PRODUCE LARGER VOLUME OF EDIBLE OIL THAN CURRENT PRODUCTION PAGE-8 (OPINION) Vol. VIII, No. 128, 3rd Waning of Wagaung 1383 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Wednesday, 25 August 2021 Five-Point Road Map of the State Administration Council 1. The Union Election Commission will be reconstituted and its mandated tasks, including the scrutiny of voter lists, shall be implemented in accordance with the law. 2. Effective measures will be taken with added momentum to prevent and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. Actions will be taken to ensure the speedy recovery of businesses from the impact of COVID-19. 4. Emphasis will be placed on achieving enduring peace for the entire nation in line with the agreements set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. 5. Upon accomplishing the provisions of the state of emergency, free and fair multiparty democratic elections will be held in line with the 2008 Constitution, and further work will be undertaken to hand over State duties to the winning party in accordance with democratic standards. Ministries need to spend allotted budget on implementation of projects directly benefiting the people: Vice-Senior General INISTRIES need to practise thrifty Mspending on the ex- penditures, said Vice-Chairman of the Financial Commission Vice-Chairman of the State Ad- ministration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior Gen- eral Soe Win at the coordination meeting to submit the six-month Union budget from October 2021 to March 2022 which took place at the Office of the State Administra- tion Council Chairman in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon. First, the Vice-Senior Gen- eral Soe Win, in his address, said as the national plan, the annual budget and tax bill must be en- acted regularly on a yearly basis in accord with Section 100 (b) of the Constitution, such processes must be undertaken in line with the existing laws and procedures. Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win addresses the coordination meeting Myanmar set the financial to submit the six-month Union budget from October 2021 to March 2022, in Nay Pyi Taw on 24 August 2021. year from 1 April to 31 March yearly but it was changed from 1 from 1 April to 31 March starting 2021 to 31 March 2022. demic. The country faces some Hence, the country may face a October to 30 September as of the from the 2022-2023 financial year. At present, emphasis is economic loss with declining in- continuous decline in income 2018-2019 financial year. Now, the The interim budget will be drawn being placed on the prevention comes including that from taxes in the coming six months. financial year will be re-changed for six months from 1 October and control of the COVID-19 pan- and other ordination income. SEE PAGE-4 INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS NATIONAL Myanmar delegations China donates oxygen Imports of Palm oil imports NLD member Thet attend 42nd AMAF, 20th concentrators to COVID-19 protective top $522 mln in Htar Hnaung, KIA AMAF Plus 3, and 6th Myanmar equipment, medical eight months captains arrested in ARMMAF Meetings to help fight COVID-19 supplies continue Kachin State PAGE-4 PAGE-5 PAGE-6 PAGE-7 PAGE-10 25 AUGUST 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Amendment of the Penal Code Law State Administration Council Law No (22/2021) 2nd Waning of Wagaung 1383 ME 24 August 2021 The State Administration Council hereby enacts this Law according to Article 419 of the State Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. 1. This Law shall be called the Amendment of the Penal Code Law. 2. After Subsection (a) and (b) of Section 311 shall be added as follows: — “Of Genocide 311 A. Whoever, with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group: (a) Kills members of the group; or (b) Causes grievous hurt or serious mental harm to members of the group; or (c) Deliberately inflicts on the group conditions of life calculated to bring its physical destruction in whole or in part; or (d) Imposes measures, not in accordance with any existing laws, intended to prevent births within the group; or (e) Forcibly transfers children of the group to another group, is said to have committed the offence of genocide. 311 B. (1) Whoever commits the offence of genocide under subsection ( a) of section 311 A, shall be punished with death and shall also be liable to fine. (2) Whoever commits the offence of genocide under subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 311 A, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.” I hereby sign under Article 419 of the State Constitution. Sd/ Min Aung Hlaing Senior General Chairman State Administration Council Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Law Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure State Administration Council Law No (23/2021) 2nd Waning of Wagaung 1383 ME 24 August 2021 The State Administration Council hereby enacts this Law according to Article 419 of the State Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. 1. This Law shall be called the Law Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Section 311 of the Penal Code in column 1 of table 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall be added with Section 311 B. 3. Table 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall be added with 311 B in column 1 related to Section 311-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with “(1) the offence of genocide under Subsection (a) of Section 311 A, (2) the offence of genocide under subsection (b), (c), (d) or (e) of section 311 A” in column 2, with “May arrest without warrant” in column 3, with “Warrant” in column 4, with “Not bailable” in column 5, with “Not compoundable” in column 6, with “(1) death and shall also be liable to fine., (2) imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.” in column 7, and with “a Court of the Self-Administered Division or a Court of the Self-Administered Zone or a District Court” in column 8, respectively. I hereby signed this under Section 419 of the Constitution. Sd/Min Aung Hlaing Senior General Chairman State Administration Council Union Minister Dr Htay Aung attends CLMVT Plus Forum 2021 UNION Minister for Hotels ber countries, sharing trade and and Tourism Dr Htay Aung, investment knowledge, current the Chairman of the Myanmar and post-COVID-19 strategies Tourism Federation and rep- for enhancing cooperation resentatives from its affiliate among the CLMVT countries associations attended the Ac- and ASEAN Regional Cooper- celerating a Resilient Recovery ation Framework, and collabo- CLMVT Plus Forum 2021 yester- ration in the areas of trade and day morning through videocon- investment. ferencing. The CLMVT Plus Forum The forum was also joined 2021 will be held for three days by the senior representatives of from 24 to 26 August via video- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Viet conferencing. On the last day of Nam and Thailand, and trade the forum, 26 August, a Startup partners and representatives Pitch Competition will be held to from other ASEAN countries. help start-ups use technology in The forum discussed the the new normal post-COVID-19 analysis of the post-COVID-19 period in the CLMVT member situation in the CLMVT mem- countries. — MNA 25 AUGUST 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 BGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGA It is necessary to realize the democracy in conformity with the current situations of Myanmar In reviewing the various situations which happened in last six months period, a lesson was obtained for carrying out many tasks related to democracy. Records and documents showed that although the people demanded to implement democracy in 1988, there were a few number of persons who deeply understood the measures of democracy. Hence, it is necessary to realize the democracy in conformity with the current situations of Myanmar. (Excerpt from the speech to the meeting 1/2021 of the Provisional Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar made by Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister of the State Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 11 August 2021) CHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHD State will amend financial year from 1 April to 31 March starting from the 2022-2023 financial year: Vice-Senior General LLOTTED budgets must be systematically Aspent in line with the fi- nancial rules, said Vice-Chair- man of the Financial Com- mission Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Coun- cil Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win at the coordination meeting to submit the budgets of regions and states for the six months from October 2021 to March 2022 at the State Administra- tion Council Chairman Office in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday af- ternoon. Speaking at the meeting, the Vice-Senior General said Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win addresses the coordination meeting that the State will amend the to submit the budgets of regions/states for the six months from October 2021 to March 2022 in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. financial year from 1 April to 31 March starting from the ments of the people. finished projects and the pro- visions on region and state pressures. On the other hand, 2022-2023 financial year. A The Vice-Senior General jects mainly required for the budgets in accord with the these are challenges for the six-month budget period will stressed the need to empha- people.