"The Global New Light of Myanmar" Saturday 29 November, 2014

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HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: 11th regular session of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw concludes: Nay Pyi Taw, 28 Nov —"The 11th regular session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw successfully concluded in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday afternoon. Today?s session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw put on record the bills that are to be assumed as approved by the Hluttaw including amendment bills for the laws on emoluments, allowances and insignias of chairmen and executive committee members of self-administered divisions and zones, the chairman and members of the Nay Pyi Taw Council, and region/state level officials and for budget allocation proposal for the union..."... Pyithu Hluttaw: SWRR Ministry emphasizes care of children, women, the disabled and the aged: Nay Pyi Taw, 28 Nov— "At the 37th-day session of the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) on Friday, Daw Khin Hmwe Lwin of Mingin Constituency asked she would like to know the plan of the ministries concerned to take care of women, older persons, the disabled and treated drug addicts. Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Phone Swe replied that the ministry emphasizes care of children, women, the disabled and the aged. The ministry opens the vocational school for the women, community- based care for the aged, improvement of the life of disabled persons and rehabilitation of the treated drug addicts in cooperation with local authorities and people across the nation..."...Amyotha Hluttaw: Amyotha Hluttaw regular session to resume in January 2015: Nay Pyi Taw, 28 Nov—"Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) approved the Fire Brigade Bill at its 37th-day session on Friday. The Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw said that in the 11th regular session of the Hluttaw, union level organization members replied to 153 asterisk questions and 239 non-asterisk questions. The Hluttaw approved six of nine proposals and put two proposals on records. There remains one proposal to be decided in coming session. He added that the Amyotha Hluttaw approved 10 bills sent by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and three bills submitted by the MPs, sending nine bills to Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House). Twelve bills sent by Pyithu Hluttaw were discussed at Amyotha Hluttaw. Amyotha Hluttaw committees held meetings 118 times and commission, 20 times. In the regular session, 14 information papers were compiled for the Hluttaw representatives, and a debate on Public Policy Making and Capacity Building was held at the Hluttaw. The library of the Hluttaw stores 10,530 books. The 12th regular session of the Amyotha Hluttaw will take place in January 2015."..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Announcement of the Ministry of Information on measures taken to issue rules for the Media Law...Heavy machinery for road construction in Kayin State handed over...Thaton Township Health Department to vaccinate locals to be free from elephantiasis...Chief Minister inspects regional development tasks in Sittway...Health staff give medical treatment to locals free of charge...Specialists give health care to locals in Thaton Township...Electric safety carried out in Aungmyethazan Township...New school building under construction in rural area of Thaton Tsp...Citizenship scrutiny cards issued to locals in Mongyai Tsp...Daily wage workers earn income at farming works...Participants to register for YOMA Yangon International Marathon 2015 (YYIM 2015) sooner...Union Ministers on inspection tour of Kengtung Township...Myanmar?s trade deficit from April to Oct hits US$2,716.49 million...16-day campaigns for elimination of violence against women being held nationwide..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein sends messages of felicitations to Albanian President, PM...Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Pyithu Hluttaw holds talks with Danish delegation...Shandong businessmen explore market opportunities in Myanmar...Participants of SSEAYP scheduled to enjoy homestay in Myanmar...Japan grants US$241,710 for two high schools in Ayeyawady Region...Enhancement of administrative structure discussed...Amyotha Hluttaw speaker receives Director of Spectrum (Sustainable Development Knowledge Network)...Vice-Senior General Soe Win attends 15th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM-15)...Myanmar journalists visit China-Myanmar cultural museum...UEC Chairman meets Indonesian Election Commission member, head of mission of International IDEA...ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting continues for final day...Myanmar, Japan discuss transport sector...Attorney-General of the Union receives Chinese Judge..... "PERSPECTIVES": "To reduce risks of earthquakes" by Myint Win Thein.....ARTICLE: "The Garbage Disposal Problem" Khin Maung Myint

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The Global New Light of Myanmar

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2014-11-29

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