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Five-Point Road Map of the State Administration Council
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The Union Election Commission will be reconstituted and its mandated tasks, including the scrutiny of voter lists, shall be implemented in accordancewith the law.
Effective measures will be taken with added momentum to prevent and manage the COVID-19 pandemic.
Actions will be taken to ensure the speedy recovery of businesses from the impact of COVID-19.
Emphasis will be placed on achieving enduring peace for the entire nation in line with the agreements set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
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.

Only when the country earns increased finance will it provide
necessary aid to service personnel and fulfil the needs of thenation: Senior GeneralState Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing addresses the meeting 3/2022 of the Union government in Nay Pyi Taw on 5 May 2022.

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government responsible
for the nation’s economic development needs totake this into consideration, said
Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister
Senior General Min Aung Hlaingat the meeting 3/2022 of the Union government yesterday.
In his speech, the Senior
General said the government
needs to implement suitable pro-jects and re-improve administrative, economic and politicalarenas to enable the people towalk on the path of democracy
the people inspire.

cy. Being citizens, all civil service
personnel on duty need to be freefrom party politics according to
the experience of the nation and
the Constitution.

Democratic rights of citizens
and civil service personnel

Terror acts of PDF at home
and involvement of local andforeign organizations

Efforts are being made to
implement the democratization
process in the country. All citizens have the right to democra-

NUG formed so-called PDF
terrorist groups with the support

SEE PAGE-3... the government needs toimplement suitable projects and reimprove administrative, economic
and political arenas to enable
the people to walk on the path of
democracy the people inspire.

INSIDE TODAYNATIONAL
Tatmadaw sea-going hospital
vessel (Thanlwin) offers medical
treatment to residents in Cocokyun
Township, Yangon Region
PAGE-2NATIONAL
76th Myanmar
Fire Brigade Day
ceremony held in
Yangon
PAGE-4NATIONALMoALI Union Minister
receives JapanMyanmar Association
Chairman
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LOCAL BUSINESS
Myanmar
Seintalone mango
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Tatmadaw sea-going hospital vessel (Thanlwin)offers medical treatment to residents in
Cocokyun Township, Yangon Region

THE Tatmadaw sea-going hospital ship (Thanlwin) which plans
to provide medical services

to the residents of Cocokyun
Township, Yangon Region andthe coastal region of the Tanin-thayi Region offered healthcare
services to 285 patients at Cocokyun People's Hospital yesterday.
As such doings, healthcare
services were provided to 65
medical treatment patients,
surgeries to 18 patients, 28 patients with obstetric/gynaecological diseases, 32 child disease
patients, 43 orthopaedic patients,
19 patients with ear/nose/throat,
53 eyes related patients and 27
patients with oral disease.
Moreover, the medics conducted operations on four general patients and diagnosed 17
x-ray patients, 20 ultrasoundscanning patients, 22 patientsfor ECG and 76 patients for lab
tests. — MNA

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COVID-19 vaccine drive
continues in various states,
regions
DOCTORS and nurses from public hospitals, Tatmadaw medical
teams, healthcare workers andvolunteers are working hard to
give COVID-19 vaccines in different states and regions as thevaccination programme is oneof the most important activities
in the prevention, control andtreatment of COVID-19 disease.
COVID-19 vaccine is administered daily to target groups
regardless of race or religion,
including Buddhist monks andnuns, local people over the ageof 40, students, religious leaders, prisoners, people with disabilities, ethnic armed groups,
people with chronic diseases,
people in IDP camps and over
12-year-old students, respectively.
On 4 May and yesterday,
doctors and nurses from public

hospitals, medical teams fromthe Tatmadaw, relevant healthcare workers in collaboration
with volunteers gave COVID-19
vaccines to 1,360 people from
Kengtung and Tachilek townships in Shan State (East), 5147
people from thirteen townships
in Mon and Kayin States, 560
people from Tamway Townshipin Yangon Region, 17,332 people
from twenty-six townships in
Ayeyawady Region, 14,926 people from thirteen townships inRakhine State, 24,747 people
from seven districts in Mandalay Region and 250 people fromthree Township townships in
Bago Region, respectively.
It is reported that officials
from the respective MilitaryCommands visited the site andcoordinated the necessary work.
— MNA

MoC facilitates daily imports of essential
anti-COVID-19 equipment
THE Ministry of Commerceoversees the importation of necessary medical supplies and antiCOVID-19 devices critical to the
COVID-19 prevention, control
and treatment activities throughtrading posts and international
airports and seaports.

Packs of 1.60 tonnes ofmasks were imported by a company yesterday.
Officials from relevant departments cooperate to facilitateand expedite standard operating procedures for the importprocess.

It is reported that the Ministry of Commerce is coordinating with relevant departments toprevent COVID-19, and contact
persons for enquiries can bereached through the Ministry’s
Website – www.commerce.gov.
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A local in Tachilek Township, Shan State gets COVID-19 vaccine shot.

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of terrorism oriented local andforeign organizations, causing
terror acts in the nation. Some
EAOs breaking ethnics participate in the cases. As such, theunrest at home became terror acts. Some persons supply
necessary explosives and ordnance to PDFs. Some of them
are being taken action. Now,
the Ministry of Home Affairs,
the Tatmadaw and relevant organizations are taking security
measures and restoring peaceand stability for the nation.
Some ethnic armed organizations do not accept terrorism.
Regarding the situation
to restore peace, the Senior
General said: Past 12 February was the Diamond Jubilee
Union Day. Coming 4 January
will be Diamond Jubilee Independence Day. Union Day was
based on the Panglong Agreement signed in 1947. The ethnic
armed conflict based on various definitions and demands
over the agreement turns 75.
Political attitudes happened
to diversity after the country
had regained Independence
in 1948. The armed conflict ofcommunists, which started on
28 March 1948, gave birth to theinternal armed conflicts. Whenthe ethnic affairs worsened,some parts of the Tatmadaw
went underground. Some officials were forced to retire. It
cannot be healed. The governments in successive have been
striving to solve such problems.
U Nu, in his tenure, extended
the invitation for peace talks.
Some of them achieved success, but some failed. Thousands of persons abandoned
arms. These can be seen in therecords. In his tenure, General
Ne Win gave offers of peace.
There is a significant and historic photo. With the caption:“They left here”, the picturebore the moves of BCP crossing the creek in Paukkhaungand leaving the above-ground
meeting. It is a historic photo.
At that time, the KNC groupled by Saw Hunter Tha Hmwesigned the peace agreement.
After the Revolutionary Council
era, U Ne Win in the Lanzin
Party era made efforts for thepeace invitation, but the efforts
failed. During its tenure, theTatmadaw government ceased
fire with ethnic armed organizations across the nation to restore peace in 1989. The agreements could not be signed, but
gentlemen’s agreements weretaken. They were UWSA Wa
group, Mongla group, and U
Zakhun Ting Ring’s Special
Region 1, 2 and 3. The peaceagreement could not be signed.
In 2015 during the tenure ofPresident U Thein Sein, ourefforts reached the signing of
the NCA. But it was not thoroughly completed. From 2016 to
2020, the Union Peace Conference (21st Century Panglong)
was held. The coming year’s
Independence Day will be the
Diamond Jubilee Anniversary.
Till today, we, our country, havenot tasted the fruits of peace,democratic rights and the Independence yet. So, I told you
last year that I’d like to try hard
to set the year of peace thisyear. This year, I extended aninvitation for peace on 22 April.
If we invite the peace process,they said they want to discuss
it. They said something about
it. Their attitudes are in diversity depending on leaders andmembers as well as kinds ofgroups. Some groups accepted
the invitation. Some groups responded to us for reporting tosomeone or seeking the decision of the committees. Simply,
I said I invited you all to holdpeace talks. I will meet with theleaders of organizations. I willmeet organizations individually.
Leaders should come here together with two members fordiscussions. First, I will meetwith them. After that, the peacetalks committee formed withthree SAC members will meetwith the groups individually.
After holding discussions, I
will explain it. We will negotiate with them for their wishes
as much as possible. In thisregard, we have to deal witheach group. But, we decided to
implement democratization at
first. We will shape the country
in democratic administration to
be a democratic country. It isalso an aspiration of the entire
people.
So, if we review it, we willfind the hierarchic administration and sharing of a power system. So, it can be found that wehave to implement a federalism
administration system suitablefor Myanmar as the best. So,after I have explained it to all
ethnic armed organizations tohave a thorough understanding, we will discuss their wishes and explain the situationsof the country. I will listen to
all their discussions. And they
have to review the deserved
situations. So, I have given anoffer of peace to them.

Need to make efforts to develop the nation
It is necessary to efficiently utilize the existing underground and above ground natural resources to enable thepeople to earn income and job
opportunities. Hence, agricultural and livestock tasks must
be done to produce value-added products to be exported todomestic and international
markets. As agriculture andlivestock is the basic productof Myanmar, all need to strive
to secure success.

Needs for full electrification for development of thenationElectricity is essential forthe improvement of a nation.
The country faces electricity

one-season crops are grown canbe placed under edible oil crops
in the double-cropping pattern,
it can contribute to the domestic oil deficiency and reduce
importing cooking oil. Hence,arrangements must be madeto supply water and inputs tothese farmlands. Some agrobased products leave feedstuffs
beneficial for agricultural andlivestock farming works, creating job opportunities.

