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President U Win Myint Meets UEC UEC Is Obliged to Supervise Political Parties As Part of Efforts for Holding Free and Fair Elections WITH UNITED STRENGTH, WE WILL MARCH TOWARDS OUR GOAL OF A DRUG-FREE COUNTRY P-8-9 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Meeting of Construction and Infrastructure Lawmaker demands harsher Task Force held in Sittway, Rakhine State sentences for child rape cases PAGE-3 PAGE-4 Vol. V, No. 47, 4th Waning of Nayon 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Saturday, 2 June 2018 President U Win Myint, centre, meets with members of the Union Election Commission at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA President U Win Myint meets UEC UEC is obliged to supervise political parties as part of efforts for holding free and fair elections President U Win Myint met the ties and listen to them in order tance of voting lists, as it helps preparations for their role in courses being conducted for the Union Election Commission at to learn more about their plat- the voters to clearly know where holding free and fair elections to sub-commissions and meetings the Presidential Palace in Nay forms, said the President. they should go to vote. become reliable and trustwor- with political parties. Pyi Taw yesterday, urging the President U Win Myint also He also stressed the need thy commissions for the people, Also present at the meet- UEC to hear the voices of polit- called on the UEC to make sys- to give election-related training as sovereign power resides in ing were Deputy Minister U ical parties as part of the com- tematic arrangements for hold- courses to state, district, town- the people in a democracy. Min Thu from the Office of the mission’s obligation to strictly ing the elections so that eligible ship and ward/village election Afterwards, the Chairman President and members of the supervise the parties in order voters cannot lose their chance sub-commissions so that they of the UEC reported on meas- UEC including U Aung Myint, to hold free and fair elections. to vote. can digest and understand the ures being taken by the com- U Soe Rei, U Tun Khin, U Hla In accordance with its duty At the meeting with the election law and its rules. mission for compiling voting Tint, U Myint Naing and U and responsibilities, the UEC UEC, the President also He urged the election lists, cooperation with relat- Than Htay.—Myanmar News should invite the political par- stressed the impor- sub-commissions to make ed departments and training Agency INSIDE TODAY Myanmar, UN agencies initial MoU on assistance for repatriation process of displaced persons from Rakhine State BUSINESS SPORT The Ministry of Labour, Im- gees (UNHCR) initialed a Mem- Persons from Rakhine State”, Freshwater Myanmar youngsters migration and Population, the orandum of Understanding in an agreement between the catfish producers gear up for the United Nations Development Nay Pyi Taw on 31 May, to assist governments of Myanmar and face losses due to Football for Friendship Programme (UNDP), and the the government of Myanmar Bangladesh signed on 23 No- lack of demand Programme in Russia Office of the United Nations in implementing the “Arrange- vember 2017. PAGE-5 PAGE-16 High Commissioner for Refu- ment on the Return of Displaced SEE PAGE-3 2 JUNE 2018 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 2nd Pyithu Hluttaw’s 8th regular session holds 10th-day meeting By Aye Aye Thant (MNA) holidays yearly, and according MoU was signed by the deputy to that announcement, there is minister for social welfare, relief THE 10-day meeting of the sec- an average of 26 public holidays, and resettlement and the Indian ond Pyithu Hluttaw’s eighth including the Myanmar New foreign affairs secretary. regular session was held at the Year holidays, every year. As U Soe Aung said kyat equiv- Pyithu Hluttaw meeting hall in Saturdays and Sundays are also alent to $5 million per year was Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morn- designated as holidays, there is put in the capital revenue ac- ing, where the International an average of some 130 holidays count of the Ministry of Social Theravada BuddhistMissionary every year. There are seven Welfare, Relief and Resettle- University Bill was approved by states in the country, and if the ment, Disaster Management the Hluttaw. state day is added to the list, Department, in the Union there will be seven additional Budget, and kyat equivalent to Question-and-answer holidays. The country has more $5 million per year was put in session than 100 ethnic nationals, and the capital expenditure account At the meeting, six aster- if the special days of these are of the Ministry of Social Welfare, isk-marked questions were an- added, there will be too many Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat. PHOTO: MNA Relief and Resettlement, Disas- swered by Union Minister for holidays. The law protecting ter Management Department, Ethnic Affairs Nai Thet Lwin, the