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News Bulletin State and Region Parliaments News Bulletin Issue (38) _ Thursday, 7th September 2017 Shan State Gov’t granted with authority for more implementation September 1, 2017 The Shan State Parliament ap- proved the proposal submitted by the state government at the 7th regular session of the parliament meeting. The proposal was to substantially consider the authority for the state government and designated vision, mission and policy and then imple- ment them effectively. The proposal was submitted by MP Sai Tun Nyan (KyaukMe Constituen- cerned with the union when it’s pro- - cy-2) on August 30, the third day of the posed for the state here to get provided ing,” said U Sai Tun Nyan. parliament. - Refernece:tor]. So, itShan does Herald not Angecy seem forto Newsbe satisfy (SHAN) MP Sai Tun Nyan said that the state government had the authority to do sufficiently for electricity [meter sec only as stated in the Schedule 2 of Con- stitution. According to the act of elec- Short News tricity, which was passed in 2014, the state could only use 30 mega watt of Rakhine State Parliament held an emergency meeting on August 29. At the the eletricty, and the state could only meeting, U Tun Thar Sein proposed the state parliament to urge Pyidaungsu par- implement the project that’s valued not liament to provide humanitarian assistances to the villagers immediately, who more than 5,000,000 ( 5 million) USD. “The difference is that the Yangon Region government is importing thou- Tharfled their Sein’s homes, proposal from was Maungdaw, supported Buthidaung by U Aung and Win Rathedaung (Myay-pone townships, Constituency- due sands of vehicles (buses) for the public. 1),to the and violent having attacks no objections, by the Begalithe proposal terrorists was [extremists] then approved. since Aung 25. U Tun But he never speaks out for it’s con- Reference: Eleven Broadcasting Implementations of Bago Region Gov’t’s commitments were heard at the Parliament August 30, 2017 gust 28 to 30 at the Bago Region Parlia- The following is the chart that shows ment Affair Committee Hall. There the the promises made by the respective The three days of hearing, led by the participants were informed about the ministers for the starred questions at government's Gurantees, Pledges and government the answered proposals, the 7th regular session of the Bago Undertakings Vetting Committee, was starred questions and non-starred Region Parliament meeting. held with the presence of minister of questions for whether the projects have the Bago Region government group and been implemented, being implemented Reference: Bago Region Parliament’s Facebook, - or not implemented yet. Zin Moe Hteik's Facebook other departments officials from Au Holding dates Agriculture, Natural Industry, Munici- Security Planning Duration livestock resource electricity, pal and General Ethnic No. Times and and Government Judicial Total From Till (Date) and and and social administration Affairs borde affair irrigation forestry infrastructure affairs finance 1 7th 3.7.2017 7.7.2017 5 9 13 1 6 31 1 - - - 61 times State and Region Parliaments News Bulletin Issue 38 125 million USD to be spent for Yangon City Development, says Yangon Hluttaw August 31, 2017 125 million USD of the World Bank loan will be allocated into three parts; in Yangon and other city’s development projects,and spent according on the flood to Dr. mitigation Maung Maung work Soe, the minister of Yangon City Devel- Shan Parliament’s Complaint Scrutiny opment. It’s, as stated by Dr. Maung Maung Committee met with farmers Soe on August 30 at the Yangon Region Parliament meeting, the reponse to the question of MP Daw Sandar Min (Seik- August 31, 2017 Bonesan temple in, Taunggyi, on August kyi Kanaungtoe Constituency) on how 29. About 150 affected farmers from 7 the loan from the World Bank would be Shan State Parliament’s Complaint townships attended. Scrutiny Committee had a meeting with “The main issue is that the state gov- - local farmers to urge together for the ernment does not allot time for the spent for the flood mitigation work. Dr. Maung Maung Soe [Yangon May The meeting took place at Aung Myay trips. We want the government to prior- or] explained that it [the Yangon City return of their confiscated farmland. farmers’ complaints or conduct field- year.Development And 77 millionCommittee] USD will planned be spent to tions for it. So, we requested the parlia- spend the loan for 2016-17 financial mentitize the for farmland help. Two issue, committees and find solu are 31 urban townships, and 22 million State and Region Parliaments willing