Need to generate jobs at
home
There are some three million graduates in the country.
Those graduates need to participate in the manufacturingand medium scale industries
depending on their qualifications. It is necessary to operate the manufacturing works
across the nation. If the job op-

The government needs to initiate the production of foodstuffs
and personnel goods. Only when
the country earns deserved
income will it implement the
projects for the people. It is necessary to encourage ethnic businesspersons to operate manufacturing in industries suitablefor Myanmar. A government
responsible for the nation’s economic development needs totake this into consideration.
deficiency not only in previous
years but this year. Mainly, therareness of diesel, coal, andnatural gas inputs and the highprice affect the electrification
process. The government istrying its best to overcome
these challenges. Hence, thegovernment will do its utmost
to reduce fuel consumption andfull supply of electricity in the2022-2023 financial year.

portunity is booming at home,the number of labourers who
flow out will decline. So, thecountry can mitigate the lossof labour. These tasks must be
done from the basic status. And
Union ministers and region andstate chief ministers are to implement these projects.

Needs for the developmentof works

The government needs toinitiate the production of foodstuffs and personnel goods.
Only when the country earns
deserved income will it implement the projects for the people. It is necessary to encourage ethnic businesspersons tooperate manufacturing in in-

There are more than 33
million acres of net sown acreage in the country, but mostof the farmlands are under
one season crops with at least
double cropping and mix-cropping works. If the lands whereNeed to upgrade domestic
production for local economic development

dustries suitable for Myanmar.
A government responsible forthe nation’s economic development needs to take this into
consideration.

Need to turn out the educated for development of
the nation
The matriculation examination results will be announced at the designated time.
In the coming year, it is necessary to encourage education.
Some a half of population faces
weakness in education. Only
when the country has plentiful
educated persons will the country undertake the developmenttasks successfully. To do so, theMinistry of Education, together
with relevant ministries, are to
implement education development projects.

Need to have success inworks
It is necessary to supervise the personnel to have good
relations with the people. The
Senior General stressed theneed to release the correct
information to the people andsubmit correct and accurate
data to the government. Only
when data and facts are correct
will it contribute much to thesuccess of the process undertaken by the government.
The Union Ministers reported on their relevant work
sectors.
In conclusion, the Senior
General said as training to secure success in sports is designed to discharge the Stateduties, officials need to recognize their efforts and moves.
The government considers
guarantees for the lives of selected athletes.
At present, most youths
have lesser patriotic and nationalistic spirits. Hence, it isnecessary to teach, discuss andtrain those youths to foster anationalistic spirit. Relevant
ministries and organizations
conduct cultural courses foryouths. Those who initiate thefostering of nationalistic andpatriotic spirit must conformto the national characteristics.
Entertainments of artistes
must give a nationalistic spirit
to the people. Ministries needto strive to earn the deserved
incomes. Only when the country earns increased financewill it provide necessary aid toservice personnel and fulfil thenation’s needs.—MNA

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Tatmadaw members should not commit carelessness for their duties
as they are assigned round the clock: Vice-Senior GeneralState Administration Council Vice-Chair Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Vice-Senior General Soe Win meets officers, other ranks
and families in Cocokyun on 5 May 2022.

TATMADAW members in
far-flung areas have to livein unison inside and outside
the military units to prevent
terror dangers, said State
Administration Council ViceChair Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Commander-in-Chief (Army)
Vice-Senior General Soe Win
while meeting officers, otherranks and families in Cocokyun
yesterday afternoon.
In his speech, theVice-Senior General said Tatmadaw members in far-flungareas have to live in unison
inside and outside the military
units to prevent terror dan-gers. Sports contribute to unity. As the government allotted
the budget for the infrastructures for Tatmadaw members
and families, it is necessary
to maintain the structures forlong-term existence systematically. The Tatmadaw members
must always take training fordischarging the State defence
duty at full capacity. Tatmadaw
members should not commit
carelessness for their duties
as they are assigned round theclock. Officials need to manage
duties and functions for theTatmadaw members as theytake out their tasks in positions

The Vice-Senior General comforts the patients on board the hospital ship.

too far from the headquarters.
After attending to theneeds of the Tatmadaw
members and families, theVice-Senior General present-

ed foodstuffs to them throughofficials.
Yesterday morning, theVice-Senior General comforted
the local people of Cocokyun

receiving medical treatment
aboard the sea-going hospital
vessel (Thanlwin) and wore
glasses to the patients who received eye surgical operations.
The sea-going hospital
vessel (Thanlwin) is giving
medical treatment to local people in Cocokyun as of 4 May.
So far, 680 local people havereceived medical treatments
for respective diseases.
The Vice-Senior Generalviewed round the coconut oil
plant, decoration and household utensil industry andproduction of coir rope at thecoconut and coconut productindustry of the local military
unit and left instructions on
the need to produce the coconut products on a commercial
scale in cooperation with the
Small-Scale Industry Department under the Ministry of
Cooperatives and Rural Development and sale of products
at fair prices.
He then inspected thebreeding of domestic cows,
layers, broilers, DYL pits anddairy cows at the breeding
farm and thriving seasonal
crops at the local military unit.
— MNA

76th Myanmar Fire Brigade Day ceremony held in Yangon
THE 76th Myanmar Fire Brigade Day celebration, whichfalls on 5 May this year, was heldat its Headquarters in Yangon
yesterday morning. The ceremony was addressed by Director-General U Myat Thu of
the Fire Services Department
on behalf of Union Minister for
Home Affairs Lt-Gen Soe Htut
and attended by Yangon Region
government ministers, departmental officials, Fire Brigade
members, donors, invitees andmedia personnel.
While addressing the ceremony, the director-general said
the fire brigade must build manpower, equipment power andtechnology power in a balanced
way to make changes in antici-

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pation of the current and futurechallenges in dealing with fires
and natural disasters. He calledon firefighters to be trained continuously by utilizing the task
and technical capabilities andhaving expertise in the relevant
field in which they work.
He stressed that training is
key to mastering the systematic
handling and use of evolving disaster-relief vehicles and equipment in response to disasters.
Fire safety can only be effective
if information and communication technologies are available
rather than advanced fire andsearch and rescue technology.
In the opening remarks, he said,group exercises should be conducted to fulfil individual and

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team coordination skills.
After touring the firefighting equipment on display in thegallery, the director-generaland senior officials presented
certificates and awards to donors and honourees, including
those who have excelled in the
training, recipients of the StateGood Service Personnel Award,
members of the fire brigade
who have donated blood several times, volunteer auxiliary
firefighters with more than 25
years of service.
On 5 May 1946, 197 volunteer firefighters from township-level fire brigades in 19
districts across Myanmar convened the first ‘All Burma Fire
Brigade Conference’ in Yangon.

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National leader General Aung
San himself addressed theconference. The “Fire Brigade
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Tatmadaw has to safeguard the National interests
TATMADAW has to safeguard the National interests of the people and the country without the acceptance of all acts detrimental to Our Three Main National
Causes, and will put an emphasis on the end of armed conflicts for long-lasting peace.
(Excerpt from New Year Message of greetings delivered by Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on the New Year occasion in 1384 Myanmar Era Myanmar New Year Day on 17-4-2022)

SAC Vice-Chair Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief(Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win meets Cocokyun township departmental officials,
locals, inspects township hospital, high school, Aung Naing Thu Coir Rope Factory
STATE Administration Council
Vice-Chairman Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Commander-in-Chief(Army) Vice-Senior General Soe
Win met with Cocokyun Township departmental staff and locals
at the township hall yesterday.
The event was attended by
SAC members U Moung Har, Saw
Daniel and Dr Banyar Aung Moe,
Yangon Region Chief Minister U
Soe Thein, Commander-in-Chief(Navy) Admiral Moe Aung, senior
military officers of Command-

State Administration Council Vice-Chair Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Vice-Senior General meets departmental personnel andresidents in Cocokyun Township yesterday.

At the Aung Naing Thu coir rope factory.

er-in-Chief Office, the Commander of Yangon Command,
Deputy Ministers, township-level
departmental officials of Cocokyun township and local residents.
Township Administrator U
San Min reported on the historyof the township, administration,
economy and social affairs of
locals while the Yangon Region
Chief Minister explained the regional development activities.
In his speech, the Vice-Senior General said that he wanted to know the implementation
works of the five-point road map
and nine objectives of SAC andtook the relevant departmental
officials to resolve the needs anddifficulties of locals and government employees. Cocokyun is alarge one formed with 12 islands
that are essential geographicallyand for the country’s security.
The locals should understand thevalue of the island. Similarly, theefforts of government staff working at Cocokyun are also appreciated as they serve their duties at
the forefront of the country withpatients. The Prime Ministerassigned duties to the Ministryof Cooperatives and Rural Development to conduct training
courses for SMEs at coir rope
factory and commodity products
manufacturing industries to ensure job opportunities for individual incomes. It should give thetraining to produce marketableproducts suitable for the current
changing living style. Moreover,
the regional government should
create a market for the products
submitted at the township level.
It needs to explore newtechniques to produce new commodities based on the region’s
advantage as it produces plentyof coconuts.
Learning opportunities inrural and cities are not that differ-

At the township hospital.

Cash assistance.

