MPs agree to discuss insolvency bill, enforcing section of
the Oaths Act
THE third-day meeting of the 11th session of the 2nd Amyotha
Hluttaw was held yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw. The assembly held a Q&A session
on starred questions, submitted the Myanmar Insolvency Bill to the Hluttaw, and
deliberated on accepting a motion.
▲ Q&A: Revenue office in Thantlang Tsp, MEB branch upgrade in Hopan
Tsp ▲
U Bwe Khein from Chin State constituency 3 raised a question
asking whether there are plans to reopen the much-needed township Internal
Revenue Development office in Thantlang Township, Chin State. Deputy Minister
for Planning and Finance, U Maung Maung Win, replied to the question. He said
the revenue office for Thantlang Tsp is currently not included in the
organization chart of the Internal Revenue Department but will be included as a
C-level town-ship office when the organization chart is revised. For the
moment, Thantlang Tsp’s revenue office will be temporarily placed in a rented
office space and staffed with civil servants from the Chin State Internal
Revenue Department, said the deputy minister.
U Sai San Aung from Shan State constituency 12 raised a
question on whether the branch office of Myanmar Economic Bank (MEB) opened in
Hopan Township, in Hopan District, Wa Self-administered Division, Shan State,
will be upgraded into a township economic bank. Deputy Minister U Maung Maung
Win replied that there are no plans to upgrade the MEB branch in Hopan Tsp as
of yet. He said the Hopan branch currently handles around 23 monetary
transactions and 9 cash withdrawals on a daily basis, and has 742 savings
accounts. He said the MEB branch in Kunlong Tsp, about 13 miles from Hopan Tsp,
has excellent roads and the workforce of the Hopan Tsp branch is able to handle
the workload, hence there are no plans to upgrade the Hopan branch. He said
they will continue monitoring the situation for a possible upgrade in the
future if the workload were to increase.
Similarly, Dr. Mya Lay Sein, Deputy Minister for Health and
Sports, replied to questions raised by Dr. Zaw Lin Tun from Mon State
constituency 9, U Lal Min Htan from Chin State constituency 10, and U Pyu Lwin
from Magway Region constituency 12.
▲ Insolvency Bill put up for discussion ▲
Justice U Mya Han of the Supreme Court of the Union
introduced the Insolvency Bill to the assembly.
U Sai Tun Aung, member of the Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee,
explained that his committee has discussed the bill in detail with experts and
officials from relevant ministries, the Union Supreme Court, Central Bank of
Myanmar, Myanmar Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Union of Myanmar
Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Office of the Union Attorney
General, and the Legal Affairs and Special Cases Assessment Commission. Thus,
he is submitting the bill for the Amyotha Hluttaw to give its approval, said U
Sai Tun Aung.
Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than then called for
MPs interested in dis-cussing the bill to enroll their names.
▲ Agreement to discuss applying The Oaths Act ▲
U Soe Moe of Ayeyawady Region constituency 1 tabled a motion
calling for judges, plain-tiffs and witnesses of a lawsuit to swear an oath in
the court of law so as to ensure a fair and just trial. U Soe Moe explained
that the present situation in the country requires judges to ad-minister
swearing an oath in the courtroom to ensure a lawsuit is handled with adherence
to existing laws and to gain public trust. He said plaintiffs and witnesses at
present are not seen to be taking the oath with consistency. U Soe Moe said, to
ensure proper exercise of the rule of law, the witness, interpreter, or juror
shall make and oath, unless they are a Hindu or Muhammadan, or has an objection
to making an oath, as enacted in Section 6 of The Oaths Act. The motion was
seconded by U Kyaw Tote of Mandalay Region constituency 7. The Speaker gathered
the resolution of the Hluttaw, gained agreement to accept and discuss the
motion, and then called for MPs interested in discussing the motion to enroll
their names. The fourth-day meeting of the eleventh session of the 2nd Amyotha
Hluttaw will convene tomorrow.
By Aung Ye Thwin, Lu Maw (MNA)
PHOTO: MNA
(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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