PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

29 June 2004

Source: “The New Light of Myanmar” 30 June 2004 at  http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/NLM2004-06-30.pdf  http://mission.itu.ch/MISSIONS/Myanmar/n-convention/n-convenindex.htm and http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/

National race delegates group presents proposals to NC Plenary Meeting.
Foreign military attaches observe National Convention proceedings

YANGON, 29 June — The Plenary Meeting of the National Convention continued in Pyidaungsu Hall of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township this morning.

At the plenary meeting, the delegate group of national races read out their proposals regarding the detailed basic principles for the contribution of legislative, executive and judicial powers to be included in the writing of the State Constitution.

Present at the plenary meeting were Chairman of the National Convention Convening Commission Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein and members; National Convention Convening Work Committee Chairman Chief Justice U Aung Toe and members; National Convention Convening Management Committee Chairman Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung and members; chairmen of various subcommittees and officials; media personnel; delegates of the Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, the National Unity Party, the Union Kayin League, the Union Pa-O National Organization, the Mro or Khami National Solidarity Organization, the Lahu National Development Party and the Wa National Development Party; representatives-elect of the National Unity Party and the Mro or Khami National Solidarity Organization; independent representatives-elect; national race delegates, peasant delegates and worker delegates of Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Chin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State (South), Shan State (North), Shan State (East), Sagaing Division, Taninthayi Division, Bago Division, Magway Division, Mandalay Division, Yangon Division and Ayeyawady Division; intellectuals and intelligentsia; members of the delegate group of State service personnel from the State Peace and Development Council Office, the President’s Office, the Pyithu Hluttaw Office, the Government Office, the Supreme Court, the Attorney-General’s Office, the Auditor-General’s Office, the Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office, the Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the Yangon City Development Committee, the Mandalay City Development Committee and ministries; other invited delegates; representatives of peace groups from Shan State (North) Special Region-1, Shan State (North) Special Region-2, Shan State (North) Special Region-3, Shan State (East) Special Region-4, Shan State (North) Special Region-5 (KDA), Shan State (South) Special Region-6, Shan State (North) Special Region-7, Kachin State Special Region-1, Kachin State Special Region-2, Kayah State Special Region-1, Kayah State Special Region-2, Kayah State Special Region-3, the Kayinni National Democratic Party (KNDP) Dragon Group, the Kayinni National Progressive Party (KNPP) (Splinter, Hoya), the Kayinni National Unity and Solidarity Organization (Ka Ma Sa Nya), the Shan State Nationalities People’s Liberation Organization (Ya La La Pha), the New Mon State Party, the Democratic Kayin Buddhist Association (DKBA), the Haungthayaw Special Region Group, the Nyeinchanyay Myothit Group of Hpa-an Township of Kayin State which exchanged arms for peace, the Shan State National Army, the group led by U Saw Tun Oo of Rakhine State, the Homein Region Welfare and Development Group, the Shwepyiaye (MTA) Group, the Manpan Regional Militia Group, the Mon Armed Peace Group (Chaungchi Region), the Mon (Splinter) Nai Saik Chan Group and the Arakanese Army (AA).

Led by Dean of the Military Attaches of Foreign Missions, Japanese Military Attache to Myanmar Col Hideaki Kitahara, the military attaches from Pakistan, Thailand, Laos, Russia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Vietnam and China attended today’s plenary meeting as observers.

Before the plenary session, NCCC Chairman Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and members, Chairman of the Work Committee Chief Justice U Aung Toe and members, Chairman of the Management Committee Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung and members and NC delegates signed in the attendance registers in Pyidaungsu Hall, where the National Convention is being held, and at the Recreation Centre.

Next, NCCC Chairman Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein, together with Vice-Chairman Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut, Secretary Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Work Committee Chairman Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Management Committee Chairman Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung, cordially greeted foreign military attaches led by Japanese Military Attache Col Hideaki Kitahara.

U Maung Hla (a) U Hla Myint of the delegate group of national races presided over the plenary meeting together with NCC Work Committee member Daw Khin Nu, U Tun Yin Law of the delegate group of political parties, U Yaw Aye Hla of the delegate group of representatives-elect, U Mya Aye of the delegate group of peasants, Dr Myo Thant Tin of the delegate group of workers, Dr U Thein Oo Po Saw of the delegate group of intellectuals and intelligentsia, Maj-Gen Aung Thein of the delegate group of state service personnel and U Tun Aung Chein of the delegate group of other invited persons. Director (Meeting) U Than Aung of the NCC Work Committee Office acted as master of ceremonies and Deputy Director U Aung Kyi as co-master of ceremonies.

The master of ceremonies announced the start of the meeting with the permission of the chairman as there were 1,068 delegates out of 1,088 listed, accounting for 98.16 per cent. Next, the delegate group of national races read out its proposals concerning detailed basic principles for the distribution of legislative, executive and judicial powers to be included in the framing of the State Constitution.

On the occasion, U Khun Kyaw Thu of Shan State, read out a proposal for the defence and security sector and the foreign affairs sector; and Daw In Bran Dwebu of Kachin State, a proposal for the finance and planning sector. Later, the plenary meeting went into recess at 10.10 am.

The plenary meeting resumed at 10.40 am. On the occasion, Daw Ma Khin Win of Rakhine State read out a proposal for the economic sector and the agriculture and livestock breeding sector. The plenary meeting went into recess for lunch at 11.15 am, and resumed at 2 pm.

On the occasion, Daw Myint Myint Kyu of Mon State read out a proposal for the energy, electricity, mining and forestry sector, the industrial sector and the transport and communication sector; U Aung Lin Hlaing of Taninthayi Division, a proposal for the social sector; and Daw Nan Yi Yi Than of Sagaing Division, a proposal for the management sector, the judicial sector, the delegation of legislative power to the leading bodies of self-administered areas, the sharing and distribution of legislative power in respect of other matters not stated in the legislative lists of the Union, Region or State, as well as in those of the leading bodies of the self-administered division or zones, the delegation of legislative power to Union territories, and the enforcement of laws enacted by the leading bodies of the self-administered areas at Hluttaw at different levels.

Later, the plenary meeting of the National Convention ended at 4 pm. The meeting continues at 9 am tomorrow.

Source: http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/enlm/Jun30_nc1.html

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Foreign military attaches visit Plenary Session of National Convention

YANGON, 29 June — Led by Dean of the military attaches of foreign missions in Myanmar Col Hideaki Kitahara of Japanese Embassy, military attaches of the embassies of Pakistan, Thailand, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Cambodia, Bangladesh, the United States of America, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, the Republic of India, Malaysia, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation visited the Plenary Session of the National Convention in Pyidaungsu Hall at Nyaunghnapin Camp, Hmawby Township, Yangon Division, today.

Accompanied by officials of the Military Intelligence Office, the military attaches arrived at the Pyidaungsu Hall at 8.40 am. They were welcomed by member of the National Convention Convening Commission Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and officials. They studied the proposals on the detailed basic principles, concerning the sharing of legislative, executive and judicial powers, that will be included in drawing the Constitution, presented by the Delegate Group of National Races. Later, they posed for group photos in front of the Pyidaungsu Hall.

MRTV-3 interviewed the Japanese military attaché, the Pakistani military attaché and the Bangladeshi military attaché on the matters concerning the National Convention.

The National Convention Convening Commission hosted breakfast to the military attaches at the Anawrahta Hall of the camp. They went round the camp in a motorcade. Afterwards, they left the camp.

NC delegates entertained with films

YANGON, 29 June — The Entertainment and Welfare Subcommittee of the National Convention Convening Management Committee is organizing entertainment programmes for delegates to the National Convention daily at the gymnasium of Nyaunghnapin Camp. Yesterday evening, the delegates were entertained with a film entitled “Amay Noe Pho” directed by Kyaw Thu and starring Kyaw Thu, Min Mawgun, Min Kha, Zaw Oo, Tun Eindra Bo, Hla Myo Thinzar Nwe, Hsu Pantra, Cho Pyone and Hninzi.

Source: http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/enlm/Jun30_nc2.html