At the training course.

ent in the IT era in the education
sector. The support and well-beingof teachers, parents, and township administrative officials canpromote the exam results. The
government fulfilled the basic
infrastructure needs starting in
2012. Tatmadaw vessels provided
transport services once every two
weeks and Tatmadaw aircraft once

every month.
Then, the Vice-Senior General provided cash assistance andfood aid to the relevant officials.
He also comforted residents
receiving medical treatment at
the township hospital in Cocokyun Township and presented
foodstuffs.
He then inspected the hos-pital compound and stressed
the need for the health staff tomaintain the medicines andmaterials as the health is themost important, systematicallyuse the provided tools, conduct
heath awareness campaigns andcooperate with administrative
organizations and locals. Afterwards, he offered cash prizes andfoodstuffs.
The Vice-Senior General visited the foodstuff and commodity
manufacturing training courses
opened by the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development
at the basic education high schoolof Cocokyun Township. He gave
the necessary instructions to thetrainees and officials and gave
presents to the Headmistress,
including the trainees.
Finally, the Vice-Senior General went to the Aung Naing Thu
coir rope factory and examined
the factory’s operations. — MNA

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THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMARU Aung Naing Oo, Union
Minister for Investment andForeign Economic Relations
receives Mr W‌atanabe Hideo,
Chairman of Japan-Myanmar
Association
U Aung Naing Oo, Union
Minister for Investment andForeign Economic Relations
received the delegation led by
Mr Watanabe Hideo, Chairmanof Japan-Myanmar Association
yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw.
During the meeting, theycordially discussed mattersrelating to further promotionof economic and investment
cooperation in Myanmar.
Permanent Secretary for
Investment and Foreign Economic Relations also attended
the meeting.—MNA

Myanmar delegation led by U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister for International
Cooperation and Chairman of the Task Force to facilitate provision ofhumanitarian assistance to Myanmar through the AHA Centre departs forPhnom Penh to attend the Consultative Meeting
A Myanmar Delegation led by
U Ko Ko Hlaing, Union Minister for International Cooperation and Chairman of the Task
Force to facilitate the provisionof humanitarian assistance to
Myanmar through the AHA Centre, departed for Phnom Penh
via Bangkok on 5 May 2022 toattend the Consultative Meetingupon the invitation of Mr Prak
Sokhoon, Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister for Foreign Affairs
and International Cooperation.
The Union Minister was accompanied by members of the
Task Force; Dr Aye Tun, Depu-

ty Minister for Health, U Aung
Tun Khaing, Deputy Minister
for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, U Chan Aye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministryof Foreign Affairs and officials
from relevant ministries anddepartments.
The Consultative Meeting
will be held with an aim to convene a high-level platform toenhance the delivery of PhaseII humanitarian assistance to
Myanmar and to achieve a common understanding and explore
the possibility of providing moreassistance to Myanmar within

MoALI Union Minister receives
Japan-Myanmar Association
Chairman

UNION Minister for Agriculture,
Livestock and Irrigation U Tin
Htut Oo received Mr Watanabe
Hideo, Chairman of the Japan-Myanmar Association, at
his ministry in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
The meeting focused on
accelerating cooperation in the
Myanmar-Japan agriculture andlivestock sector development by
creating job opportunities in Japan for Myanmar citizens. The
two sides also discussed storage
and transport system development, enhancement of private
sector cooperation, Seintalone
mango and vegetable farming,
production and market penetration. — MNA

the framework of the ASEAN
arrangement.
At OCHA’s request, Union Minister U Ko Ko Hlaingreceived a courtesy call by thedelegation led by Ms Joyce
Msuya, OCHA’s Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator at the
Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh. The
Meeting was also attended by
Deputy Ministers and the relevant officials for the provisionof humanitarian assistance to
Myanmar.—MNA

The MoIC Union Minister leaves for Phnom Penh on 5 May 2022.

CRIME NEWS
Police seize illegal commodities
SUPERVISED by the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee, action is being taken
under the law against illegal
trades across the nation.
On 2 May, the RakhineState Forest Department conducted inspections in Taungup and Thandwe townships
and seized K5,333,222 worthof illegal timbers (67.4458
tonnes). The action was taken
under the Forest Law.
On 3 May, the Bago Region Customs Department
inspected vehicles leading
to Bago from Thaton andfound K3,690,000 worth of
undocumented soft drinks
and clothes in three vehicles
worth K30,000,000. The action

was taken according to theCustoms procedures.
On 4 May, the Kawkareik(Tadakyoe) joint checkpointof Kayin State seized theused materials for vehicles
and machinery, an adjustable aluminium ladder worth
K15,975,000 and two cars
worth K65,000,000 that carried these illegal materials.
The action was taken in accordance with the Customs
procedures.
Similarly, the inspection
team of the Myanmar Industrial Port Container Checkpoint captured K15,080,000
worth of clothes that weremore than the mentioned
amount in ID. The action

was taken according to theCustoms procedures.
Moreover, the Ayeyawady
Region Forest Department
seized 2.2364 tonnes of illegal timbers worth K156,548
in Yekyi Township and took
action under the Forest Law
on the same day.
On 5 May, the Bago Region Forest Department also
confiscated K317,016 worth ofillegal timbers (4.5288 tonnes)
in Yedashe Township of Toungoo District and took action
under the Forest Law.
Therefore, according to
the committee, 18 arrests (estimated value of K135,551,786)
were made from 2 to 5 May.
— MNA

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Raw precious metals to be imported in coming rainy season to avoid shortage
RAW gold metal will be imported from foreign countries in the
coming rainy season, not fallingshort of natural metal supply, said
U Myo Myint, chair of Yangon
Region Gold Entrepreneurs Association (YGEA).
Gold mines usually collapse
in the rainy season (June-August). Additionally, common
illnesses are caused in the rainyseason. He continued this effort
would avoid an unnecessary
shortage of raw gold metal.
“The heavy rainfall triggers
the collapse of gold mines. Furthermore, workers catch flu andcold due to floods and heavy rain.
Typically, the supply of raw gold
declines during this period of theyear.
‘‘Therefore, we will importraw gold from foreign countries.
We will also buy them from gold
miners. Also, we will request

At present, the domestic gold market sees an inflow of raw metal from regions and states other than Yangon.

the Central Bank of Myanmar
to sell gold to distribute it to thedomestic markets,” U Myo Myint
elaborated.

The import of raw precious
metals is to cover possible scarcity of raw materials during therainy season for the goldsmiths

and retail shops in the domestic
market.
Raw gold metal is expected
to be imported from seven mem-bers of ASEAN, Japan and India.
As a result, gold shops areprocessing company registration,seeking import licence and opening accounts at the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank.
YGEA will soon submit a report to the CBM to sell the gold,
U Myo Myint said.
Moreover, he added that gold
traders and retailers are urged tomake gold transactions by adding
up to K5,000 to the price set by
YGEA. On 5 May 2022, the priceof 24-carat gold was designated at
K2,026,700 per tical (0.578 ounce,
or 0.016 kilogramme), according
to the YGEA.
At present, the domestic gold
market sees an inflow of raw metal from regions and states otherthan Yangon. The resales of imperfect items and scrap metal
are found as well, YGEA stated.
— NN/GNLM

Myanmar ships over
250,000 MT of rice in April

Myanmar Seintalone mango fetches goodprice in China

MYANMAR delivered over
250,946 million metric tons of riceand broken rice in April 2022,
according to the Myanmar RiceFederation (MRF).
Last month, a total of 35
exporter companies delivered
over 244,826 MT of rice to foreign
trade partners through maritime
trade, whereas 6,120 MT weresent to neighbouring countries
via border posts, totalling over
250,946 MT. The export volume incross-border trade significantly
plunged owing to trade delays
triggered by China’s virus policy. Myanmar shipped rice andbroken rice to China, regionalcountries and European Union
countries through maritime
trade. In April, Myanmar exported rice to 17 foreign markets, mostly to Cameroon, China, Angola, the Philippines, andPoland. Meanwhile, Myanmar
shipped broken rice primarily
to Belgium, followed by China,
Spain, the Netherlands, Poland
and three other countries.
The prices of low-quality
white rice varieties were approximately US$330-355 per MT,
depending on the different types
and quality. The export price ofMyanmar’s rice was relatively
lower than the rates of Thailand
and Viet Nam. Yet, the prices

THE export price of Myanmar’s Seintalone mango to
China this year inched higher than that of last year, according to U Kyaw Soe Naing,
general secretary of Myanmar
Mango Market and Technology Development Association(Mandalay).
At present, export to China is on a trial run. After the
goods pass COVID tests at theMuse 105th-Mile Post, mangoes
are delivered to China. The
mango prices touched a high of
130-140 Yuan per 16-kg basket
this year, which rose from 80-

were higher than those of market prices of India and Pakistan,
MRF’s data showed.
China banned Myanmar
trucks and drivers from entering its side because of the
COVID-19 protocols, and only
Chinese short-haul drivers areallowed to transport the goods.
As a result, the cost of Chinese short-haul trucking tremendously rose. That is why riceand broken rice export volume
plunges from 60,000 to 4,000 bags
per day. China shut down all theborder posts with Myanmar in
the wake of COVID-19 negative
consequences. Of the border
posts, the Kyinsankyawt border
post has been reopened on trial
run from 26 November.
The prices of low-quality
white rice varieties were approximately US$310-355 perMT, depending on the different
varieties and quality. The export
price of Myanmar’s rice was relatively lower than the rates ofThailand and Viet Nam. Yet, theprices were higher than thoseof market prices of India andPakistan, MRF’s data showed.
Myanmar delivered morethan 1.4 million metric tons ofrice and broken rice in the pastmini-budget period (October
2021-March 2022). — KK/GNLM

100 Yuan recorded last year.
“Myanmar started to export mango to China. Sanitizing fruits harmed quality
in the first batch. As a result,only the COVID test will be runlater. Only two to three trucks
are daily conveyed to China
for now. China’s market will
come to a halt once the virus isdetected on the truck. Chinese
buyers come to the Muse 105thMile Post and set the price.
They offer a high price thisyear. A basket of 16-kg mango fetches over K50,000,” heelaborated.

