Fourth-day meeting of 2nd Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 9th regular session held

The fourth-day meeting of the 2nd Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 9th regular session was held at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw meeting hall yesterday morning.

U Kyaw Kyaw Maung confirmed as Central Bank of Myanmar Governor

At the meeting, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than announced the agreement of the Hluttaw on the President’s proposal to appoint U Kyaw Kyaw Maung as the Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar.

Approval of Revenue Appellate Tribunal Bill

Next, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker obtained the deliberation of the Hluttaw on the Revenue Appellate Tribunal Bill paragraph-wise and approved it.

Discussion on Union Legal Supporting Group’s six-month report

Later, Daw Khin Hnin Thit of Padaung constituency, Daw Nan Than Than Lwin of Hpa-an constituency, U Mya Sein of Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) constituency, U Nyan Lin of Shwepyitha constituency, U Khin Cho of Hlaingbwe constituency, U Kyaw Myo Min of Monyo constituency, U Kan Oo of Salin constituency, U Win Win of Minbu constituency and Daw Myat Thida Tun of Mon State constituency 5 had a discussion in support of the six-month work report of the Union Legal Supporting Group.

In her discussion, Daw Khin Hnin Thit said the Union Legal Supporting Group is the main requirement for the country to know the actual situation. If the group can do its work well, it will be a force that will benefit the people and the country. There is a requirement to provide legal assistance directly to the poor people who need it and the group needs to be a strong one that can provide legal matters covering the entire country.

U Mya Sein of Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) constituency said the group was formed with the aim to support the work of not only the courts, detention centres, jails, police personnel, attorneys and advocates, but also the plaintiffs, suspects, witnesses related to legal cases and is a group that’s required for the people.

U Nyan Lin of Shwepyitha constituency suggested that since the group is a union-level group, reforming it with deputy minister-level officials will enable it to conduct work more quickly, effectively and correctly, making it a more dependable entity for the people.

U Win Win of Minbu constituency, meanwhile, suggested that the next six-month report of the Union Legal Supporting Group should include the progress of its works and findings. He added further that once the legal support groups are formed at the state/region, district and township level, this information should be made known to the people so that timely support can be provided to people who are in need of legal support.

The fifth day of the ninth regular session of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is scheduled to be held on 1 August, it is learnt.

Thura Zaw, Han Lin Naing

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar