SO THIS IS A MUST. PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL MoHS officials inspect broadcast media, MoALI organizes 98th International Day sample film shooting to enforce healthcare of Cooperatives in Nay Pyi Taw guidelines PAGE-2 PAGE-3 Vol. VII, No. 80, 1st Waning of First Waso 1382 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Sunday, 5 July 2020 Peace negotiators continue discussions on work INSIDE TODAY plans for Union Peace Conference next month NATIONAL Asia-Pacific YMCA Executive Committee holds meeting online PAGE-3 NATIONAL Phakant landslide investigation body gives assistance to victims PAGE-4 NATIONAL 41 Myanmar migrant workers enter into facility quarantine in Kawthoung Peace negotiators discuss fourth session of Union Peace Conference scheduled for second week of August after the sixth coordination meeting in PAGE-4 last week of July. PHOTO: PHOE HTAUNG EPRESENTATIVES Road in Yangon yesterday. U Pyone Cho (a) U Htay Win ordinator U Myo Win, and mem- LOCAL NEWS of the government and Present on the govern- Aung, members of the Peace bers of negotiation team U Hla Fake Thanaka from RNCA-S EAOs continued ment’s side at the meeting were Commission Advisory Board U Htay, Saw Mya Yar Zar Lin, Dr neighbouring country discussions on the work plans the NRPC Vice-Chairman and Hla Maung Shwe, U Moe Zaw Salai Lian Hmon Sakhong, Salai impacts local genuine for holding the fourth session Attorney-General of the Union Oo and Director-General of the Htarlar Hay, Saw Sein Win, Pado Thanaka growers of Union Peace Conference-21st U Tun Tun Oo, Lt-Gen Yar Pyae Office of the State Counsellor U Saw Tar Do Hmu, Pado Saw L Century Panglong scheduled for of the Office of the Command- Zaw Htay. Klu Sae, Kya Salmon, Saw Kyaw second week of August. er-in-Chief (Army), Lt-Gen Min The NCA-S EAOs were rep- Nyunt, Nai Aung Ma Ngae, Dr The second day of fifth co- Naung and Lt-Gen Tin Maung resented by the coordination Sai Oo and Khun Myint Tun, ordination meeting was held at Win, Secretary of Peace Com- of NCA implementation frame- and other representatives on the National Reconciliation and mission retired Lt-Gen Khin work negotiation committee videoconference. Peace Centre (NRPC) on Shweli Zaw Oo, Pyithu Hluttaw MP leader Pado Sao Sai Ngin, co- SEE PAGE-7 PAGE-6 COVID-19 figure in Myanmar reaches 313 as 7 new cases reported on 4 July Updated at 8 pm, 4 July 2020 New Persons under Investigation from the Total Case Total Death past 24 hours to 12 noon of 4 July 2020 313 New Case 7 Tally 6 Recovery Update on 4 July 2020 after two consecutive tests New PUI 33 Total New Discharged Recovery 240 Recovery 3 from Hospital 226 SEE PAGE-2 5 JULY 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR “People are the key” MoHS officials inspect broadcast media, sample film shooting to enforce healthcare guidelines OFFICIALS from the Ministry Myothit (North). Health said, “We conducted in- of Health and Sports inspected The officials also looked into spection according to the guide- facilities of Forever Group media sample shootings at the Film De- lines of the ministry. We mainly company and sample shootings velopment Centre and for Bogy- scrutinize this industry in two at the Film Development Centre oke Aung San biopic in Bogyoke sectors. The first one is to work in and at Bogyoke Park for Bogy- Park in Bahan Township. social distancing of six feet apart oke Aung San biopic in Yangon U Pyae Phyo Han, General from each other and the next one yesterday. Manager of Forever Group said: is to set a time limit not more than The health officials suggest- “We follow COVID-19 guidelines 15 miniutes in continuous physi- ed guidelines for prevention of such as social distancing of the cal contact as the actors will not Dr Thandar Lwin, Deputy Director-General of Public Health, inspects COVID-19 in media and film pro- Ministry of Health and Sports wear personal protective equip- studio (1) of Film Development Centre in Bahan Township on 4 duction processes as they arrived in the works. We also spray dis- ment during their performance.” July. PHOTO: HLA MOE at the makeup room, studios, ed- infectants on production equip- Film teams will also need to iting room, staff canteen, indoor ment and assign lesser numbers work far from the fans during the Information, Ministry of Religious ducers and cinema owners to set and outdoor places of Forever of staff.” shootings. Affairs and Culture, Ministry of up COVID-19 preventive plans in Group Company in Mayangon Dr Thandar Lwin, the Dep- The Union Ministers for Min- Health and Sports discussed with their businesses.