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Govt Prepares for Religious Titles Conferring, Alms-Giving Ceremonies Next Month ENFORCING SAFETY RULES CAN HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTS IN HEAVY FOG SEASON PAGE-8 (OPINION) PARLIAMENT NATIONAL Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discusses JPAC Govt, NCA-S EAOs hold coordination report, EDCF loan meeting to further peace process PAGE-2 PAGE-3 Vol. VI, No. 307, 10th Waning of Tabodwe 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Tuesday, 18 February 2020 Govt prepares for religious titles conferring, alms-giving ceremonies next month ICE President U Myint Swe an opening remark with explanations Vice Chairman of Committee, briefed Vpresided over a meeting yester- of forming committees, working com- on preparations and plans for the day for organizing ceremonies to mittee, and sub-committees to offer ceremonies, followed by explanations confer religious titles and offer do- a day-meal to the monks on 6 March, of the heads of relevant committees nation items to the Buddhist monks and to confer religious titles and or- and sub-committees on their works. in March. ganize alms-giving ceremony on 8 Union Minister for Religious Af- The preparatory meeting was March (Full Moon Day of Tabaung). fairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko, attended by Union Ministers Lt-Gen The ceremonies will be organ- Permanent Secretary U Tun Ohn and Soe Htut, Thura U Aung Ko, Nay Pyi ized at the Sasana Maha Beikman in Director-General U Aung Soe Win Taw Council Chairman Dr Myo Aung, Uppatasanti Pagoda compound, Nay from the Planning and Administra- Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Com- Pyi Taw. The Vice President also dis- tive Department of the Ministry of mand Maj-Gen Myint Maw, Deputy cussed preparations and coordination Foreign Affairs explained about the Ministers, members of Nay Pyi Taw of committees and sub-committees preparations made to invite senior Council, steering committee, working for transportation of senior monks monks who will receive the religious committee and sub-committees, Per- from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw by air, titles. manent Secretaries, Directors-Gen- accommodations, health services in- Vice President U Myint Swe gave eral, departmental heads and offi- cluding medical checkups, readiness comments and advice to ensure co- cials. The ceremony was opened by of medicines and other facilities, as ordination based on the discussions reciting ‘Namo Tassa’ three times. well as preventive measures against before the meeting was concluded. The Vice President, in his ca- the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COV- The meeting came to a close by all the pacity as the Chairman of Religious ID-19). attendees reciting three times “Long Titles Conferring and Donation Items Deputy Minister for Religious live the Buddha Sasana”.—MNA Offering Steering Committee, made Affairs and Culture U Kyi Min, as the (Translated by Aung Khin) Vice President U Myint Swe delivers the speech at the meeting on holding the ceremony to award religious titles and alms-offering ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: MNA INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL BUSINESS Gas production Women protection Agro exports and distribution draft law introduced cross $1.3 bln inspected in to Hluttaw in current Rakhine State representatives financial year PAGE-6 PAGE-4 PAGE-5 18 FEBRUARY 2020 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discusses JPAC report, EDCF loan THE second Pyidaugsu Hluttaw implement the original work held its 15th regular session of 9th plan in receiving foreign loans day meeting yesterday, discussing as pointed out in the annual re- the second part of report (1/2020) ports of OAG, to follow policy of on findings and recommenda- financing organization, to effec- tions of Joint Public Accounts tively use the loans and to avoid Committee and the US$ 113.036 wastes by taking lessons from million loans from the Economic the loan schemes. Development Cooperation Fund MP U Maung Maung Ohn of South Korea. from Ayeyawady Region con- The JPAC’s report for the stituency 5 advised to make well six-month period from April to preparations for spending the September 2018, sent by the Of- loan, with using local budgets fice of Auditor-General of the in removing old pipelines and Union (OAG), was discussed by foreign loan in purchasing new MP U Than Soe (a) Than Soe pipes and relevant equipment (Economy) from Yangon Re- The 15th regular session of Second Pyidaugsu Hluttaw holds its 9th day meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. while adopting the 50-year plans gion constituency 4. The MP PHOTO: SOE WIN TUN as the pipeline will pass through MP U Maung Maung MP U Than Soe (a) Than Soe MP U Tun Tun. PHOTO: MNA MP Dr Daw Pyone. PHOTO: MNA MP U Khin Cho. PHOTO: MNA Ohn. PHOTO: MNA (Economy). PHOTO: MNA discussed drawing a policy and MP U Tun Tun from Pwint- MP Dr Daw Pyone from In- representatives. forests, mountains, creeks, ag- implementing it to cut the losses