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Amyotha Hluttaw forms two more committees: THE current Amyotha Hluttaw
session continued for its ninth
day yesterday, approving the formation
of the Mineral, Natural
Resources and Environmental
Conservation Committee and the
Public Complaints Committee.
Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker
Mahn Win Khaing Than announced
that the Mineral, Natural
Resources and Environmental
Conservation Committee was
formed with 15 members, including
Chairman U Kyaw Thiha of
Mandalay Region Constituency
12 and Secretary U Sa Khin Zaw
Lin of Ayeyawady Region Constituency
2.
Next, the Speaker announced
to the Upper House the formation
of the 15-member Public Complaints
Committee, naming U
Hsan Myint of Ayeyawady Region
Constituency 3 chairman
and U Hla Myint Than of Mon
State Constituency 11 secretary
of the committee.
Also during the ninth-day
session, Speaker Mahn Win
Khaing Than read out a message
sent by Dr Shirin Sharmin
Chaudhury, Speaker of the
Parliament of Bangladesh, to
the Amyotha Hluttaw, and
the message was documented."...Pyithu Hluttaw: El Niño urgent motion put forward to Pyithu Hluttaw: "Pyithu Hluttaw session continued
for ninth day, with submission
of an urgent motion
calling the government to gear
up expected effects of El Niño
and formation of five parliamentary
committees.
Dr Maung Thin of Meiktila
Constituency submitted the urgent
motion urging the ministries
concerned to adopt risk mitigation
measures against ill-effects
of El Niño which is expected to
hit Myanmar this year, and U
Thein Tun of Kyaunggon Constituency
seconded the motion.
The urgent motion that had
earned the support of parliamentary
majority suggested adoption
of a long-term plan for El Niño
that can cause weather-related
disasters and diseases, stressing
the need of monitoring expected
impacts on food and agriculture
sectors and taking fire preventive
measures.
Next, Speaker U Win Myint
announced parliamentary approval
for proposed formation of
Health and Sports Development
Committee, Natural Resources
and Environmental Conservation
Committee and Transport,
Communication and Construction
Committee.
Then, the Speaker informed
parliamentarians of creation
of Industrial Development and
Investment Committee and
Electric Power and Energy Development
Committee with 15
members each, proposing U Win
Thein Zaw of Salingyi Constituency
and U Khin Maung Oo
of Kyaukdaga Constituency as
chairmen of the respective committees.
The second Pyithu
Hluttaw?s first regular
session continues today."
Source/publisher:
Amyotha and Pyithu Hluttaws via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2016-02-23
Date of entry:
2016-03-07
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