—Yi Yi Myint Township, and the company’s uty Director-General (Disease istry of Investment and Foreign the officials of Myanmar Motion (Translated by Khine Thaz- broadcast facilities in Dagon Control) Department of Public Economic Relations, Ministry of Picture Organization, film pro- in Han) Dr Thandar Lwin and party look into sample shooting of Forever Group in Dagon Myothit Deputy Director-General Dr Thandar Lwin and health officials view preparations for (North) on 4 July. PHOTO: HLA MOE shooting at Yegu broadcast facility in Mayangon Township on 4 July. PHOTO: HLA MOE COVID-19 figure in Myanmar reaches 313 as 7 new cases reported on 4 July FROM PAGE-1 Seven more COVID-19 cases on 4 July 2020: updated at 8 pm Contact with Oversea travel Hospital for medical Case No Age Gender Address Lab result Remark positive patient history treatment Held under Hline Township, Yangon Defence Services Liver 307 24 Male No Yes, India Positive quarantine Region Specialist Hospital (Hline Township) Thingangyun Township, South Okkalapa 308 32 Male No Yes, Bangladesh Positive Yangon Region Specialist Hospital Thingangyun Township, South Okkalapa 309 24 Male No Yes, Bangladesh Positive Yangon Region Specialist Hospital Held under quarantine Insein Township, Yangon South Okkalapa 310 34 Male No Yes, Bangladesh Positive (Kamayut Township) Region Specialist Hospital Taikkyi Township, Yangon South Okkalapa 311 43 Male No Yes, Laos Positive Region Specialist Hospital Taikkyi Township, Yangon South Okkalapa 312 39 Male No Yes, Thailand Positive Region Specialist Hospital Held under South Okkalapa Township, South Okkalapa quarantine 313 55 Female No Yes, Singagore Positive Yangon Region Specialist Hospital (Mayangon Township) Ministry of Health and Sports 5 JULY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 MoALI organizes 98th International Day of Cooperatives in Nay Pyi Taw THE 2020 International Day of Afterwards, president of the Cooperatives that falls on 4 July Central Cooperative Society U was celebrated at the Ministry of Khin Maung Aye made a speech Agriculture, Livestock and Irri- to honour the International Day gation in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday of Cooperatives, and Dr Toe Nan- morning. dar Tin, the member of Executive Union Minister for Agricul- Committee of the Central Coop- ture, Livestock and Irrigation eratives Society read the formal Dr Aung Thu made an opening message from the International remark at the meeting that the Cooperative Alliance (ICA). International Cooperative Alli- The event was closed by ance (ICA) had urged the coop- showing the video clip of the eratives to give special consid- cooperative actions in honour eration to work for addressing of the 98th International Day of climate change through coop- Cooperatives. eration among the members The event was attended by of the cooperatives as per the the Nay Pyi Taw Council member theme “Cooperatives for Climate Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Aung Thu speaks during a ceremony of 2020 U Aye Maung Sein, the repre- Action” and to cooperate with International Day of Cooperatives at the ministry in Nay Pyi Taw on 4 July 2020. PHOTO: MNA sentatives of the parliament U the cooperative communities Yan Lin and Dr Sein Mya Aye, in building the prosperous and He said that there was a poli- buy the farming machineries by the agricultural cooperatives by Nay Pyi Taw Development Com- more united economy. cy for climate change called “Na- hire purchase system, promoting spending US$35 million from $200 mittee member Daw Sabai Ht- He added that people nowa- tional Policy for Climate Change farming and assisting the farm- million of the loan from World way, the permanent secretary, days are suffering from the dis- (2017-2030) in Myanmar and they ing services, producing the seed, Bank for the National Food and the directors and respective of- asters such as insufficient foods, were doing the best to provide supporting the input, and pro- Agriculture System Project. ficials and the professors from environmental degradation and resettlement and relief as well moting the development of the He concluded that the coop- the Universities of the cooper- natural disasters as well as the as to reduce the natural disaster. cooperative in order to form the erative works have developed atives, the principal from the plagues. Myanmar cooperative sector standard cooperative regions. across the world, in helping for Colleges of the cooperatives and The Union Minister also is being operated by 4.2 million of He also said that there were the socio-economic sector of the the presidents of the respective said that the cooperative com- members and 39,929 cooperative impacts on Myanmar’s agricul- people, and that it needs to work states and regions’ cooperative munities will have to perform to departments providing finan- tural sector due to COVID-19 more in agriculture, livestock and communities took part by video reduce inequality, disputes and cial support to the cooperative and they were planning to per- manufacturing sectors of the co- conferencing. — MNA challenges.