If the virus is not detected,
the market is likely to raise its
head. Negotiations with China’s counterparts are still undertaken to facilitate the trade.
In addition to the Seintalone
variety, Maethi, Shwehinthar,
Padamyar Ngamauk, and Yinkwe varieties will also be sent
to China.
The weather condition
wreaked havoc on the yield
this year, yet the price is pretty
good. — Min Htet Aung (Mandalay Sub-Printing House)/
GNLM

At present, export to China is on a trial run. After the goods pass COVID tests at the Muse 105th-Mile Post,
mangoes are delivered to China.

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Boost legal tradewith anti-illegal
trade measuresI

LLEGAL trade is a hindrance to the development of legitimate

trade processes in all countries. Hence, all governments emphasize the implementation of the legal trade process with chances
for businesspersons while taking measures of anti-illegal trade.
The Chairman of the State Administration Council gave guidance to effectively speed up the illegal trade at the submission of
the monthly report on seizures of illicit trade in February 2022 andto place emphasis on the supervision of border trade not to emerge
the illegal trade during his recent Kengtung trip in Shan State (East).
As the Head of State pays attention to anti-illegal trade measures,
all need to speed up their duties in line with the guidance.
Illegal trade worth of estimated value of K6.324 billion wasseized in 298 cases across thenation in January 2022, K3.150
billion in 247 cases in FebruAs such, all
ary and K3.430 billion in 301
businesspersons
cases in March. Seized goods
comprised explosives, chemineed to operate
cal precursors and drugs thatlegal trade processes are dangerous for the entire
without committing people. So, assigned personnel
need to be loyal to the State in
the illegal trade,
inspection and seizures.
All staff should not be satiswhich brings
fied with the increasing volume
disadvantages toof seized illegal trade goods
but should strive to accelerate
the economy of
the combatting of illegal trade
tasks that harm the State andthe State and theeconomic estate. Fighting illicit
citizens in the trade
trade must be made in a similar
sector being operated work procedure without muchdifference. Restricted action
with neighbouringmust be taken against those
who offended the trafficking
countries. Theyof prohibited goods and prodshould make efforts
ucts without custom duty under
the respective notifications andto seek interests not
laws.
only for themselves
Staff from the ministries
and organizations involved in
but for the country in the anti-illegal trade need tounderstand the relevant laws
legal trading.
and work procedures thoroughly. Training courses must be
conducted for service personnel assigned in the anti-illegal trade
process to have a wider knowledge of directives, SOPs, laws, rules
and procedures for making correct decisions in seizing the illegal
trade goods.
Anti-illegal trade benefits the State but brings loss to thosein the illegal trade process. So, some of them are attempting todirectly or indirectly harm those involved in the seizures of illegal
trade products. Departmental heads need to arrange security andconvenience of service personnel in the anti-illegal trade measures.
As such, all businesspersons need to operate legal trade processes without committing the illegal trade, which brings disadvantages to the economy of the State and the citizens in the trade
sector being operated with neighbouring countries. They shouldmake efforts to seek interests not only for themselves but for thecountry in legal trading.

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Bribery and Corruption
By U Khin Maung (A retired diplomat)
1. Bribery and corruption
are, in my view, two sides of thesame coin. Bribery and corruption, these two facts or ideas arevery much correlative, that is tosay, they are closely related to or
depend on another fact or idea.
For example, a bribe-giver, as
an accomplice, aids and abets a
corrupt official in committing corruption, and the corrupt official
expects or demands and takes abribe from a person in return forfavouritism, the act of unfairly
treating him better than others.
2. And now, the questionis, what does it tend to corrupt?
On this point, I believe I can’t do
any better than to quote what thescholars have said. They are reproduced, and kindly see below: “Power tends to corrupt, andabsolute power corrupts absolutely.” “Lord Acton” Historicalessays.
“The greater the power, thegreater dangerous the abuse.”“Edmund Burke” In a speechdelivered to the House of Commons,” UK“Corruption is a global shame
and a sin against good manners
and character. Mr Ban Ki-moon— former United Nations Secretary-General.
So, in support of all thesescholarly views, I, as a layman,
would like to say that corruptionis, without a shadow of a doubt,
a crime, a shame and a sin. In amuch better definition, Professor
Syed Hussein Alatas has pointed
out that “the association of corruption and crime is a well-known

phenomenon”.
3. Corruption; does it mean
only bribe-taking? Well, I don’t
think so, I am afraid. From thelegal point of view, corruption alsomeans maladministration of justice, mismanagement of affairs,
prejudice, bias, wrong-doing etc.
And mismanagement, in a sense,means failure to do somethingthat ought to be done and committing an act which ought not to
be done. Well, now, before tacklingwhat factors bring about prejudice and bias, I think we should
see their meanings. Prejudicemeans an unreasonable dislikeof or preference for a person,group or custom etc. And bias
means a strong feeling in favourof or against one group of people
or one side in an argument. In

our culture, there are four kindsof prejudice and bias. Prejudice
and bias, first, arising from anemotional issue or wish; second,arising from anger; third, arisingfrom fear; and fourth, arising fromignorance.
4. May I quote relevant writings of a well-known scholar Mr
Syed Hussein Altas from his
famous book “Corruption andthe Destiny of Asia” as follows:“The association of corruption
and crime” is a well-known phenomenon. But the forms of thisassociation vary according to thedegree of corruption. As corruption develops in intensity, these
forms multiply.
5. In this article, may I alsopresent to you the significance ofthe rule of law. This phrase, therule of law, means equality before
the laws, fair play, and uniformityof laws for all private citizens andpublic officials alike. In connection
with the rule of law, the first Prime
Minister of our independent andsovereign union, U Nu, said in theaddress to the Parliament (ThePyithu Hluttaw): “is to base all
our activities firmly on the ruleof law.” And Chairman and Prime
Minister of the State Administration Council, Senior General Min
Aung Hlaing, also expresses thesignificance of the rule of law on
every occasion, relevant, properand necessary.
6. Under the old administration system, we, BCS- Burma civil
service personnel, were entrusted
and honoured with magisterial
powers, by virtue of our posts

and by virtue of experience andexpertise. While I was serving
as a subdivisional officer, I was
empowered and entrusted withspecial magisterial powers. Our
superior officers, such as the district magistrates and the district
and sessions judges, frequently
advised and, I would like to say,taught and guided all the subordinate judges and magistrates not
to meet or talk exclusively with aclient or a party to a dispute, in his
or her chamber, or in any place
privately. Our superior judges andmagistrates explained to all of us
that the other client or the otherparty might misunderstand us.
We were taught and guided that amagistrate or a judge should bearin mind that “it is not enough that

Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight Covid

justice is done, but justice must
be seen to have been done”. And
to win the hearts and minds ofthe people we were serving as a
judge or a magistrate, we should
always go on learning so as to beentitled to be addressed as “thelearned judge”, the learned magistrate. Learning, in this context,means laws, the supreme court’s
instructions, supreme court’s rulings must be read and studied inearnest and also learning anything that is worth it for the improvement and expansion of legal
education. After all, no educative
process, legal or whatsoever, isever the end: it is always the beginning of more education, morelearning, more living”.
7. I think we have alreadyhad a law entitled “suppressionof bribery and corruption act, andour successive governments havesuppressed and treated it as ashame, sin, crime and evil. And,as living laws are necessary inthis living world, I am sure our
authorities concerned have already taken necessary actions toreview and revise or, if necessary,
to amend that “suppression ofbribery and corruption act.” soas to be in line with the changing
world.
Reference(1) Corruption and the destinyof Asia, Syed Hussein Alatas.
(2) Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary.
(3) Law and custom in Burmaand the Burmese family, Dr
Maung Maung.
(4) Book of essential quotations.
(5) Word power made easy. Norman Lewis

Myanmar Daily Weather Report(Issued at 7:00 pm Thursday 5 May 2022)

T

HE streets of Beijing’s

business district weredeserted on Thursday as
the government called for people to return to work remotely,with scores of subway stations
shut after a national holiday
muted by coronavirus curbs.
Chinese authorities havestuck to their zero-Covid policyof lockdowns and mass testing
as they battle the biggest outbreak since the early days of thepandemic, with entire neighbourhoods in the capital sealed
over handfuls of infections.
Beijing reported 50 local
cases on Thursday, a day after
it said people in Chaoyang, its
most populous district, should
work from home.
Those among the district’s
3.5 million residents who needed to visit their offices were encouraged to drive themselves
and avoid gatherings.
At least one other Beijing
district has also encouraged
residents to work from home,while dozens of subway stations
across the capital remained
closed. Open restaurants offer
only takeaway.

the latest outbreak — reported
more than 4,600 mostly asymptomatic infections on Thursday
and 13 more deaths.