to help and see the farmers. USDfor the for prevention the safety ofof waterbuildings flooding , while in News Bulletin Thus we organized this meeting”. said 20 million USD will be used to establish U Tin Maung Toe, a member of the Shan a funding for Southeast Asia Natural Collected and Presented by State Political Group. disaster insurance, and one million USD Enlightened Myanmar U Tin Maung Toe also said that more for the cost of public awareness raising Research Foundation (EMReF) - and projects management. cation were submitted to the complaint According to the upgrading project scrutinythan 40 complaintscommittee aboutby the land farmers confis - Contact - from Taunggyi, Nyaungshwe, Hopone, +95 9 261654045 Pindaya, Ywarngan, Kalaw and Hsi Hsai. andof ponds other relatedand drainages, townships six will urban indi- The most of land seizure was commit- townships will have benefits directly, ted by the Tatmadaw, followed by pri- vate companies as in second, and the preventionrectly benefit, for otherwhile townships. a 6 year-project government departments and native plan is still being drawn for the flood- www.emref.org militiats as in third. itly how the loan from the World Bank www.mypilar.org MP Sai Lon from Namhsan township will “The be spent, minister but did he not only explain mentioned explic and MP Sai Myo Myint from Moe-Ne the targeting sectors in short. It’s im- township, who are also members of the portant how 125 million USD would parliament’s Rule of Law and Peace Committee, took the records of the responded to the questions of report- www.facebook.com/emrefmyanmar farmers’ complaints. ers,benefit after the the public,” parliament Daw meeting. Sandar Min Reference: Shan Herald Angecy for News (SHAN) Reference: The Voice | 2 | State and Region Parliaments News Bulletin Issue 38 Shan State Gov’t has no say about gas pipelline passing through the northern Shan State August 28, 2017 Shan State Parliament’s government team is not entitled to ask the questions the northern Shan State. According to the regarding the gas firms passing through directly concerned with the Union Gov- ernment;schedule 2henece of constitution, such questions [the project] must be is asked at the Union parliament, according to Dr. Nyi Nyi Aung, minister of Natural Resource and Environment Preservation. At the 7th Regular Session of Shan State Parlaiment meeting, on August 28, U Aung Htun (Nansang township Constit- uency 2) questioned whether 5% of the Four pillars met in natual gas revenue can be allocated toas Shanprofits State’s from budget,the Myanmar and how and the China’s union government will prevent from having Mon State negative impacts from the gas pipelines. “There are no accountability and re- September 1, 2017 sponsibility. We cannot submit the ques- Rakhine State in June. The objective of tions directly to the Union Parliament. We - the first meeting was held in Sittwe,- cannot step over the State Parliament. This tive (Government); Legislature (Par- garding the rights to information is not only one township’s issue, but the liamentThe meeting and State of four Assemblies); pillars ( Execu Judi- amongthe meeting four pillarsis to find . the solutions re whole Shan State’s,” said U Aung Htun. ciary (Supreme Court); and Media) At the meeting, the members of MP Nan Kham Aye (Nangmatu Town- being led by the Myanmar Journalist Myanmar Journalist Council, Mon ship Constituency) used to bring up the Council was held at the State Hall of State’s Chief Minister Dr. Aye Zan and Mon State’s Mawlamyine Capital, on other ministers from the state govern- - September 1. ment, Chief Justice and Judge advocate linesimilar operated question by Myanmar during andthe Chinafirst couldterm The meeting in Mon State, is the and reporters participated. bewhether shared 5%to the of budgetprofits offrom Shan the State. gas pipe state and region level meeting, while Reference: www.burmese.bnionline.net Reference: Shan Herald Angecy for News (SHAN) Short News The construction of Chin State’s Parliament building has started in Zay Thit Quarter, Hakha, with the - cal year. The Aroma Rose Co.ltd will implementfunding capital the from project, 2017-2018 with thefis funding capital of 5508.720 million Legislative Committee of Bago Region Parliament Kyat. A three- storeyed building was scrutinizing supplementary funding of 2017-18 will be developed on 25,000 ft sq Photo ground. government departments on August 28. Reference: State ministery of information News fiscal year, requested by three ministeries of the and communication, The Voice Reference: Zin Moe Theik/Facebook | 3 | .
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