sam Mendes. films, will receive a lifetime Country, where her new film “Red Her subtle portrayal of achievement award at Spain’s Joan,” directed by Trevor Nunn, complex characters such famous San Sebastian film festi- will be screened.In the film in- as Queen Victoria in “Mrs val, organisers said on Tuesday. spired on a true story, she plays Brown” or author Iris Mur- The 83-year-old actress who a tranquil retiree who is suddenly doch in “Iris” have earned her won an Oscar in 1999 for her role arrested by MI5 and exposed as a critical acclaim. as Queen Elizabeth I in “Shake- long-standing KGB spy. She will A seven-time Oscar nom- speare in Love” will get the Don- join US actor Danny de Vito and inee and the recipient of sev- ostia Award on 25 September, Japanese director Hirokazu Ko- eral Bafta awards, Dench is they said. re-eda, whose film “Shoplifters” perhaps best known worldwide Dench, a veteran star of the British actress Judi Dench made her screen debut in 1964 and has worked won the Palme d’Or in this year’s for playing M, the head of MI6, stage and screen, made her cine- with many star directors including Clint Eastwood and Sam Mendes. Cannes Film Festival, in receiv- in James Bond films. ma debut in 1964 and has worked PHOTO: AFP ing the Donostia Award. It will be her first visit to with directors as varied as Ste- plex characters such as Queen A seven-time Oscar nominee Past recipients include Greg- the film festival in the Basque phen Frears, Kenneth Branagh, Victoria in “Mrs Brown” or au- and the recipient of several Bafta ory Peck, Robert De Niro, Bette Country, where her new film Clint Eastwood and Sam Mendes. thor Iris Murdoch in “Iris” have awards, Dench is perhaps best Davis, Susan Sarandon and Mer- “Red Joan,” directed by Trevor Her subtle portrayal of com- earned her critical acclaim. known worldwide for playing M, yl Streep. —AFP Nunn, will be screened.—AFP Epic, extreme film-art project to rebuild Berlin Wall

BERLIN—A massive film-art checks, organizers said on Tues- “DAU” film project and social ex- ganizers said was “in the works”, a mixture of social experiment, project in the German capital day. periment of enigmatic Russian staff plan to erect 900 concrete artistic experiment and... an im- is set to rebuild part of the Ber- The walled-in “city within a filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky, 43. wall slabs, each 3.60 metres pressive form of world-building,” lin Wall to create a closed-off city” will host the world premiere Pending final approval from (about 12 feet) tall, for the 6.6 he told a Berlin press conference. mini-state, complete with visa of the mysterious and mammoth Berlin city authorities, which or- million euro ($7.7 million) event. The aim, said organisers, is Visitors to the parallel world to spark “a political and social de- will have to apply online for en- bate about freedom and totalitari- trance “visas” and swap their anism, surveillance, co-existence cellphones for off-line digital de- and national identity”. vices with an algorithm that will suggest a personalized tour. ‘Most insane film shoot’ Set on a city block on Un- Long shrouded in mystery, a ter den Linden boulevard, the trickle of news and cryptic clues time-capsule project is due to has created buzz and sparked launch on 12 October and end controversy about the project, with a ritualistic tearing down of with critics labelling it a stunt the wall on 9 November, the day hurtful to people who lived in of the historic event in 1989. communist East Germany. The aim is not to create “a “Out of respect for the vic- Disney GDR” (German Demo- tims who really experienced such cratic Republic), said Thomas situations, we should step away Oberender, director of culture from this,” Berlin politician Sabi- (l­-r) Medienboard’s Kirsten Niehuus, cameraman Juergen Juerges, Schinkel Pavillon curator Nina Pohl, Berliner festival Berliner Festspiele which na Bangert of the Greens party Festspiele director Thomas Oberender, Susanne Marian of Phenomen Films and director Tom Tykwer pose at the will host the mega-event. said, according to Tagesspiegel presentation of DAU project in Berlin. PHOTO: AFP “It is not a film premiere but daily.—AFP 30 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 15 Physicists finally observe ‘elusive’ Higgs decay

PARIS — Six years after track- mental particles that make up ing down the Higgs boson, the the Universe and the forces that subatomic particle that confers govern them. mass on matter, physicists said Under the model, developed on Tuesday they have “at long in the early 1970s, quarks and lep- last” witnessed it decaying into tons are the most basic building tiny bits called “bottom quarks”. blocks of matter. The predicted decay was There are six types of quarks, observed at the Large Hadron of which bottom quarks — also Collider (LHC) famous for the called beauty quarks — are Nobel-capped discovery of the among the heaviest. Higgs particle in 2012, Europe’s The Standard Model predict- CERN physics lab announced. ed that Higgs decay would yield “During the early prepa- pairs of bottom quarks about 60 rations of the LHC, there were per cent of the time. But finding doubts on whether this obser- these quarks has been “among vation could be achieved,” the the most demanding analyses A picture of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) Cavern at the European Organization for Nuclear Research ATLAS scientific collaboration carried out by ATLAS so far,” the (CERN) in Geneva. PHOTO: AFP said of the “elusive interaction” team said in a statement. now documented at the massive plain these. project. But it “still leaves room through mountains of experimen- particle accelerator. New physics? Proposed alternatives have for contributions from new phys- tal data these last years to piece Because Higgs bosons them- Scientists probing the nature included the existence of extra ics.” together a profile of the elusive selves are hard to find, and other and workings of the Higgs and dimensions, or “supersymmetry” “It’s another point for the Higgs boson first predicted in particles also break up into bot- other particles are on the lookout which postulates the existence of Standard Model,” physicist Paul- 1964. They have so far observed tom quarks, it has been difficult for anything that does not fit with a sibling of equal mass for every ine Gagnon told AFP. its mass, spin, and lifetime. to track down those attributed Standard Model predictions. known Standard Model particle. While it was an important “In the coming years, much specifically to Higgs decay. This is because the model Evidence for neither has yet scientific breakthrough, the ob- more data will be collected and Researchers say the doesn’t explain dark matter or been found. servation was also “a disappoint- the precision will be improved in long-awaited observation serves dark energy, and appears to be The latest observation was ment (for physicists) because the our quest to see if the Higgs boson as further verification of the incompatible with the theory also “consistent with” the Stand- Standard Model has not yet been reveals the presence of physics Standard Model of physics — the of gravity. Some other model of ard Model, said the CMS team disproven.” beyond the Standard Model,” said mainstream theory of the funda- “new physics” is needed to ex- that worked with ATLAS on the Physicists have sifted the CMS collaborati on.—AFP Bees get hooked on harmful pesticide Robot teachers invade

PARIS — Bumblebees acquire ture’s little helpers. Chinese kindergartens a taste for food laced with a pes- In the European Union, ticide known to harm them, ac- three neonicotinoid-based BEIJING (China) — The Chinese robot — part storytelling and part cording to a study suggesting the products will be off-limits in kindergarten children giggled problem-solving. Each time they chemicals pose an even greater open fields starting on 19 De- as they worked to solve puzzles get an answer right, the device re- threat to pollinators than previ- cember. France has banned assigned by their new teaching acts with delight, its face flashing ously thought. five chemical variants starting assistant: a roundish, short ed- heart-shaped eyes. In experiments, research- Saturday. ucator with a screen for a face. “Education today is no ers showed that bees initially Canada recently an- Just under 60 centimetres longer a one-way street, where put off by sugar water contain- Pesticides have been blamed as a nounced it would phase out (two feet) high, the autonomous the teacher teaches and students ing neonicotinoids — the most cause of colony collapse disorder two neonicotinoids used on robot named Keeko has been a hit just learn,” said Candy Xiong, a widely-used class of insecticide in bees. PHOTO: AFP canola, corn, and soybean in several kindergartens, telling teacher trained in early childhood worldwide — soon started seek- crops. stories and challenging children education who now works with ing them out to the exclusion of the one laced with insecticide. Widely used over the last with logic problems. Keeko Robot Xiamen