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HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw passes
three amendment bills: "THREE amendment bills
received parliamentary approval
at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
yesterday with one report coming
under discussion.
The Veterinary Council
amendment bill, the Foreign
Investment amendment bill and
the Myanmar Citizens Investment
amendment bill were put
on record as approved by the
parliament.
The Projects and Financial
Development Joint Committee
presented its findings on the
report of the first six-month
implementation of the National
Plan in 2015-16 fiscal year.
Six MPs discussed the report,
with U Kyi Tha of the Gwa
constituency calling for reconsideration
of the efforts for the
development of the industrial
sector.
In the first six months
of this fiscal year, agricultural
products accounted for
25.9 per cent of the total imports
while finished industrial
products stood at 8.8 per cent,
he noted."...Pyithu Hluttaw: ASEAN Highway extension
questioned by Pyithu Hluttaw: "THE Ministry of Construction
responded to queries on the construction
of the ASEAN Highway
and the Thuwunna housing estate
at the Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday.
U Sai Win Khaing of the
Theinni (also Hseniw) constituency
inquired about the planned
compensation to the residents
affected by the extension of the
ASEAN Highway, known as AH
14 between Lashio and Theinni.
Deputy Minister U Soe Tint
responded that arrangements for
compensation have been made in
coordination with local administrative
bodies.
The AH14 is being expanded
into a four-lane highway from
173/3 milepost in Lashio to 205/6
milepost in Thenni.
U Thein Nyunt of the Thingangyun
constituency asked about
the rising rents in Thuwunna
housing estate and the possibility
of ownership change.
Ownership of the house will
pass from husband to wife and
then to their offspring, the deputy
minister responded, adding
that the monthly rents range from K1,000 to K3,000 . He called
the rents relatively low.
?Property ownership is
not transferable,” he said,
hinting at a further reduction
in rental fees. The Pyithu
Hluttaw approved the report
submitted by its International
Relations Committee and the
Criminal Procedure bill as
commented on by the Amyotha
Hluttaw."...Amyotha Hluttaw: Amyotha Hluttaw approves draft
public debt management law: "THE Amyotha Hluttaw
yesterday agreed on the draft
public debt management law
as commented on by the Pyithu
Hluttaw.
An MP inquired about
the possibility of updating the
GSM network from 2G to 3G
in Chin State, with the deputy
minister for Communications
and Information Technology
responding that steps are being
taken to finish the installation
of radio stations for GSM towers
in the 2015-16 fiscal year.".....
OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Car trade crackdown: Govt to inspect machinery in Hpakant, suspends imports...The Economist declares Myanmar ?country of the year...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker conferred on
AFEO Distinguished Honourary Fellow 2015...Amyotha Hluttaw
Speaker meets Korean
parliamentary delegation...Adviser says e-commerce
essential for development...Land management services available on-line at YCDC...Police seize counterfeit notes in Yamethin...Plastic baskets replace rattan, bamboo as deforestation continues...Myanma Railways to contract
cleaning company for trains...Number of visitors to Mandalay Hill
reaches peak...Three men arrested for
possession of almost 200
yabba pills in Lashio...5.432 kilo
Marijuana haul
leads to arrests...Technological University of Thanlyin &
University Malaysia Perlis (Uni MAP)
reach deal on educational cooperation...Murder in Magway...Woman drowns
following
epileptic fit.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein felicitates
Emir of Qatar...President U Thein Sein sends
message of felicitations to Qatar...U Wunna Maung Lwin sends
message of felicitations to Qatar...Myanmar delegation attends COP 21...Myanmar receives over 146m
USD of contracted foreign
investment in November.....
"OPINION": "Light at the end of
the tunnel" by Kyaw Thura.....
ARTICLE: "Reflecting Back on the Past" by Khin Maung Myint
Source/publisher:
The Global New Light of Myanmar
Date of Publication:
2015-12-18
Date of entry:
2015-12-18
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