HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW: Proper spending of government funds explained at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw: "Nay Pyi Taw, 1 April — Roads and bridges are built through the tender system in a transparent manner by forming various committees to invite tender, to estimate costs and to inspect quality, Deputy Minister for Construction U Soe Tint told the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session on Wednesday. The deputy minister was responding to a motion urging the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and the union government to supervise the spending of public funds and quality of finished projects in accordance with rules and regulations. Government funds are spent in accordance with the instructions of the government and guidance for works to be carried out through contract system, the deputy minister added. Deputy Minister for Finance Dr Lin Aung said that his ministry has been carrying out the reform for financial management system since 2012 and will complete the new rules and regulations for financial management in 2015-16 fiscal year. Currently, a supervisory committee for prosper spending of public funds formed by the President Office is supervising the spending of public funds, according to the deputy minister. Deputy Auditor-General U Myo Myint said that Union Auditor-General Office will also supervise the spending of public funds."...PYITHU HLUTTAW: Term of legal affairs commission extended to 2016: "Nay Pyi Taw, 1 April — Pyithu Hluttaw approved on Wednesday extension of the term for the Legal Affairs and Special Issues Assessment Commission till January 31, 2016 after suggestion of Thura U Shwe Mann, Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House). The speaker said parliament has approved 149 laws with the help of the commission in which the members are well-experienced and qualified. Regarding repairing works of roads and bridges in Laikha Township in Shan State, Deputy Minister for Construction U Soe Tint said the road section of highway that passes in Laikha Township was being repaired with the budget of Shan State and it will be upgraded to 18-ft wide road. To fill vacancies at the people hospitals of Panglong Township and Mongpawn Township, Deputy Minister for Health Dr Daw Thein Thein Htay said the ministry has assigned a medical superintendent for Panglong hospital, while Shan State government will hire new doctors for Mongpawn hospital by this month."...AMYHOTHA HLUTTAW: Private mining company to release residential areas: "Nay Pyi Taw, 1 April — A private-owned mining company is making plans to hand over some residential areas included in its project to local authorities in Sagaing region, said Deputy Minister for Mines U Than Tun Aung to Amyotha Hluttaw on Wednesday. The deputy minister said Htoo International Industry Group Co., Ltd., which is operating two coal mines in Kalewa Township and Thitchauk region of upper Myanmar, has transferred a hospital, a 1.28 acre land plot and some buildings to regional department of health, added that the company will also release a residential ward and a village to the local authorities. On query about future plan on CDMA (450 MHz) mobile network, Deputy Minister U Win Than for Communications and Information Technology said the ministry will not develop this mobile network and its call-charges as GSM/ UMTS system is more popular in the country. He also answered the advanced money is being given out for the phones leased for public call offices in Thanetpin Township, Bago region. Representatives of Amyotha Hluttaw also approved each paragraph of Myanmar Nursing and Midwifery Council Bill presented by Pyithu Hluttaw."..... 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