Amyotha Hluttaw: Meetings in 2014
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Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Nov — Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Tun responded to questions for the ministry at the Amyotha Hluttaw session (Upper House) on Thursday.
In his response to a question on issuing land grants to families residing in Kanthaya Village formerly registered as Gatekon Village in Taikkyi Township in Yangon Region, the deputy minister said that since the village is situated on pasture land, it is necessary for the township general administration department to apply for the cancellation of the pasture land to the Ministry of Home Affairs in accordance with rules and regulations.
To change the name of the village, the Yangon Region chief minister is required to submit his recommendation to the president, according to the deputy minister. If approved, the residents can apply for land grants in accordance with rules and regulation, the deputy minister said.
Regarding a question as to whether the ministry has plans to purchase helicopters for the fire brigade, the deputy minister said that despite the efforts of the ministry to improve the skill of personnel in fire brigades by sending them to undergo training at home and abroad, no plan has been made to purchase helicopters as priority has been placed on expanding the fire brigade, substituting old fire engines with new ones and purchasing modern equipment.
As to the questions on drug trafficking in Rakhine State, the deputy minister said a number of measures have been taken to prevent the inflow of drugs into the state and that educational measures are also being implemented at schools.
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Nay Pyi Taw 21 Nov — The speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw informed the Hluttaw session on Friday of the approval of the Pyithu Hluttaw on bills amending laws stipulating the salaries, allowances and titles of union level officials, the chairman and members of the Nay Pyi Taw Council, and chairmen and members of self-administered regions and areas.
However, the Pyithu Hluttaw sent the bills amending the laws stipulating the salaries, allowances and titles of state/region level officials, representatives of the Pyithu Hluttaw, the Amyotha Hluttaw and state/region Hluttaw representatives and leading members of self-administered regions and areas to the Amyotha Hluttaw with added notes.
Afterwards, members of the Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee U Tin Mya, U Maung Aye Tun and Deputy Minister for Commerce Dr Pwint Hsan submitted the bill on the budget allocation proposal, the report on repealing the Agricultural Produce Markets Act and the bill repealing the Agricultural Produce Markets Act, respectively.
The act was enacted in 1941 so it fails to reflect the current situation. The Amyotha Hluttaw session today also agreed to debate the bills amending the Diplomats and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act and amending the United Nations (Rights and Exemptions) Act submitted by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Tin Oo Lwin.
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Nay Pyi Taw, 14 Nov — Deputy Minister for Culture U Than Swe on Friday rejected a request by U Hla Swe of Magway Region constituency-12 to the Amyotha Hluttaw on Friday to include Laungshay in Saw, a town in Magway Region, as an archaeological site on the World Heritage List and as a tourist destination.
U Than Swe said that there is no plan to inscribe Laungshay on the World Heritage List as it takes nearly four years to collect data for an archaeological site to be submitted.
The deputy minister added that one of eight proposed areas has so far been submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for inclusion on the list. Other questions asked at the Amyotha Hluttaw were concerned with road construction, agriculture, social welfare and resettlement, culture and power supply.
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Nay Pyi Taw, 10 Nov--The Amyotha
Hluttaw (Upper House) session on Monday raised
questions on two lawsuits concerning disputes over collective saving schemes.
Supreme Court judge of the Union U Soe Nyunt responded to the legal questions, saying that the
collective saving schemes are based on contracts that all participants contribute a
certain amount
of money every month and that each participant is entitled to take out the money in turn.
If one of the participants breaks the contract, those who suffer losses have the right to file civil
suits against the persons who break the contract
s, he added.
In the lawsuits against those in charge of the collective saving scheme, the accused failed to
reimburse the savings entrusted to them and they were found to have breached Section 406 and
420 of the Penal Code. Legal action was taken against
them in accordance with the law, the
Supreme Court Judge said.
However, a breach of contract suit is required to be filed within three years from the incident
under the Limitation Act. Therefore, the plaintiffs in the civil suit in Bhamo District lost their
suit because they filed the case more than three years after the breach occurred, the chief justice
explained.
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Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov — Maj Zawana, a defense services personnel representative, asked the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) on Tuesday about action taken against unscrupulous oil stations nationwide, with the deputy minister responding that supervisory committees inspect fuel stations to ensure oil quality and accurate measurement.
He added that action is taken against fuel stations found guilty of dishonest sales by means of from temporary to total cancellation of their licences.
A question was concerned with the possibility of upgrading an industrial ward to an industrial zone in Loikaw, Kayah State.
U Aung Thein, Deputy Minister for President Office, responded that it is possible to promote the ward to an industrial zone on condition that industrialists there ask for so, adding that local departments will give loans to manufacturers with complete documents.
According to the deputy minister, there are 38 applicants, of whom 18 have been linked with the Small and Medium Enterprises Bank for the loans.
Speaking of technical assistance, he said that workshops and seminars have been held between local SME entrepreneurs and those of Germany, South Korea and Japan.
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Nay Pyi Taw, 11 Nov—Representatives from Hluttaw Affairs Committee of Amyotha
Hluttaw (Upper House) presented its report on security measures for Myanmar immigrants in
Malaysia, who are being killed in clashes.
The report said that Myanmar delegation led by Myanmar ambassador to Malaysia, military
attaché and deputy counselor has discussed the matter to protect Myanmar migrant workers in
Malaysia on 10 July 2014, asking for protection on Myanmar migrant workers and investigations
on the murder cases.
