28 November
TH 14th regular session of the-Second Pyithu Hluttaw held its 8th day meeting yesterday, with answers to asterisk questions, tabling motion and two annual reports of committees.
MP U Nyunt Win from Kan-petlet constituency asked for opening a branch of agriculture bank in Kampetlet Township.
Deputy Minister for Plan-ning and Finance replied that an agriculture development bank is required to provide financial as-sistance to the farmers in Mindat, Matupi, Paletwa and Kanpetlet townships in southern Chin State, and that the ministry is discussing it with the Chin State government.
MP U Aung Soe Min from the Ywangan constituency asked for providing fire station and fire engines for the Myinkyadoe village-tract in Ywangan Township.
Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Major General Aung Thu refused the request as the ministry is implementing in Shan State to get land permits for fire stations, to construct staff accom-modations, and to add more fire engines. However, he remarked availability of three fire engines from Ywangan Township and two fire engines from Myogyi area in the incidents of blaze in Myinyka-doe village-tract.
MP U Sai Ba Thein from Langkho constituency asked to know about timing for construction of quality staff quarters at the police station in Langkho Township.
Major General Aung Thu replied the ministry will submit a proposal in 2020-2021 financial year for construction of a two-storey-6 units apartment.
MP Daw Cho Cho from Ot-twin constituency asked about agriculture loan plan based on pragmatic situations, MP U Sai Kham Oo from Hsenwi constit-uency about submitting fund request for state-level construc-tion projects together with the feasibility study report and the documents of design, drawing, estimate and B.Q.
The questions were an-swered by Deputy Minister U Maung Maung Win.
MP U Maung Maung Oo from Insein constituency asked for de-ploying more traffic police force in Insein Township, and MP U Tin Htwe from Waw constituency about plans to build up efficiencies of police force including manpow-er and fundamental needs.
Major General Aung Thu re-plied these questions.
Motion for cultivation and conservation of mangrove forests along coastal area
MP U Aye Naing from Da-gon Myothit (south) constituency explained a motion to urged the union government for cultivation and conservation of mangrove forests along the coastal areas of the country to prevent the risks of natural disasters and to adapt global climate changes.
He said that the motion was aimed for supporting reduction of climate changes, preventing natural disasters such as cy-clones, flood and soil erosions, re-cultivating mangrove forests, reforestation projects and restor-ing natural habitats, expansion of the Mangrove Conservation Unit under the Forest Department, and establishment of a coastal area natural resources conser-vation department.
He also suggested the Hlut-taw to discuss his motion to in-crease fishery resources, protect-ing from cyclones, reduction of climate change risks and mitigat-ing environmental deterioration.
MP U Mahn Nyunt Thein from Pantanaw constituency supported the motion.
The Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker announced to submit the names of Hluttaw representatives who want to discuss the motion.
Approval of Myanmar Med-ical Degree, Diploma and Certificate Bill
Then, Myanmar Medical Degree, Diploma and Certificate Bill, sent back by the Amyotha Hluttaw with recommendations, was tabled by Secretary of Bill Committee U Kyaw Soe Lin in the version of Amoytha Hluttaw. The Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker asked the remarks of Ministry of Health and Sports on the bill.
The bill was then ap-proved by the Pyithu Hlut-taw without any objection on recommendations of Amyotha Hluttaw. The bill is said to be approved by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as both houses have approved it.
The annual report of Pyithu Hluttaw Health and Sports Development Com-mittee was read out by its Secretary Dr Than Win. The report presented the committee’s works on pro-motion of health and sport sectors in the past three years, reviewing, amending and enactments of laws and regulations at the Ministry of Health and Sports in ac-cordance with the Pyithu Hluttaw procedures.
The Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker then announced to submit the names of Hlut-taw representatives who want to discuss the report.
The annual report of Pyithu Hluttaw Natural Re-sources and Environmental Conservation was present-ed by its members Daw Nan Khin Saw, followed by the announcement of the Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker to submit the names of Hlut-taw representatives who want to discuss the report.
The ninth-day of 14thregular session of second Pyithu Hluttaw will con-vene on 29 November.—Aye Aye Thant (MNA)
(Translated by Aung Khin)