Quiet holiday

Many subways and restaurants are closed in Beijing to stamp out Covid cases. PHOTO: JADE GAO /AFP

But Feng Yinhao, a massage parlour employee in
Chaoyang district, said Beijing
was “still normal” comparedto the country’s largest city,
Shanghai.

Authorities have beentreading cautiously since anextended lockdown in thesouthern finance hub led to foodshortages and public anger.
“Residents can accept thesituation now,” Zhan Jun, a manliving in Chaoyang, told AFP.
But “if things are like inShanghai… if it’s too severe,things will sound different.”
Shanghai — epicentre of

The call to work from homefollowed an unusually quiet Labour Day holiday, with the capital stepping up Covid testing
requirements for entering public spaces, discouraging traveland shutting down gyms.
Domestic tourism revenue
from the five-day break was
down by more than 40 per centfrom a year ago, according to
official data.
Dozens of Chinese cities
were implementing full or partial lockdowns, or measures restricting mobility as of 3 May,
analysts from Nomura said.
The economic impact of thestringent measures has started to weigh, with independent
data on Thursday showing that
activity in China’s services sector slumped in April to its second-lowest level on record.
Meanwhile, the case of a
Beijing Covid patient who infected dozens of others via thecity’s public toilets sparked
amusement on social media —with Weibo users sharing photos of one public restroom that
now appeared to be requiring
proof of a recent Covid test toenter.
“Don’t go to the toilet unless necessary, apply for a oneday loo permit with your neighbourhood committee with your24-hour PCR test,” one user on
the Twitter-like service joked.
Some curbs were being
loosened, however, with Beijing
announcing Wednesday that international travellers can bereleased from quarantine after
10 days in a centralised facility
and a week of home isolation,
down from a total of 21 days.
Government spokesman Xu
Hejian told reporters the move
was due to the Omicron variant’s shorter incubation period
and usually milder symptoms.
Close contacts of confirmed
cases will also have a shorter
centralised quarantine, officials
said.
SOURCE: AFPBAY INFERENCE: Weather is cloudy over the Andaman Sea
and south Bay and partly cloudy over the north Bay and a few
cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.
FORECAST VALID UNTIL NOON OF THE 06th May, 2022:
Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in eastern Shan
State, fairly widespread in Yangon, Ayeyawady, Taninthayi Regions and (northern and eastern) Shan, Kayah States, scatteredin Nay Pyi Taw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago Regions andKachin, Chin States and isolated in Rakhine, Kayin and Mon
States. Degree of certainty is (80%).
STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be moderate in Deltaic, Gulf
of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and slightto moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. Wave height will
be about (5-8) feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along
Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and (4-7) feet off and along Rakhine
Coast.
OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihoodof scattered to fairly widespread rain or thundershowers in
Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady,Taninthayi Regions and (southern and eastern) Shan, Kayah,
Kayin and Mon States.
FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING
AREA FOR 6 May 2022: Isolated rain or thundershowers.
Degree of certainty is (80%).
FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA
FOR 6 May 2022: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (100%).
FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING
AREA FOR 6 May 2022: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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People’s voices on Myancopharm
COVID-19 vaccines
MYANCOPHARM COVID-19 vaccine packaged in Myanmar was introduced at immunization sites in respective townships yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry has also announced thatthe vaccine can be safely used for five-year-olds, pregnant and lactating women.
The Global New Light of Myanmar interviewed the people regarding the Myancopharm COVID-19
vaccine.

Interviewer: TWA(GNLM)

U Kyi LayAge 65South Okkalapa

Ko Aung Kyaw Oo
Age 50
DawbonI heard that the vaccination started today. Since I
didn’t hear the notice, I didn’t know. I knew it because
others told me. They say it is produced
in Myanmar. It is a good sign that our country
can produce this kind of medicine. I heard that the
Myanmar Pharmaceutical company recently produced a COVID-19 vaccine (oral).
The standard of Myanmar’s medicine packaging
is high from the beginning. Medicines from National
pharmaceutical factories are on equal terms internationally. As the Chairman of the State Administration
Council encourages the domestic production of the
COVID-19 vaccine, it is a good sign that it is produced.

Ko Min Min
Age 38
Pharmacy Shop
Thanlyin Township

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98 Myanmar
nationals caught for
illegal crossing Thaiborder
THAI authorities arrested 98 Myanmar nationals for illegal crossing the Thai border in
Prajuab Khirikhan
Province in Thailand
on 4 May.
It is learned that thearrested people wereabout to go to Bangkok,
according to the investigation. Among those,
no symptoms of COVID-19 infection werereported. A total of 58

men and 40 women who
lived in Bago Region,
Magway Region, Mawlamyine and Dawei paid
between the amount of
20,000-25,000 Thai Baht
to agents in order tocross the border without proper documents.
Similarly, 223 Myanmar nationals whocame to Thailand illegally were also arrested
on 28 and 29 April. —TWA/GNLM

PyinOoLwin authority
warns losses forpeople buying divided
state-owned lands
As it is produced in the country, the country’s
foreign expenses will be reduced. Since it is produced
to be suitable for the country’s climate condition, it
is better for the people. It is a good plan to be vaccinated under the government’s scheme.
I would like to encourage all to be vaccinatedwith Myancopharm rather than other vaccines thatneed to be purchased.

Ko Myo Chit
Age 39Company Staff
Dawbon“I would like to say that I am proud that mycountry has started the packaging. Our country firsttested the oral medication successfully. Although thesymptoms are subsided, it does not disappear overnight. Therefore, I want everyone to be vaccinatedwhile the government provides the vaccination. The
nature of the medicine has fewer side effects thanthe previous ones.

Daw Lay May
Age 56
VendorYankinI couldn’t be vaccinated today because the vaccine is given from 9 am to 12 pm, and I was late. I
will go the other day. Children said that the vaccine
is produced in Myanmar. I had a headache during
the first dose and was sick during the second dose.
But I realized the result of the vaccine when I had no
symptoms, whereas others became sick quite often.

I know they are starting to use Myancopharm. I
read that this vaccine is being produced in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and the Sinopharm
China National Biotec Group. I don’t know the effectof the medicine yet. I had a headache and nausea
and was sick during the previous doses.
It is necessary to abide by the preventive guidelines of the Ministry of Health to get rid of this epidemic as soon as possible.

An aerial view of PyinOoLwin.

THE PyinOoLwin District Administration
Body made an announcement on 4 May
regarding the sales ofplots of divided land at
low prices in PyinOoLwin, saying that there
may be losses for thebuyers in the future.
The announcement
was released due to thereal estate agents selling state-owned vacantlands, farmlands, forest
lands, and village lands
on social media without implementing themethods permitted by
the government.
“I saw the salesof divided farmlands

on social media. Since
the price is not high, I
made enquiries about
the property ownership,
and the lands are said
to have Form-7 with aguarantee.
They guaranteedthat a contract could bemade with any lawyer,”said Ma Thei Wut Yee.
Action will be taken
under the law against
those who implement
beyond the rules ofForm-7, divide the lands
and sell them without
permission, make fences and walls and live,
it is reported. — TWA/
GNLM

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Int’l arrivals to Vietnam surge during first 4 months this year
VIETNAM saw around 192,400
international arrivals in thefirst four months of this year,
up nearly 185 per cent yearon-year, courtesy of the reopening of tourism activities
and the resumption of a number of international flights, theGeneral Statistics Office said
Wednesday.
In the period, visitors entering the country by air accounted
for around 88.6 per cent of thetotal.
Over the four months, approximately 118,300 foreign visitors to Vietnam were from Asia,
up 96.7 per cent year-on-year.
The number of tourists
from Europe, the Americas andOceania also saw hikes of morethan six times, 15 times and19 times respectively from thesame period last year.
Vietnam fully reopened its
borders to international visitorson 15 March as part of its efforts
to revive the country’s tourism
and economy after nearly two
years of interruption due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam received a record
number of over 18 million international arrivals in 2019, the lastfull year before the pandemic
broke out, according to the office. In 2020 and 2021, the number of international arrivals to
Vietnam respectively plunged
78.7 per cent and 95.9 per centrespectively.
The country targeted serving over 5 million overseas tourists in 2022, according to the Vietnam National Administrationof Tourism.— Xinhua

Pfizer sees highdemand for Covid-19
pill as profits jump
PFIZER executives said
Tuesday they are confident ofstrong demand for the company’s Covid-19 antiviral treatment amid easing pandemic
rules as the big drugmakerreported another round ofstrong earnings.
The US pharmaceutical giant, reporting surging
first-quarter profits based ona big jump in revenues fromits Covid-19 vaccine, said its
Paxlovid treatment for the virus would be a valuable means
for governments to limit theseverity of outbreaks as theyease social distancing andmasking rules.
Pfizer Chief Executive Al-

bert Bourla said the company
is seeing “very strong signs ofincreasing demand for Paxlovid as it remains one of thebest tools we have.”
Citing rising vaccine fatigue, Bourla said the company is also focused on a
Covid-19 vaccine booster thatprovides immunity for a year.
“People are tired of therepeated booster, so it is extremely important to cometo a vaccine that could be a
yearly vaccine,” Bourla told
analysts on a conference call,adding that while the company has made progress on thisfront, “it’s not technically easy
to achieve.”—AFP

