HLUTTAW SESSIONS:- Pyithu Hluttaw: No plan to return nationalized buildings to original owners: Ministry of Cooperatives: "Nay Pyi Taw, 19 June — The 67th day meeting the 12th regular session of Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) held on Friday, with members of Union-level organizations responding to questions parliamentarians. On a question by Mahlaing Constituency representative U Aye Mauk on whether a plan to return the apartments which have been nationalized to own-ers in accord with the provisions of the Constitutions and a document released by the government, Deputy Minister for Cooperatives U Than Tun replied that the President, in accord with the law, is unable to hand over the apartments and buildings that have been taken for public purpose in the time of the new government and the ministry has no plan to return the nationalized apartments to the original owners in accord with the document. The original owners are being given priority to buy back the nationalized property and buildings as the property of the State go on sale by a property management committee in accord with rules and regulations, he added. New Myanmar Territorial Sea and Maritime Zones Law is currently in draft form and seeking comments from the Attorney- General?s Office of the Union, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Tin Oo Lwin answered a question of Pyinmana Constituency Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Hla Myint Oo. Upon completion of the new legislation, submission of the draft law will be made for the approval of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in accord with the rules and regulations, the deputy minister added. During the session, U Khin Maung Shwe, member of the Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Committee, informed the MPs of acceptance of the Protection and Preservation of Ancient Artefacts draft law sent back by Amyotha Hluttaw with some amendments."...Amyotha Hluttaw: Amyotha Hluttaw undertakes amendments of draft laws: "Nay Pyi Taw, 19 June — Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) continued for 64th day on Friday, with a question and answer session, amendment of two draft laws and invitation to interested MPs to discuss a draft law. During the Q & A session, Deputy Minister for Construction U Soe Tint said Kaladan river crossing bridge on Kyauktaw-Paletwa road is set to be built in the fiscal year 2016-2017 following the a bridge design is completed and the cost of the bridge is estimated. On a question about farmland compensations, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Khin Zaw replied that there is no plan to pay compensation for farmlands in the area of building the irrigation channels from Khabaung Dam as the dam was built before Farmland Law and bylaws were enacted on 30 August 2012. During the today?s session, interested MPs were invited to discuss a Bill on Television and Broadcast Law sent back by Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) with amendments. Next, MPs at Amyotha Hluttaw amended four sections and deleted one section stated in the Bill on National Races Development which is in second draft form. Likewise, amendment of 39 sections, deletion of four sections and inclusion of new section in Myanmar Red Cross Society Bill were made."..... 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