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HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyithu Hluttaw: Pyithu Hluttaw approves
amendments to five bills: "AT the 19th meeting of the
current Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower
House) session in Nay Pyi
Taw yesterday, MPs agreed to
amendments proposed by the
bill committee to the Pest Control
Bill and the Botanical Species
Protection Bill, which were
returned by the Amyotha Hluttaw
with amendments.
The Botanical Species Protection
Bill was sent back with
35 amendments by Amyotha
Hluttaw, three of which were
approved by the Pyithu Hluttaw.
During the meeting, U Myint
Soe, an MP from Pyawbwe
Constituency, asked for a plan
to invite foreign investment
for vehicle manufacturing in
Myanmar in order to stimulate
the car market with cheaper options.
In response to the question,
U Myo Aung, the Deputy
Minister for Industry, said an
Automobile Policy has been
drafted by relevant ministries
in April last year. Inviting foreign
investment to produce cars
at home is included in the draft,
the deputy minister added.".....
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transfer of government duties...Ceremony held at Yangon
General Hospital to celebrate
free cleft-adjustment surgeries...President says second five-year
plan will target economic growth
and investment...Govt to submit Union budget
for 2016-17 FY...WHO: Reported Malaria Cases
reach 150,000 per year in Myanmar...New houses for floodvictims
of Kalay Township
to be completed soon...Thayet town to
celebrate Mother?s Day...Locals of Kawlin Township to have MPT access...Seasoned thief
charged with
many counts
of burglary...Man charged for burglary...6 wheel passenger vehicle plunged down 50 foot hill...Greater investment in education can help Myanmar secure higher ranking: HDI report...Field workers thrive on Monywa onion plantations...MIC approves 5 new firms,
expects 1,600 new jobs.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Japan-funded ADB project to support
small businesses in Mon State...President U Thein Sein
felicitates Bhutan King on
Bhutan?s National Day...President U Thein Sein
sends message of felicitations
to Bhutan Prime Minister...U Wunna Maung Lwin sends message
of felicitations to Bhutan Counterpart...New Pump Station Opened in Nyaunghnapin.....
"OPINION": "When does a true
politician?s campaign
period start?" By Myint Win Thein.....
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Source/publisher:
The Global New Light of Myanmar
Date of Publication:
2015-12-17
Date of entry:
2015-12-17
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