ethnic rights, enacted in 24 Replying to a question sistance from the government in the Union Budget. The allo- Nay Pyi Taw Council member U February 2015, has given the raised by U Nyunt Aung of of India, which will be used in cation is for five years, starting Aung Myin Tun and Deputy Min- full right to all ethnic nationals Monywa constituency on the Rakhine State, and the norm from the 2018-2019 fiscal year to ister for Social Welfare, Relief to celebrate their special days, plan to construct wastewater for selecting the location of the the 2022-2023 fiscal year, said the and Resettlement U Soe Aung. according to their traditions drains in Monywa, Nay Pyi Taw assistance. Deputy Minister for deputy minister. U Pe Than of Myebon con- and designating a holiday for Council member U Aung Myin Social Welfare, Relief and Reset- Regarding the second and stituency asked if there were an ethnic national or a state is Tun explained that detailed tlement U Soe Aung replied that third part of the question, on the plans to designate holidays for a matter for the respective state calculations to ensure proper the government of India and assistance being used in Rakh- special days such as the state Hluttaw to debate and decide. water flow is being done, and the government of Myanmar ine State and the norm for se- day, ethnic national day and oth- Therefore, the union govern- the drains will be constructed had signed a memorandum of lecting the location, he said the er unique days of the states and ment has no plan to designate after the funds are allocated. understanding (MoU) to provide project works were selected and ethnic nationals. Union Minister holidays for special days such Next, U Oo Hla Saw of assistance of $25 million for the submitted by the relevant un- for Ethnic Affairs Nai Thet Lwin as the state day, ethnic national Mrauk U constituency asked socio-economic development ion ministries and the Rakhine replied that the union govern- day and other unique days, said a question in three parts: the of ethnic nationals in Rakhine State government in April 2018. ment’s office announced public the union minister. allocation of US$25 million as- State on 20 December 2017. The SEE PAGE-6 2nd Amyotha Hluttaw’s 8th regular session holds 10th-day meeting By Aung Ye Thwin tion of Mandalay-Tagaung-Bha- Hluttaw Bill Committee member mo-Myitkyina Road from mile Daw Kyein Ngai Mahn read and THE second Amyotha Hlut- post 85/0 to 120/0 will be upgrad- explained the committee report taw’s eighth regular session ed to concrete and, according on the bill to amend the televi- held its tenth-day meeting at to the International Project sion and video law approved and the Amyotha Hluttaw meeting Management programme, data sent with amendments by Pyithu hall yesterday morning, where design review, preparation of Hluttaw, after which Amyotha asterisk-marked questions were bidding document, conducting Hluttaw Speaker said Hluttaw answered, two reports read and of technical evaluation and price representatives who want to dis- a bill approved. bid opening will be conducted cuss the bill should enroll their with the Japan International Co- names. Question and answer operation Agency (JICA) ODA Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Com- session Loan programme starting from mittee member Dr. Myo Aung U Naing Ko Ko of Kachin fiscal year 2018-2019, said the read and explained the commit- State constituency (12) first Union Minister. Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than. PHOTO: MNA tee report on the second amend- asked if there is a plan to wid- Daw Nang Moe Moe Htwe ment bill to the Settlement of en to 18 ft. and upgrade to as- of Kayin State constituency (4) to this, road area marker posts, (11) were explained by the Union Labor Dispute Law. phalt the 30 mile, 4 furlong road asked if there are plans to pre- notice boards with information Minister. The Amyotha Hluttaw in Htigyaingt, Katha and Ma- vent and reduce illegal settling about the road and warnings Speaker then took the decision of bein townships of the Manda- and encroaching onto the roads against illegal settling and en- Invitation to debate bill to the Hluttaw on the bill by section. lay-Tagaung-Bhamo-Myitkyina connecting districts, townships croachment onto the roads were amend the Myanmar Red This was followed by U Kyaw Union Road. Union Minister for and villages in Kayin State by displayed. The Department of Cross Society Law Htwe of Yangon Region Con- Construction U Han Zaw said informing and explaining the Roads and district general ad- Next, Amyotha Hluttaw stituency (8) (local and interna- Htigyaing, Katha and Mabein public regularly about notices, ministration departments of the Speaker Mahn Win Khaing tional workers affairs committee townships road section on the instructions and setting up posts four districts will also explain to Than informed the Hluttaw chairman) tabling a motion for Mandalay-Tagaung-Bhamo-My- along the road.
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