23 NOVEMBER 2019
The Second Pyithu Hluttaw’s 14th regular session held its sixth-day meeting at the Pyithu Hluttaw meeting hall yesterday morning. At the meeting asterisk marked questions raised were answered by Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Dr Ye Myint Swe while Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat informed the Hluttaw of receipt of three bills. Reports on the bills were also read and explained.
Asterisk marked questions
In the asterisk marked question and answer session, questions raised by Daw Yin Min Hlaing of Gangaw constituency on arrangements made to prevent habitats for elephants from being destroyed from permitting of coal mining in the area; Dr Tun Lin Maw of Kyangin constituency on providing a water bowser truck to water saplings of a forest reserve in Kyangin Township and to construct a 17,000 ft. long road; Daw Mi Kun Chan of Paung constituency on a plan for relevant ministry to conduct enquiry on the reason for a landslide in Paung Township; U Tun Tun Naing of Kani constituency on the issue of 17 farmers’ land included in an application for a mining right by a company; U Phone Myint Aung of DaikU constituency on a plan to upgrade timber extraction road in DaikU Township to a concrete road; U Khin Cho of Hlaingbwe constituency on status of state/region wise bamboo planting and the government’s support toward those who want to plant bamboo; and U Thant Zin Tun of Dekkhinathiri constituency on arrangements made to develop gem sale shop area were answered by Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Dr Ye Myint Swe.
Receipt of bills and report on bills
Next, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat announced the receipts of a bill amending Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law for the fifth time, a bill amending Amyotha Hluttaw Election Law for the fifth time and a bill amending State/Region Hluttaw Election Law for the fifth time. After the announcement of the receipt of each bill, Bill Committee members U Aung Sein, U Zaw Win and U Sai Tun Aye separately read and explained the committee’s report on each bill. And after each bill was read and explained, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker announced for Hluttaw representatives who want to table amendment motions to register their names.
The seventh-day meeting of the 14th regular session of the Second Pyithu Hluttaw will be held on 25 November.—Aye Aye Thant (MNA) (Translated by Zaw Min)