Technology untainted food. Neonicotinoids target nerve two decades, neonicotinoids Round and white with a tub- as a trainer. The findings were published receptors in insects much in the were designed to control by body, the armless robot zips “When children see Keeko on Wednesday in the journal Pro- way nicotine — the addictive in- sap-feeding insects such as around on tiny wheels, its inbuilt with its round head and body, it ceedings of the Royal Society B. gredient in tobacco — does in aphids and root-feeding grubs. cameras doubling up both as nav- looks adorable and children love Neonicotinoids, earlier re- humans and other mammals. In recent years, fears igational sensors and a front-fac- it. So when they see Keeko, they search has shown, disrupt the “Our findings... tick certain have been growing over the ing camera allowing users to re- almost instantly take to it,” she ability of bees to reproduce and symptoms of addictive behaviour, declining health of bees glob- cord video journals. added. Keeko robots have entered lower their resistance to disease. which is intriguing given the ad- ally, and the possible role of In China, robots are being more than 600 kindergartens “At first, it appeared that the dictive properties of nicotine on neonicotinoids. developed to deliver groceries, across the country with its mak- bees did avoid the food contain- humans,” said lead researcher Pesticides have been provide companionship to the el- ers hoping to expand into Greater ing the pesticide,” said lead au- Richard Gill, also from Imperial. blamed as a cause of colony derly, dispense legal advice and China and Southeast Asia. thor Andres Arce, a researcher Unlike contact pesticides, collapse disorder, along with now, as Keeko’s creators hope, Beijing has invested money at Imperial College London. which remain on the plant mites, viruses, and fungi, or join the ranks of educators. and manpower in developing ar- “However, as individual surface, neonicotinoids are ab- some combination. At the Yiswind Institute of tificial intelligence as part of its bees increasingly experience sorbed by seeds and transport- The United Nations Multicultural Education on the “Made in China 2025” plan, with the treated food they develop a ed to leaves, flowers, roots, and warned last year that 40 per- outskirts of Beijing, the children a Chinese firm last year unveil- preference for it.” stems as the plant grows. cent of invertebrate pollina- have been tasked to help a prince ing the country’s first human-like Even when the position of Several countries have tors — particularly bees and find his way through a desert — robot that can hold simple con- their feeders was switched, the banned forms of the insecticide, butterflies — risk global ex- by putting together square mats versations and make facial ex- pollinators made a beeline for mainly due to its impact on Na- tinction.—AFP that represent a path taken by the pressions.—AFP 30 AUGUST 2018 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Serena attitude defused dress code row says French Open director

PARIS—French Open director French tennis federation chief have a wonderful relationship.” Guy Forget says Serena Wil- Bernard Giudicelli describing Forget congratulated Williams liams’ attitude defused a po- the “Black Panther” catsuit on her attitude. tential row over an up-coming American star Williams wore “With social media dress code that he insists will at the French Open in May as everything goes viral these be far less strict than the one at “going too far”. days,” Forget said. Wimbledon, French sports daily Williams at the time took “Serena was perfect, defus- Thierry Henry will not join Bordeoux, the French club has confirmed. L’Equipe reported on Tuesday. the announcement in her stride, ing any budding controversy,” he PHOTO: AFP The idea he said would be describing her relationship with explained. to establish a certain level of el- the French Open organizers as “The idea with the dress egance or as he put it “a Roland wonderful. “He’s (Guidicelli) code will be much more flexi- Henry not joining Garros style”. been so easy to talk to,” Wil- ble than the one at Wimbledon, The move comes hot on liams said. “My whole team is which has hardened over time,” Bordeaux as talks the heels of a furore following basically French so, yeah, we he said.