Photo taken on 16 March 2022 shows Ha Long Bay, Vietnam’s northern Quang Ninh province. PHOTO: VNA
VIA XINHUA

Beijing closes dozens of subway
stations as Covid controls tighten

Passengers exit from the Beijing West Railway Station of No 9 subway
line in Beijing, capital of China, 31 Dec 2011. PHOTO: XINHUA/FILE

BEIJING closed dozens of subway stations on Wednesday,
as Covid restrictions slowly
constrict movement acrossthe Chinese capital of over 21
million people.
The world’s second-biggest economy has been battlingits worst coronavirus flare-up
since the early days of the pandemic, with most cases foundin the business hub of Shanghai, where residents have been
largely stuck at home for morethan a month.
Scenes of chaos and anger
at the rolling lockdown there
have alarmed Beijing residents, who fear their city is
being closed down by stealthdespite recording just dozens
of daily cases.
On Wednesday, the Chinese capital recorded just 51
local virus infections including asymptomatic ones, while
Shanghai reported nearly 5,000,
a downward trend as the city
loosens some restrictions.—
AFP

Cuba kicks off Int’l Tourism Fair to boost
economic recovery

An employee works at a facility producing a Covid-19 coronavirus
vaccine. PHOTO: REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE/AFP/FILE

CUBA’S International Tourism
Fair opened Tuesday at the Plaza
America exhibition centre in theseaside resort of Varadero.
The opening ceremony ofthe event, the 40th edition of
the fair, was attended by Cuban
President Miguel Diaz-Caneland other high-ranking officials.

Addressing the audience, Cuban
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero
voiced confidence in the recoveryof the local tourism industry amid
the COVID-19 pandemic and thetightening of the US-led economic
and trade embargo against theisland. The fair takes place as
Cuban tourism is bouncing backwith the arrival of over 450,000
international tourists so far thisyear, up from just 390,000 visitors
for the whole year of 2021. Running through Saturday, the event
brings together more than 5,000
travel agents, tour operators,
and business owners from over
60 countries.—Xinhua

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Romania Black Sea port
becoming Ukrainian export hub

Workers assist the loading of corn on to a ship at Pier 80 in the Black Sea
port of Constanta, Romania, 3 May 2022. PHOTO: AFP

LIKE a giant elephant trunk, ahuge hose sweeps above the holdof a ship in Romania’s Black Sea
port of Constanta, spilling tonnesof corn into the vessel before it
sets sail.
Russia’s blockade of
Ukraine’s seaports has forced
the country’s exporters to look
for alternatives to move theirprecious cargo.

So now the country’s grain
is loaded onto trains, lorries
or barges in the small Danube
ports of Reni and Izmail in thesouthwest, for transport to the
Romanian port.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
has transformed Constanta into
a vital maritime export hub for
Ukraine’s crops.
Before the war, Ukraine

exported 4.5 million tonnes ofagricultural produce per monththrough its ports -– 12 per centof the world’s wheat, 15 per centof its corn and 50 per cent of its
sunflower oil.
“We need to make sure thegrain gets to consumers’ tables
without delay to avoid the riskof famine,” said Viorel Panait,
chief executive of Comvex, whichhandles Constanta’s bulk raw
materials.
“We hope to accelerate
the pace... because, given theunfortunate situation that our
Ukrainian neighbours are going
through, we must help them asmuch as we can,” he told AFP.

Opportunity

Neighbouring Bulgaria said
this week it was willing to help
export Ukrainian grain from its
Black Sea port of Varna -- andis getting to work upgrading its
infrastructure.
In the meantime, Constanta
is moving the cargo as fast as it
can.— AFP

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Japan minister shows
negative view over banning
Russian oil imports
KOICHI Hagiuda, Japan’s
minister of economy, tradeand industry, speaks at a press
conference in Washington after
meeting with U.S. officials, including Secretary of Commerce
Gina Raimondo, onJapan’s industry minister showed a negative view
Wednesday about keeping pacewith the European Union overits plan to ban oil imports from
Russia as an additional sanction against Moscow following
its invasion of Ukraine.
“Japan has limited resources and it is difficult for
us to immediately align ourselves” with the EU, Economy,
Trade and Industry Minister

Koichi Hagiuda told reportersin Washington after meetingwith senior U.S. officials.
His remark came after European Commission President
Ursula von der Leyen said theregional bloc is proposing toban all oil imports from Russia
by the end of this year.
“It is necessary for countries to do what they can do to
keep pace,” Hagiuda said, while
adding his government wants
to “share the same direction”
after U.S. President Joe Biden
expressed his intention to holdtalks among the Group of Seven
nations by the end of this weekon imposing more sanctions
against Russia.—Kyodo

Surprise interest rate hike in India
INDIA’S central bank announced
a surprise interest rate hike of 0.4
percentage points on Wednesday,
as Asia’s third-biggest economy
reels from galloping inflation in
the wake of the Ukraine war.
The announcement camehours before the US Federal Reserve was expected to undertake
its largest rate hike in two dec-

ades in response to accelerating
inflation in the world’s biggest
economy.
This could spark capital outflows from emerging markets
such as India.
In its first increase in borrowing costs since August 2018,
Reserve Bank of India governor
Shaktikanta Das said it would

The Indian economy bounced back strongly from the coronavirus
pandemic with one of the world’s fastest growth rates, but is now
grappling with rising costs as global commodity prices skyrocket.
Workers wearing facemasks pack pre-ordered vegetables for distribution
at the at Tamilnadu horticulture centre in Chennai. PHOTO: AFP“increase the policy repo rate by
40 basis points to 4.40 per centwith immediate effect”.
“Most alarmingly, persistentand spreading inflationary pressures are becoming more acutewith every passing day,” he said
in a televised address.
He added that shortages ofedible oils due to the conflict inEurope and export bans by key
producers such as Indonesia —which began imposing a complete ban on palm oil last week
— were causing food prices inIndia to shoot up.
The Indian economy
bounced back strongly from thecoronavirus pandemic with oneof the world’s fastest growth
rates, but is now grappling withrising costs as global commodity
prices skyrocket.
Consumer inflation has
consistently overshot the RBI’s
two-to-six per cent target in thefirst three months of the year,
hitting a 17-month high of 6.95
per cent in March. Economists
expect inflation in April to havecrossed seven per cent.—AFP

File photo shows a liquefied natural gas tanker in waters off
Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, in April 2009, which arrived from
Sakhalin island under the Sakhalin 2 project. PHOTO: KYODO/FILE

US trade deficit hits highest
on record as imports soar
A surge in imports of goods and services in March drove the US
trade gap to the highest level ever recorded, with huge increases
in purchases of autos, computers, furniture and clothing, thegovernment reported Wednesday.
The trade deficit jumped more than 22 per cent to $109.8
billion, as the double-digit increase in imports to an all-time highof $351.5 billion outstripped the more modest gain in exports, theCommerce Department said.
But US exports also hit a record of $241.7 billion, the data
showed. As the world’s largest economy showed a robust recovery
from the pandemic disruptions in recent months, businesses havebeen hampered by global supply chain snarls and shortages thatmeant relatively modest import gains.—AFP

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Lufthansa optimistic for 2022 as tourist demand bounces back
GERMAN national carrier Lufthansa on Thursday
said it slashed its losses
in the first quarter andset its sights on a record
summer for tourist traffic
as demand recovers fromthe pandemic.
The airline group’s
net loss over the first threemonths of 2022 came to
584 million euros ($620
million), down from one
billion euros in the samequarter last year.
The improved result
was due in part to therise in air traffic as coronavirus-related restrictions were rolled back in

Lufthansa warns that ‘ticket prices will have to rise’ due to the surge in fuel costs. PHOTO:
AFP/FILE

many countries and fears
over the Omicron variant
ebbed.
The number of pas-

sengers on Lufthansa
flights “more than quadrupled” in the first quarter to
13 million, from three mil-lion in 2021, when travel
restrictions in many markets were more severe.
“New bookings are

increasing from week toweek,” Lufthansa CEO
Carsten Spohr said in astatement, with demandrising particularly strongly among leisure travellers.
“We are expecting
strong growth in the summer and probably more
holiday-makers than everbefore,” Spohr said in apress conference.
For business travel,
the recovery was slower,with the group expecting
traffic to reach “around 70
per cent” of its pre-coronavirus level by the end of
the year, the group said ina statement.
In all, Lufthansa expected to offer “around 75
per cent” of its pre-crisis
capacity over the year.

