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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Round-up: "The 13th regular session of the
first Pyidaungsu Hluttaw held
its 30th meeting yesterday,
seeking parliamentary approval
for two bills and debating one
draft law.
First, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
speaker Thura U Shwe
Mann announced the recording
of the second revision of the bill
to amend the Myanmar Gems
Law.
The joint bill committee
read out a draft of the Pesticide
Bill, after which the speaker invited
parliamentarians to sign
up to discuss the bill.
Next, the parliament approved
the draft of the Commercial
Tax on Special Goods
Bill and the Legal Supports
Bill, each with remarks from
the president. The two bills will
now be sent back to the president.
During a discussion on the
draft of the Union Tax Law
(2016), deputy ministers Dr Lin
Aung, Dr Maung Maung Thein,
Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, U
Khin Zaw, U Thaung Tin, U
Aung Than Oo, U Than Tun
Aung and Daw Lei Lei Thein
responded to parliamentarians?
questions about the law."...Amyotha Hluttaw Round-up: "The 13th regular session of the
first Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper
House) held its 24th meeting yesterday,
with parliamentarians approving
the Presidential Security
Bill.
Following the presentation
of the findings of the Amyotha
Hluttaw bill committee on the
Presidential Security Bill, the bill
was read out and submitted for
MPs? approval. Next, a progress
report on the activities of the
Amyotha Hluttaw was submitted
to the Upper House speaker and
submitted for approval.
Members of various committees
read out reports, and the
speaker invited MPs to sign up to
discuss them.
During Q-and-A session,
Deputy Minister for Rail Transportation
U Myint Thein said no
plan has been laid to build a railcum-
road tunnel from Htaukkyant
village in Kalay Township
to the Var Bridge in Falam
Township, as the construction
of a 20-mile tunnel would be
too costly. At the meeting, the
speaker asked MPs to enlist their
names if they want to discuss reports
on works done by the committees
in the term of the first
parliament."
Source/publisher:
Pyithu Hluttaw via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2016-01-15
Date of entry:
2016-02-03
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