"A report on multi-billion dollar Myitsone dam submitted to the president by the Investigation Committee of Myitsone Dam has been long over one year, but no reply as of yet from the government, said Dr. Khet Aung, Kachin Chief Minister, who is also a member of the Investigation Committee of Myitsone Dam. “We have meetings every two months to discuss our proposals. Those discussions eventually are submitted to the president. Although the report was sent one year ago, there has not been any response. The Kachin State is unauthorized to decide it; instead the Union government will have to do it. Ultimately the verdict over the area will depend upon the president, not the local administration,” said Dr. Khet Aung. The commission was established on August 12, 2016 and is led by U T Khun Myat, Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House), and this includes Dr. Khet Aung, Kachin Chief Minister and legal expert Daw Mayri Maynan..."