On track

Lufthansa’s cargodivision had a “record result” in the first quarter,
the carrier said, as demand for freight remained
high amid turmoil in global supply chains.
The segment recorded an operating result — a
key measure of underlying profitability — of 495
million euros, up from 315
million euros in the firstquarter of 2021.—AFP

Shell profit up as high oil
prices offset Russia hit

TikTok to launch ad revenuesharing programme for creators

BRITISH energy giant
Shell on Thursday logged
soaring first-quarter
net profit as surging oil
prices offset a sizeable
charge linked to its Russia exit.
Profit after tax leapt
26 per cent to $7.1 billion(6.7 billion euros) from ayear earlier, Shell said ina statement.
While the group took
a $3.9-billion charge on
its exit from Russia after Moscow invaded
Ukraine, it saw lower
costs elsewhere.
Underlying earnings
spiked almost three-fold
to a quarterly recordof $9.1 billion, sparking

TIKTOK on Wednesday
announced an ad revenue-sharing programmewith the social media platform’s most prominentcreators, moving closer toa model already used by its
competitors. The short-video format app has become
wildly popular in recent
years with more than a billion active users globally,

fresh calls in Britain fora windfall tax on energy
majors.
UK consumers areenduring a cost-of-living
crisis caused by the highest rate of inflation in decades, also as economies
reopen from pandemic
lockdowns. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whofaces a key mid-term test
in local elections Thursday, has dismissed calls
for a windfall levy on oil
giants, arguing it would
slow their efforts to invest
in cleaner energy.
Yet environmental
campaigners and opposition politicians are callingfor a one-off tax to easehousehold budgets andcurb reliance on fossil
fuels.

Windfall tax“A windfall tax onthese unexpected record
profits of unimaginablesums would be the fastest
and fairest way to easepressure on households
feeling the pinch and reduce our dependence on
oil and gas, which is theroot cause of the cost ofliving crisis,” said Greenpeace UK’s Philip Evans.
Shell added Thursday that revenues rallied
51 per cent to $84.2 billion
in the first three monthsof the year.—AFP

but has been criticized for
not providing a way for creators to effectively monetize content. Under the new
TikTok Pulse programme,
companies can place theirads next to user content inspecific categories, including health, fashion, cooking,gaming and others — andcreators will get a cut.
“We will begin explor-ing our first advertising revenue share program withcreators, public figures
and media publishers,” thecompany, a subsidiary ofChinese tech firm ByteDance, said in a statement.
“We’re focused on developing monetization solutions
in available markets so thatcreators feel valued and rewarded on TikTok.”—AFP

Toyota to recall over 9,000 imported
cars in China
JAPANESE automaker
Toyota will recall imported cars from the Chinese
market starting from 11
May over safety concerns,
according to the country’s
top quality watchdog.
Filed by Toyota Motor(China) Investment Co.,
Ltd., the recall involves

6,832 imported Lexus
NX 260, NX 350h and NX
400h+ models manufactured between 31 March
2021 and 17 March 2022
due to problems with thedisplay system, the State
Administration for Market Regulation said in astatement.

The multi-functional
display screen may notswitch properly whenshifting gears or driving due to defects in thecontrol program, which
may distract the driver and lead to safety
risks, the company said.
—Xinhua

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products in Pesticide Registration Board of Myanmar to distribute in Myanmar. Now,
we have to change from old distributer name “Agri Leading Biotech Co.,ltd”, to
new distributor name “Taw Win Dar Co.,Ltd”. If any object or enquiry, please contact
to Pesticide registration Board, Plant Protection Division, Bayint Naung Road, West
Gyogone, Insein Township, Yangon, from here to next 14 days.
Taw Win Dar Co.,Ltd. Ph-09-448027852
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Philippines could revive nuclear plant if Marcos wins presidency

This file photo shows the nuclear reactor inside the Bataan Nuclear
Power Plant in Bataan province situated in the Central Luzon region of
the Philippines. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

A mothballed nuclear power
plant built near a fault line andvolcanoes in the Philippines during Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship could be revived if his son
wins next week’s presidential
election.
The $2.2 billion Bataan
plant became a monument to
the greed and graft of the Marcos
era, and was left dormant after
the dictator was toppled in 1986.
Even before the Chernobyl
nuclear accident that year sealed
its fate, there were concerns

UK voters head to polls with historic
N.Ireland result predicted
POLLS open across the UK on
Thursday in local and regional
elections that could prove historic in Northern Ireland and heap
further pressure on embattled
Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The contest for the devolved
assembly in Belfast could see a
pro-Irish nationalist party win
for the first time in the troubled
history of the British province.
The results, which are expected from Friday, could havehuge constitutional implications
for the four-nation UK’s future,with predicted victors Sinn Fein
committed to a vote in the province on reunification with Ireland.
Polls open at 0600 GMT forcouncils in Scotland, Wales andmuch of England, with Johnson
facing a potentially pivotal midterm popularity test.
Poor results could reignite

A voter walks out of Holy Trinity Church being used as a polling
station in Dobcross near Manchester during local elections on 5 May
2022. PHOTO: OLI SCARFF / AFP

simmering discontent within
his ruling Conservatives about
his leadership, after a string ofrecent scandals.

Jeopardy

Johnson, 57, won a landslide2019 general election victory byvowing to take Britain out of theEuropean Union, and reverse
rampant regional inequality.

Despite making good on
his Brexit pledge, the pandemic largely stalled his domesticplans.
But his position has been
put in jeopardy because of anger
at revelations of lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street
office and a cost-of-living crisis.—AFP

French left reaches deal on alliance tohamper Macron
FRANCE’S left-of-centre parties on Wednesday reached
an alliance deal for June parliamentary polls, aiming for astrong enough showing to hinder
President Emmanuel Macron’scontroversial reform plans.
After talks dragged throughthe night past a Tuesday deadline, the Socialist Party (PS) fellin line alongside the Greens andthe Communist Party (PCF) behind the hard-left France Un-

bowed movement (LFI), whoemerged as the dominant force
on the left in April’s presidential
election.
“We want to elect MPs ina majority of constituencies tostop Emmanuel Macron frompursuing his unjust and brutal
policies and beat the far-right,”
the PS and LFI said in a jointstatement.
The alliance must still beapproved by the Socialists’ Na-tional Council on Thursday, withpeople close to the party leadership warning against viewing thevote as a foregone conclusion.
“No one on the left can win
on their own,” PCF leader Fabien Roussel told France Inter
radio, saying the new allianceneeded to harness “the immense
hope among the French public,
among workers, among young
people who are asking us tounite”.—AFP

about Bataan’s design and location. The plant sits on the coast
18 metres (59 feet) above sea
level and near several volcanoes
in a part of the Philippines regularly shaken by earthquakes.
Yet Ferdinand Marcos Junior has vowed to speed up the
adoption of nuclear power if heis elected and has left open thepossibility of resuscitating hisfather’s failed venture.
“We really have to look at
nuclear power,” Marcos Jr saidin March, insisting at least one

plant was needed to cut exorbitant electricity prices in the
country. Marcos Jr, also a fanof wind, solar and geothermal
technology, said a South Korean proposal to rehabilitate the
Bataan plant should be revisited.
“Let’s look at it again,” hesaid.
Studies by South Korean
and Russian experts showed it
was possible to get the 620-megawatt plant working again, Energy
Secretary Alfonso Cusi told a
Senate hearing in 2020.—AFP‘Always had hope’:
US anti-abortion activist
eyes historic win
MADELYN Ocasio can hardly
believe the good news. At 66,
the anti-abortion activist fromthe outskirts of Miami hopes
her dream of seeing the US
Supreme Court roll back halfa century of abortion rights isfinally about to come true.
Like her, opponents ofabortion across the country
are eyeing a historic win after
a leaked draft ruling indicated the court is likely poised to
strike down Roe v. Wade, theruling that enshrined abortion
rights nationwide in 1973.
“We felt in our hearts that
Roe would be overturned thisyear,” said Ocasio, who works
with the national anti-abortion
group Sidewalk Advocates forLife.
“I have always had hope,
but I have more hope now,” shetold AFP from the garden ofher house in Coral Gables on
the edge of Miami, in front ofbanners that read “Abortion
hurts women” and “Abortion
kills children.”“And I do hope that all theprotests do not deter the justices,” she added, anticipatinga huge backlash against theSupreme Court.
“Life begins at conception,and it is not a woman’s right” toterminate a pregnancy, Ocasio
said. Now, like other Florida
activists, she wants officials inthe southern US state, led by
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, to ban elective abortions
very soon. “In our state, theypassed the law to ban abortion
after 15 weeks (of pregnancy),
but I feel it’s not enough,” shesaid. “We should have stronger
laws in Florida to ban abortion
completely.”—AFP

Anti-abortion activist Madelyn Ocasio takes banners and posters
from her car outside of her house in Miami, Florida, on 3 May
2022. PHOTO: CHANDAN KHANNA /AFP

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Japan, Britain expected to agree on defence pact
JAPAN and Britain are expected during their leaders’ summit
Thursday to agree in principle
to allow their troops to enhancecooperation as they aim to makethe Indo-Pacific region “free andopen” despite an assertive China’s clout there.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
and support for the war-torn nation are also high on the agenda
for Japanese Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida and his British
counterpart, Boris Johnson, as
both nations maintain strong
sanctions to punish Moscow for
its aggression.
Japan and Britain bothbelong to the Group of Seven
nations, whose members havebeen ramping up joint pressure
on Russia. The G-7 leaders are
expected to discuss further sanctions later this week, US President Joe Biden said, after theEuropean Union unveiled plans
to phase out Russian oil importsby the end of this year.
Kishida is in London on the
final leg of his eight-day tour thathas taken him to Southeast Asia,
Italy and the Vatican before Britain.
The trip is aimed at seeking
coordination in responding to
the war on Ukraine and real-

