2nd Amyotha Hluttaw’s 8th regular session holds 2nd-day meeting

The eighth regular session of the second Amyotha Hluttaw held its second-day meeting at the Amyotha Hluttaw meeting hall yesterday morning.

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than announced the Hluttaw’s approval of the second amendment of the Public Servant Bill, approved and sent by the Amyotha Hluttaw, which was then returned with an amendment by the Pyithu Hluttaw after the Hluttaw voted on it.

At the meeting, Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi answered five asterisk marked questions asked by the Hluttaw representatives.

The Union Minister first responded to a question raised by U Ngun Hay of Chin State constituency (1) on the plan to construct a new primary school in Chin State, Haka Township, Thiphul Village-tract, Hirun Village, during the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The primary school in Hirun Village had only 37 students and the application to obtain a capital construction fund for the 60x30 feet brick nogging building with zinc sheet roofing is included in the township priority list of build ings for the 2018-2019 October to September fiscal year, said the union minister.

Replying to a question posed by Daw Than Than Aye of the Magway Region constituency (7) on the plan to reconstruct damaged portions of the buildings of Basic Education High School (1) in the Magway Region, Thayet Town, the union minister said the buildings would undergo an assessment for major repairs after funds are obtained in the 2018-2019 October to September fiscal year. When the 2019-2020 fiscal year capital construction fund is listed, a 120x30 feet steel structure and two-storey building for the school will be included in the township priority list, added the union minister.

On a question raised by U Aung Myo Latt of the Mandalay Region constituency (5) about the plan to upgrade the Mandalay Region’s Myingyan Degree College in Myingyan District to university level, the union minister said the upgrade would provide more education opportunities for students in the region, but upgrading would mean constructing more buildings for teaching, as well as accommodating the students, and employing more teachers. The ministry will strive to obtain the necessary permissions and approval from the union government to upgrade the college, said the union minister.

Similarly, questions raised by Dr. Zaw Lin Htut of Mon State constituency (9) and U Mya Min Swe of Magway Constituency (9) were answered by Union Minister Dr. Myo Thein Gyi.

Following this, Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee member U Lal Min Htan read and explained the report of the committee on the Myanmar Historical Commission Bill, approved and sent by the Pyithu Hluttaw with amendments for the Amyotha Hluttaw to discuss. The bill committee recommended to the Hluttaw to approve the bill, as approved by the Pyithu Hluttaw.

The Amyotha Hluttaw speaker then requested the Hluttaw representatives who wanted to discuss the bill to enrol their names.

The third-day meeting of the second Amyotha Hluttaw’s eighth regular session will be continued on 16 May.

By Aung Ye Thwin (MYANMAR NEWS AGENCY)

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar