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State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Meets with Locals from Bago District DEMOCRACY NEEDS PROACTIVE, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS PAGE-8 (OPINION) PARLIAMENT NATIONAL VP U Myint Swe attends first Stakeholders’ Vice President U Henry Van Thio inspects Symposium of new National Export Strategy South Nawin Dam, Thayet-Aunglan Bridge PAGE-6 PAGE-7 Vol. V, No. 334, 11th Waxing of Tabaung 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Saturday, 16 March 2019 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets with locals from Bago District State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets with residents of Bago District at the Town Hall in Bago yesterday. PHOTO: MNA TATE Counsellor Daw Minister U Win Thein, Region residents of Bago District in the Aung San Suu Kyi, the ministers and officials. As Bago had a tradition of being po- Bago Town Hall. SChairperson of the Cen- After offering flowers, wa- Present at the meeting tral Committee for Develop- ter, oil lamps, fruits, soon and litically active, voices of the people was the entourage led by the ment of Border Areas and Na- incense sticks and going around State Counsellor, Region Hlut- tional Races, who was in Bago, the pagoda the State Counsellor were being listened to. It was very taw Speaker U Khin Maung Bago Region paid homage to donated K 500,000 to the pago- beneficial to hear of the problems in Yin, Region High Court Chief the Shwemawdaw Pagoda ac- da trustee board for all-round Judge U Maung Maung Shwe, companied by Union Ministers maintenance work of the pagoda the country. Region Advocate U Ohn My- U Min Thu, Dr. Aung Thu, U and signed the visitors’ book. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi int, Region Auditor Daw Than Ohn Win, Dr. Myo Thein Gyi and Following the pagoda visit Win, Hluttaw representatives, Dr. Myint Htwe, Region Chief the State Counsellor met with SEE PAGE-3 INSIDE TODAY PARLIAMENT NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL Pyidaungsu Senior General Fierce fighting between Committee to Hluttaw concludes pays homage to Tatmadaw, AA around review, return 11th session after remain of Sayadaw Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw Myanmar workers 16th meeting Bhaddanta Kovida Townships holds coord meeting PAGE-2 PAGE-12 PAGE-7 PAGE-2 16 MARCH 2019 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR PYIDAUNGSU HLUTTAW Pyidaungsu Hluttaw concludes 11th session after 16th meeting THE 16th meeting of the 11th taws were in disagreement and regular session of the Sec- obtained the approval of the ond Pyidaungsu Hluttaw was Hluttaw. held with 11 agenda yesterday Furthermore Joint Bill morning in Nay Pyi Taw. Committee joint secretary First Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Dr. Myat Nyana Soe tabled a put on record the second bill motion to the Hluttaw to ap- amending Penal Code consid- prove by paragraph the bill ered as approved by the Py- amending the Myanmar Engi- idaungsu Hluttaw. neering Council Law in which Next, Joint Bill Committee the two Hluttaws were in dis- joint secretary Dr. Myat Nyana agreement and obtained the Soe (Yangon Region constitu- approval of the Hluttaw. ency 3) tabled a motion to the Afterwards a total of 21 Hluttaw to approve by para- Hluttaw representatives con- graph the Consumer Protec- sisting of 15 Pyithu Hluttaw tion bill sent with remarks by representatives including 9 the President and obtained the Tatmadaw Pyithu Hluttaw rep- approval of the Hluttaw. resentatives and 6 Amyotha Joint Bill Committee Hluttaw representatives dis- The 16th meeting of the 11th regular session of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw being convened. joint secretary Dr. Myat Nya- cussed the report of Joint Com- PHOTO : MNA na Soe also tabled a motion mittee to study a bill to amend to the Hluttaw to approve by the Constitution for the second speech marking the conclu- Finally an announcement idaungsu Hluttaw and the suc- paragraph the Boundary time. sion of the Second Pyidaungsu was made of the conclusion of cessful conclusion of the 11th Measurement and Demarca- Later Pyidaungsu Hlut- Hluttaw’s eleventh regular the 16th meeting of the 11th reg- regular session of the Second tion bill in which the two Hlut- taw Speaker delivered a session. ular session of the Second Py- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.—MNA MIC approves seven investment proposals with over 1,100 job opportunities THE Myanmar Investment pan, manufacturing and market- Commission (MIC) meeting ing of plastic mould and plastic (4 / 2019) was convened at accessories (spare parts) from the meeting room of MIC in Hong Kong, production and Yangon on 15th March 2019. U marketing of plastic product Thaung Tun, Chairman of MIC from Myanmar, Hotel Service and 11 members attended the from the People’s Republic of Union Minister U Thaung Tun addresses the Myanmar Investment Commission meeting in Yangon. meeting. China, floating storage unit for PHOTO :MNA The meeting approved sev- storage of LPG as transit point cation services for hospitality The amount of USD 71.786 projects which will be create en projects in production and from Singapore, education ser- and business management from million and kyats 2,854.74 million (1,161) job opportunities for cit- sales of flower seeds from Ja- vice from Myanmar and edu- Myanmar. have been approved for above izens.—MNA Committee on Reviewing and Returning Myanmar Migrant Workers holds first coord meeting THE Committee on Reviewing from the Office of the President. citizens, providing temporary ac- and Returning Myanmar Migrant It is headed by the Director-Gen- commodation and necessary ser- Workers held their first coordina- eral of the Consular and Legal vices to returnees, and arranging tion meeting at the Ministry of Affairs Department and is com- transportation for the migrant Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw posed with relevant ministries, workers back to their homes. yesterday. sub-national governments, and The meeting also discussed The committee aims to en- relevant district administrators. forming additional subcommit- gage in negotiations with relevant The first coordination meet- tees and working committees countries to repatriate undocu- ing focused on the committee’s as necessary, implementing a mented Myanmar migrant work- main duties which include com- mechanism for facilitating gov- ers, to prevent non-citizens from municating with relevant coun- ernment-to-government nego- entering Myanmar, provide nec- tries to compile lists of migrant tiations with other countries, essary support to migrant work- workers re-entering Myanmar, assessing the sub-national gov- ers, prevent human trafficking, reviewing whether they are ac- ernment’s readiness for designat- and to ensure migrant workers tual Myanmar citizens, finding ing gates for accepting returning are returned to their homes safe- out whether they are suspects or migrant workers and other rele- ly and smoothly. fugitives on the run and taking ac- vant tasks, including reviewing Coordination meeting for Committe on Reviewing and Returning Myanmar Migrant Workers being held in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. The committee was formed tions in accordance with the law them.—MNA (Translated by PHOTO : MNA on 19 February 2019 with orders if they are verified as Myanmar Zaw Htet Oo) 16 MARCH 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets with locals from Bago District State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi takes a documentary photo together with ethnic youths in Bago yesterday PHOTO:MNA FROM PAGE-1 cetana they also must be ca- with citizens who were disci- On visits such as these, Do not try to fool the people. pable. Some had cetana but plined. there was advance planning to The people will know. Let this residents of Bago District, local were not capable. Some were Once upon a time the ask the people what their wor- be a warning for all of you. and foreign media and officials. capable but didn’t have cetana whole world thought Myanmar ries were. That was the reason People have the right to At the meeting the State or were weak. They need to would become the most devel- for these visits. In fact some criticize the works of the gov- Counsellor said the reason have both. oped country in Southeast Asia. matters were to be resolved ernment and public servants. she went to meet local people If the government, people Now that situation has changed by state/region government But when using this right, care of States and Regions was to and public servants works in and she has become one of the by connecting with the people. must be taken that the criti- learn about the situation of the unity, had cetana and capa- least developed countries in It has been said quite often, cism was made with cetana people, local government, and bility, there would not be any the region. This potential force State/Region governments towards maintaining unity public servants in the adminis- reason for the country not to should be used to make the were responsible. They must and stability. Criticisms were trative sectors. Only when the develop. country developed as expected go down and meet the people. requested to be constructive. people, government and the Only with stability can the in the past. If this were done They must be in touch with the The government, the public public servants were united country develop. Only then can with determination, commit- people all the time. They need servants and the people were as one can the destination be all the people, citizens, gov- urged to strive towards chang- reached smoothly and quickly. ernment and public servants ing and reforming with an in- So they need to be like close live a safe and secure life. All The laws also need to be fair and tention of improving for the friends. were responsible for this sort just. If the laws are not just nor fair, better.
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