It also said that although the three ministries of Myanmar tried to bring back undocumented
Myanmar migrants since 27 December 2013 with the formation of a committee at the Myanmar
embassy in Malaysia, few of them contacted it. The report also mentioned that in many accidents
Malaysian police could not file the cases though they found the suspects in murder cases due to
the lack of concrete evidences, delaying to hand over the cases to the respective courts; in some
cases, witnesses dare not give their statements to the courts, causing to close the cases.
It also said that Myanmar embassy there
has some limitations on resolving the problems of
illegal migrants there in accordance with Malaysian laws.
Between 2012 and September 2014, police forces of Myanmar and Malaysia worked together on investigations of 21 criminal cases.
The report also suggested Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia to take care themselves when
moving around outside by observing the existing laws, and the establishment of a mutual legal
assistance mechanism to help investigate on the criminal cases concerned with both countries.
During its 28th day session of Amyotha Hluttaw on 11 November, the parliamentarians also
discussed housing projects for the homeless, which has been handed over to the Yangon City Development Committee by the Department of Human Settlement and Housing
Development.
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Nay Pyi Taw, 16 Oct — "Amyotha Hluttaw representatives
discussed the motion
tabled by U Sai Kyaw
Zaw Than of Shan State
Constituency calling for the
union government to take
special measures to protect
the public from electrical
risks.
Concerning with the
motion, Deputy Minister for
Electric Power U Maw Tha
Htwe said that educative
measures for electric safety
are disseminated to the public
through leaflets, posters,
talks, radio and television
programmes and columns
in newspapers and journals
to protect the public from electrical risks..."
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Nay Pyi Taw, 15
Oct— "The 11th regular session
of Amyotha Hluttaw
(Upper House) continued
for the 17th day at its hall on
Wednesday.
Dr Myat Nyana Soe of
Yangon Region Constituency
No 4 raised questions,
asking whether there is a
plan to solve the high price
for land plots not only for
local entrepreneurs but for
foreign investors in hiring
land plots from the owners.
Deputy Minister for Industry
U Thein Aung replied
that a management committee
has been formed to
supervise the construction
of factories and industries
on the allotted plots.
The plot owners who fail to construct factories and
industries on their lands
in the project period must
return their plots to the
government and who cannot
complete construction
tasks must pay fines to the
government..."
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Nay Pyi Taw, 17 Oct — "Deputy Minister for
Agriculture and Irrigation
U Khin Zaw responded to
the question of U Saw Maw
Tun of Bago Region Constituency
No 1 that prevention
against crops germs
and pests are disseminated
to the farmers about 120
times through Radio Myanmar
and MRTV programmes,
farmers channel,
Sky Net channel, Agri &
Livestock channel, Cherry
FM, Leyar Seepwar journal
of Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation, New Technology
journal and Myanmar
farmers journals at Friday?s
session of Amyotha
Hluttaw (Upper House) in
Nay Pyi Taw..."
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Nay Pyi Taw, 14 Oct - "The Amyotha Hluttaw
(Upper House) dealt with a
question enquiring the prospect
of the government?s
arrangements for the construction
of houses in Yangon
Region.
The government has
designated plots of land
for its employees in eastern
Dagon township and South
Dagon township, sources
said..."
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Nay Pyi Taw, 29 Oct — "The Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) continued for the 25th day session on Wednesday. Deputy Minister for Energy U Aung Htoo said that No 1 Oil Refinery (Thanlyin) will be renovated upon completion of mutual cooperation tasks with foreign companies to build a new oil refinery so as to distribute ROM 92 advanced fuel for domestic consumption. Moreover, feasibility studies are being conducted for environment and socioeconomic status of the people to be able to build an oil refinery that can distribute fuel RON 92 to central and upper Myanmar..."
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Nay Pyi Taw, 30 Oct — "A defence services representative asked the Amyotha Hluttaw on Thursday about the procedures of listing world heritage sites and ongoing arrangements for the inclusion of cultural heritage sites which are still left...Another question was concerned with the possibility of giving out low-
interest loans to casual
labourers as in agricultural loans to farmers. "
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Nay Pyi Taw, 28 Oct— "With regard to the question raised by Defence Services Personnel
representative Brig-Gen Aung Kyaw at Tuesday?s session of Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House),
Deputy Minister for Construction U Soe Tint replied that a plan is underway to upgrade
Mongphyat-Mongyawng road to the asphalt road for smooth transport of local people by
demanding the fund..."
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Nay Pyi Taw, 27 Oct
"The
government will not take action against property buyers and sellers
if they do their business with money legally earned and pay taxes on profits from their
transactions in accordance with the income tax law, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen
Kyaw
Zan Myint told the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) on Monday..."
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"The Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) continued for the 22nd day at its
hall in Nay Pyi
Taw on Wednesday. With regard to the question raised by U Maung Aye Tun of
Rakhine State Constituency No 9 whether there is a plan to adopt arrangements for farmless and
homeless persons as part of effort to ensure poverty alleviation, Deputy Minister for
Livestock,
Fisheries and Rural Development U Tin Ngwe replied that the region and state governments
coordinate to allot land plots to farmless and homeless persons under the town plans and village
plans and release some confiscated farmlands to the owners..."
.
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