Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s tenth regular session holds sixth-day meeting

The tenth regular session of the Second Amyotha Hluttaw held its sixth-day meeting at the Amyotha Hluttaw’s meeting hall yesterday morning. At the meeting asterisk-marked questions were answered, a report was read, and an amendment motion on a bill was tabled and discussed.

Asterisk-marked questions

During the session for asterisk-marked questions, U Wai Sein Aung of Rakhine State constituency 1, U Hla Myint alias U Hla Myint Than of Mon State constituency 11, U Mya Min Swe of Magway Region constituency 9, and Dr. Zaw Lin Htut of Mon State constituency 9 raised queries on the health sector. Their questions were answered by the Deputy Minister for Health and Sports, Dr. Mya Lay Sein.

U Wai Sein Aung of Rakhine State constituency 1 asked the government about its plans to appoint specialist doctors, assistant doctors, and nurses at the vacant 500-bed general hospital in Sittway, Rakhine State. Dr. Mya Lay Sein replied that arrangements were being made to appoint assistant doctors to the hospital in the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year. To fill vacancies for nurses, promotions are being processed so duties can be assigned in December 2018, Dr mya Lay Sein said.

U Hla Myint of Mon State constituency 11 asked the government about its plans to construct wards for patients and a housing complex for staff at the Theinzayat Station Hospital in Kyaikto Township, Mon State, in 2018-2019 FY. Dr. Mya Lay Sein said funds will be alloted for construction of a one-storey patient ward in the hospital in 2019-2020 FY.

U Mya Min Swe of Magway Region constituency 9 asked whether the government plans to appoint more township medical officers. Dr. Mya Lay Sein replied that vacant positions will be filled to meet the requirements in the region. Afterwards, Dr. Mya Lay Sein replied to a question raised by Dr. Zaw Lin Htut of Mon State Constituency 9 about the reconstruction of a people’s hospital in Thaton District.

Later, Daw Thiri Yadana of Mon State constituency 12 asked if the government plans to build relief housing that can accommodate 1,000 people, with provisions for a power generator, rest rooms, and a pool. The Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief, and Resettlement, U Soe Aung, replied that the Chairman of the National Natural Disaster Management Committee had granted permission for construction of a multi-purpose shelter in Belin Township in Mon State.

The Ministry has asked the state government to provide a cost estimate at the earliest, he said adding, a power generator will be supplied for the shelter.

Naw Hla Hla Soe of Yangon Region constituency 10 asked the government about the status of the Prevention and Protection of Violence against Women Bill. U Soe Aung replied that the process of drafting the bill has been on since 2014, and a bill committee, leading committee, technical advisory committee, and work committee have been formed for the purpose of drafting the bill. The bill has been sent to the Union Attorney General’sOffice, and the government is cooperating with relevant departments and organizations to enact it into law in 2019, he added. Afterwards, Bill Committee member Brig-Gen Tint Lwin read out the Consumer Protection Bill sent by the Pyithu Hluttaw with amendments.

The Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker asked Hluttaw represent-atives who want to discuss the motion to register their names.

The Hluttaw also conducted a discussion on the bill amending the Settlement of Labour Disputes Law, for the secondtime, sent by Amyotha Hluttaw with approval. Daw Ei Ei Pyone of Ayeyawady Region constituency 8 and Dr. Khin Ma Gyiof Kachin State constituency 8 participated in the discussion.

The Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker concluded the meeting, with an announcement for further discussions on the bill on 28 November.

Mawsi (MNA)

(Translated by Win Ko Ko Aung)

Ref;The Global New Light of Myanmar