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:‘Heavy fighting’ at Azovstal
THE mayor of the destroyed city of Mariupol says contact has been
lost with Ukrainian forces holed up in the Azovstal steel plant amid“heavy fighting” with Russian troops.
City officials have no way of knowing “what’s going on, whether
they are safe or not”, Vadym Boichenko tells Ukrainian television.
The Kremlin denies Russia is storming the plant after Ukraine
accuses Moscow of launching a “powerful” assault on the industrial
zone.
Later Russia announces its forces will cease fire at Azovstal andopen a humanitarian corridor for civilians for three days.

izing a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the Japanese leader
having raised the alarm about
the broader ramifications of theunfolding crisis spilling beyond
Europe to Asia.
London has been strengthening its commitment to the
Indo-Pacific region in view of
its economic and geopoliticalimportance. If a reciprocal access agreement, as the defence
cooperation pact is known, isreached, Britain would be thethird country to have such anaccord with Japan after Tokyo’s
longtime ally the United Statesand Australia. —Kyodo

UK and Japan leaders Boris Johnson and Fumio Kishida were on
Thursday to hold talks in London, where they were set to agree a new
defence agreement and measures to reduce dependency on Russianenergy supplies. PHOTO: AFP

RUSS I A-U K R A I N E C R I S I SFrance and India call for immediate
end to Ukraine hostilities

Mariupol military parade planned: Kyiv
UKRAINE accuses Russia of planning to hold a military parade in
the destroyed city of Mariupol on 9 May to celebrate victory over
the Nazis in World War II. Kyiv says an official from Russia’s presidential administration has arrived in the strategic southern port
city, to oversee plans for the Victory Day parade.

Eastern assault continues
RUSSIAN forces continue to pound sites to the east of the country,
Ukraine’s general staff says, as Moscow seeks to establish “full control” of the regions of Lugansk and Donetsk, and to maintain a land
corridor to occupied Crimea.
In Lugansk, governor Sergiy Gaiday says two people have diedin the last 24 hours, and “the whole region is under fire completely,
there is no safe place”.

Belarus launches manoeuvres
BELARUS, a Moscow ally that shares a border with Ukraine, launches“surprise” military manoeuvres, to test the reactive capacity of its
army, its defence ministry says.
Belarus military units were testing their capacity to “go on
the alert, move to predetermined zones and undertake combat
training,” it says.

EU to support Moldova
EUROPEAN Council President Charles Michel pledges to increase
EU military aid to Moldova, Ukraine’s neighbour that has seen aseries of attacks in a pro-Moscow separatist region.
SOURCE: AFP

France’s President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes India’s Prime
Minister Narendra Modi (L) before their meeting at the Elysee Palace inParis, on 4 May 2022. PHOTO: STÉPHANE DE SAKUTIN, AFP

INDIA and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate
cessation of hostilities” in
Ukraine, with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi again stopping
short of condemning Russia’s
invasion of its neighbour.

India, which imports muchof its military hardware from
Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between theWest and Moscow -- notably refusing to denounce the latter orvote against it at the United Na-

tions over its actions in Ukraine.
“France and India expressed their deep concern overthe humanitarian crisis and theongoing conflict in Ukraine,”
Modi and French President
Emmanuel Macron said in ajoint statement after they met
in Paris for talks and a working
dinner.
“Both countries unequivocally condemned the factthat civilians have been killedin Ukraine, and called for an
immediate cessation of hostilities in order for the two sides
to come together to promotedialogue and diplomacy, and to
put an immediate end to thesuffering of the people.”
However, only France condemned “Russian forces’ illegal and unjustified aggression
against Ukraine”.—AFP

Russia practises nuclear-capable missile
strikes: ministry
RUSSIA on Wednesday said its
forces had practised simulated
nuclear-capable missile strikes
in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, amid Moscow’s military
campaign in Ukraine.
The announcement cameon the 70th day of Moscow’s military action in the pro-Westerncountry, with thousands killed

and more than 13 million displaced in the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
After sending troops to
Ukraine in late February, Russian President Vladimir Putin
has made thinly veiled threatshinting at a willingness to deploy Russia’s tactical nuclear
weapons.

During Wednesday’s war
games in the enclave on theBaltic Sea located between EU
members Poland and Lithuania, Russia practised simulated“electronic launches” of nuclear-capable Iskander mobile
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Republic of the Union of Myanmar
State Administration Council
Nine Objectives
1. Political affairs

Myanmar team players seen under training ahead of the SEA Games
men’s football competition. PHOTO: MFF

Myanmar men’s football team latest
players selected for SEA GamesACCORDING to the football officials, the Myanmar Football
Federation has selected 20 finalists for the 31st SEA Games
men’s football competition.
Myanmar National Football
Team head coach Veliza Popovreleased the final list on 5 May
and selected 20 players for the
tournament.
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, four extra players are being trained together to be readyto replace infected players if
necessary.

The team line-up includes
Goalkeepers Pyae Phyo Thu,
and Pyae Phyo Aung, defenders
Thet Hein Soe, Soe Moe Kyaw,
Hein Zeya Lin, Win Moe Kyaw,
Thet Paing Htwe, Aung Wunna
Soe, Midfielders Zaw Win Thein,
Lwin Moe Aung, Lin Htet Soe,
Wai Lin Aung, Yan Kyaw Soe, Ye
Lin Htet, Myat Kaung Khant,
and Strikers Htet Pyae Wai,
Win Naing Tun, Maung Maung
Lwin, Aung Kaung Marn andHein Htet Aung.
Maung Maung Lwin, Aung

Leicester aim to write ‘anotherchapter’ against Roma in Euro semi
LEICESTER boss Brendan
Rodgers says the club areattempting to write “anotherchapter” in their story as they
prepare to face Roma with aplace in the Europa Conference
League final at stake.
The Foxes, who shocked
the football world by winning thePremier League in 2016 under
Claudio Ranieri, last season won
the FA Cup for the first time intheir history.

Kaung Marn and Win Moe Kyaw
were selected as senior players.
Two goalkeepers: Aung
Ko Latt and Thura Kyaw, andtwo strikers: Ye Yint Aung andYarzar Aung, will continue totrain with the team and be replaced if necessary, an official
said.
Team Myanmar is placed inGroup A together with host Viet
Nam, Indonesia, the Philippines
and Timor-Leste and will playagainst Timor-Leste on 8 May as
an opener. — Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM(a) To build a Union based on democracy and federalism, through a disciplined and genuine multiparty
democratic system that is fair and just.
(b) To emphasize the achievement of enduring peace
for the entire nation in line with the Nationwide
Ceasefire Agreement (NCA).
(c) To continue implementing the principle of peacefulco-existence among countries through an independent, active and non-aligned foreign policy.

2. Economic affairs(a) To enhance production based on agriculture andlivestock through modern techniques and strengthen
all-round development in other sectors of the economy.
(b) To develop a stable market economy and promoteinternational investment in order to enhance theeconomic development of the entire National people.
(c) To promote and support local businesses to create
employment opportunities and increase domestic
production.

3. Social affairs(a) To ensure a strong and dynamic Union spirit, thegenuine spirit of patriotism.
(b) To respect and promote the customs and traditionsof all National peoples and preserve and safeguard
their cultural heritage and national characteristics.
(c) To enhance the health, fitness and education qualityof the entire nation.

Man City suffer most painful Champions
League meltdown in Madrid

They travel to Italy on
Thursday locked at 1-1 after
last week’s semi-final first leg
against Jose Mourinho’s men.
Rodgers, whose team
dropped into the Conference
League after failing to progressfrom the Europa League group
stage, said Wednesday he had
been trying to create a “winning mentality” at the club, whohave struggled in the Premier
League this season.—AFP

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema (centre) celebrates scoring apenalty against Manchester City. PHOTO: AFP

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers says the club are attempting to write“another chapter” in their story as they prepare to face Roma with aplace in the Europa Conference League final at stake. PHOTO: AFP

MANCHESTER City have become accustomed to Champions League heartache, but themanner of their latest collapse
against Real Madrid might be
the most painful defeat of all.
Four times Pep Guardiola’s
men held a two-goal advantage
in a classic semi-final tie they
eventually lost 6-5 on aggregate.
Thirteen-time champions

Madrid somehow found a way
to win as City, last year’s defeated finalists, melted away in thewhite-hot atmosphere of the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
For 89 minutes, the English
champions showed the maturity
built up over a decade of experience in the competition but in
90 seconds their best-laid plans
were destroyed.

Riyad Mahrez’s stunning
strike 17 minutes from time put
the visitors 1-0 up on the nightand 5-3 on aggregate, apparently
ending the contest.
Madrid had not even mustered a shot on target until
Rodrygo swept home Karim
Benzema’s cross as stoppage
time approached.
Suddenly, the Bernabeu
believed and yet another of theworld’s most expensively assembled squads succumbed to theReal rope-a-dope just as ParisSaint-Germain and Chelsea haddone in the previous two rounds.
Rodrygo headed in again
after less than a minute of thesix added on and could even have
had a hat-trick before extra-timestarted.
In the end, fittingly, it was
Benzema who delivered the final
blow from the penalty spot toearn an unlikely victory in a tie
in which Madrid had trailed for
178 minutes.—AFP