By Mawsi, Hmwe Kyuzin
The third-day meeting of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 13th regular session was held at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw meeting hall yesterday morning.
Union Legal Aid Board 6-month work report
As the first agenda item of the day Union Legal Aid Board secretary U Khin Zaw read the board’s six-month work report and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker announced for Hluttaw representatives who want to discuss the report to register their names.
Ministry of Transport and Communications explanation on acceding to MOU and Protocol
Next, Deputy Minister for Transport and Communications U Kyaw Myo provided separate explanations on Myanmar acceding to Memorandum of Understanding on the Improvement of Safety Standards and Inspection for Non-Convention Ships Within ASEAN Member States sent by the President and Myanmar acceding to the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (LL PROT 1988) also sent by the President.
After the conclusion of each explanation Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker announced for Hluttaw representatives who want to discuss the matter to register their names.
Budget, revenue and expenditures in National Planning Bill and Union Budget Bill
Afterwards Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe, Union Minister for Industry U Khin Maung Cho, Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win Myat Aye, Deputy Minister for Defence Rear Admiral Myint Nwe, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Ohn Win, Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Myint Htwe, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thaung Tun, Union Auditor-General U Maw Than, Union Election Commission member U Hla Tint, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Aung Thu, Deputy Minister for Transport and Communications U Kyaw Myo, Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy Dr Tun Naing, Deputy Minister for Planning and Finance U Maung Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Construction U Kyaw Lin, Deputy Minister for Ethnic Affairs U Hla Maw Oo, Deputy Attorney-General U Win Myint, Union Civil Service Board member U Saw Valentine, Nay Pyi Taw Council member U Aung Myin Tun and Central Bank of Myanmar Deputy Governor U Soe Min explained about their respective ministry and union level organization’s project works in the National Planning Bill, revenues and expenditures in the Union Budget Bill for Financial Year 2019-2020.
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approves Child Rights Bill
Following this, Joint Bill Committee secretary U Kyaw Soe Lin tabled a motion to approve by paragraph the Child Rights Bill returned with comments by the President and the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approved the Child Rights Bill paragraph by paragraph.
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approves Land Confiscation Bill
Later the Joint Bill Committee secretary also tabled a motion to approve by paragraph the Land Confiscation Bill that the two Hluttaws were in disagreement; later the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approved the Land Confiscation Bill paragraph by paragraph after which the meeting was concluded. (Translated by Zaw Min)