— AFP break down West Ham survive scare, three Premier PARIS — Thierry Henry will not of September from current own- League sides exit League Cup be the next coach of Bordeaux, ers, the media conglomerate M6. with the French club’s president Despite his lack of experi- ($128.7 dollars) in the transfer confirming to AFP on Tuesday ence as a coach, appointing the market, and went behind inside that negotiations had broken 41-year-old would have been a two minutes at Kingsmeadow down. “Yes, we can confirm remarkable coup for Bordeaux, through Joe Pigott’s header. the end of those negotiations,” the six-time French champions. But the hosts were reduced Stephane Martin told AFP, follow- They are looking for a re- to 10 men after just 18 minutes ing earlier reports in France and placement for the Uruguayan as Rod McDonald was dismissed England that Henry had turned Gustavo Poyet, whose departure for a second yellow card and sec- the job down. from the club is expected to be ond-half goals from Issa Diop, Sky Sports, the channel for made official later on Tuesday. Angelo Ogbonna and Javier Her- whom Henry worked as a pundit Poyet was only appointed in nandez secured a 3-1 win to spare for four years before quitting last January and led the club to Eu- Pellegrini’s blushes. month, said late on Monday that ropean qualification at the end of Cardiff’s poor start to the he had refused the offer to take last season, but he was suspend- Manuel Pellegrini secured his first win as West Ham manager.PHOTO: AFP season on their return to the top his first managerial role since ed earlier this month after a very flight continued with a compre- retiring as a player. public outburst at directors over LONDON — West Ham survived Brighton bowed out on Tuesday. hensive 3-1 defeat at home to According to French sports transfer policy. a scare from League One Wim- The Hammers have suffered Championship side Norwich. daily L’Equipe, Henry felt that Henry, who had been work- bledon to register Manuel Pel- three straight defeats to begin Saido Berahino scored his he had not been given sufficient ing as an assistant coach to the legrini’s first win in charge and their league season, despite first goal since February 2016 to guarantees by General Ameri- Belgian national team, met GACP progress to the third round of the former Real Madrid and Man- send Stoke into the last 32 with can Capital Partners (GACP), the in New York at the end of last League Cup as Premier League chester City boss Pellegrini being a 2-0 win over Premier League American consortium expected week having come to an initial sides Cardiff, Huddersfield and backed with nearly £100 million Huddersfield.— AFP to take over Bordeaux at the end agreement with M6.— AFP

Myanmar to play Sharapova downs friendly matches with battling 39-year-old Singapore teams Schnyder at US Open

IN preparation for the inter- The friendly match- NEW YORK—Maria Sharapova shattered the fairytale return national football tournaments, es against Singapore of 39-year-old Patty Schnyder at the US Open on Tuesday, Myanmar U-16 and U-19 wom- teams will really help Myan- winning a roller-coaster first round clash 6-2, 7-6 (8/6). en football teams will play mar teams to get experience to Schnyder, the oldest ever player to make the main draw friendly matches against Sin- compete in Asian Football Con- of a Grand Slam via qualifying, was outgunned by the five- gapore U-16 and U-19 wom- federation (AFC) U-16 Women time major champion in the first set and for the majority of en football teams on 4 and 6 Championship Qualification the second. September, according to the Round (1) and 2019 AFC U-19 However, she bravely battled back from 1-5 down to 6-6, Myanmar Football Federation Women’s Championship Qual- showing the sort of ability and court-craft which won her 11 (MFF). ification, said an MFF official. titles and once took her to seven in the world rankings. Myanmar U-16 will play Myanmar U-16 team will She even saved three match points in the tiebreaker two friendly matches with Sin- be headed by its head coach before Sharapova’s 23rd winner of the night sealed victory gapore U-16 team on 4 and 6 Daw San San Thein, while My- Maria Sharapova of Russia hits a return shortly before midnight. September, and Myanmar U-19 anmar U-19 will be headed by to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland (off “My average match against her is like two hours and 20 team will play a friendly match its head coach Daw Thet Thet frame) during their 2018 US Open minutes so I knew I was in for a battle no matter what my against Singapore U-19 team Win.—Lynn Thit (Tgi) women’s match on 28 August, 2018 in story is or hers,” said Sharapova who is now 21-0 in US Open on 6 September. New York. PHOTO: AFP nigh sessions. — AFP