byu constituency said that the daw constituency suggested that Economic Development ricultural lands and residential in the joint-venture businesses OAG has found deceptive ac- the government should review Cooperation Fund of South areas. between the government and the counting in its inspections to the reasons of farmers’ bad debts Korea The loan plan, proposed private sector. He also suggested prevent misuse of public reve- mentioned in the paragraph 15 Regarding the $ 113.036 mil- by the President, was also dis- the Hluttaw and relevant com- nue, however, legal actions were of JPAC’s second session of re- lion loans from the Economic cussed by the other six Hluttaw mittees to find solutions within a hardly found at the relevant de- port. And she advised to adjust Development Cooperation Fund representatives. time frame by forming commis- partments. He also called for loan policy for effective poverty of South Korea for upgrading The 10th-day meeting of sions with authority for inspec- lawsuits against misappropria- alleviation of the country and natural gas pipeline of the Min- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw will con- tion, guarantee, accountability tions for such cases, in addition preventing loss of state revenue. istry of Electricity and Energy, vene on 19 February.— Aung Ye and responsibility to complete to disciplinary proceedings of the The JPAC’s report was also MP U Khin Cho from Hlaingb- Thwin and Aye Aye Thant their tasks. department. discussed by the other 7 Hluttaw we constituency suggested to (Translated by Aung Khin) Certificate course in Enhanced Diplomatic Skills (EDS – 6/2020) inagurates THE Inauguration Ceremony and sharing knowledge to the of the Certificate Course in public and private sectors, Enhanced Diplomatic Skills throughout the several cours- (6/2020) conducted by the es of diplomatic skills train- Strategic Studies and Training ings. The Certificate Course Department of the Ministry in Enhanced Diplomatic Skills of Foreign Affairs, was held is conducted and targeted for at Wunzinminyarzar Hall of those who completed the Basic the Ministry (Yangon) at 10:00 Diplomatic Skills (BDS) Train- am yesterday with an opening ings and who wish to study address delivered by U Kyaw further in diplomacy and in- Tin, Union Minister for Inter- ternational affairs. national Cooperation. 50 participants will join the Present on the occasion eight-week long course which were retired Myanmar Am- covers the subjects relating bassadors, Directors-General to diplomacy, international Union Minister U Kyaw Tin and attendees pose for a group photo at the certificate awarding ceremony for and responsible officials of the relations, international law, Enhanced Diplomatic Skills training course (6/2020). PHOTO: MNA departments under the Minis- contemporary international try of Foreign Affairs and the operation, senior diplomats, For human resource de- Foreign Affairs is conducting affairs, domestic affairs and Ministry of International Co- instructors as well as trainees. velopment, the Ministry of courses in diplomatic skills general knowledge.—MNA 18 FEBRUARY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Govt, NCA-S EAOs hold coordination meeting to further peace process HE working groups of the Tgovernment and Nation- wide Ceasefire Agreement-Sig- natories, ethnic armed organ- izations (NCA-S EAO) held a coordination meeting on im- plementing the decisions made at the 8th Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) yesterday. The meeting was held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) on Shwe Li Road, in Yangon. NRPC Vice Chairman, Un- ion Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo first gave a speech. He said negotiators from both sides have met at the NRPC on 2 and 3 February to continue implementation of the decisions made at the 8th JICM. He added that the current meeting aims to review the agreements made in imple- menting the NCA, proceeding th levels of processes and imple- Government officials and representatives of EAOs meet in Yangon yesterday for implementing decisions of 8 JICM. PHOTO: PHOE HTAUNG mentation post-2020, and pro- posals to establish a republic on the timeline for the coor- proposals brought back by the al-level political dialogues. General Min Aung Hlaing’s based on democracy and a fed- dination meetings leading up negotiating teams of both sides He added that this meet- message on 73rd Shan National eral system. to the peace conference. He regarding the submissions and ing is the second coordination Day where he said the doors U Tun Tun Oo said he said JICM has agreed to hold proposals made by both sides meeting and aims to strength- to peace are open to ethnic na- hoped attendees would reas- the UPDJC and JMC meetings during the first official meeting en trust-building between both tionals for finding the solution sess the proposals made by within 2 months after the JICM with the government negotiat- sides, and as such, it would be for them to openly express their both sides and make any nec- meeting. ing group.
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