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Second Hluttaws Reach Third Year Milestone President, State Counsellor, Pyithu and Amyotha Hluttaw Speakers Address Commemoration Ceremony CULTIVATING THE UNION SPIRIT WILL KEEP US PURE PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Senior General meets locals, departmental Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe attends officials, militia in Khaunglanphu Chinese New Year celebration PAGE-6 PAGE-7 Vol. V, No. 292, 13th Waning of Pyatho 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Saturday, 2 February 2019 Second Hluttaws reach third year milestone President, State Counsellor, Pyithu and Amyotha Hluttaw Speakers address commemoration ceremony President U Win Myint accepts the congratulatory gift from Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi accepts the congratulatory gift from Pyithu U T Khun Myat during the ceremony of 3rd Anniversary of Second Hluttaws in Nay Pyi Taw. Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat during the ceremony of 3rd Anniversary of Second PHOTO: MNA Hluttaws in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: MNA THE 3rd anniversa- taw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing tion Commission, Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker hindering the path to a strong leg- ONry of the Second Py- Than, Union Chief Justice U the Myanmar National Human delivers speech islative pillar that would support idaungsu, Pyithu and Amyotha, Htun Htun Oo, Chairman of the Rights Commission, Nay Pyi Next, U T Khun Myat, incum- the people’s path to democracy. Hluttaws yesterday, President U Constitutional Tribunal U Myo Taw Council Chairman, rep- bent Speaker of the Pyithu Hlut- U T Khun Myat said we must Win Myint and State Counsellor Nyunt, Union Election Commis- resentatives of the Pyithu and taw, delivered a speech. He said constantly monitor the laws, rules Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivered sion Chairman U Hla Thein, Amyotha Hluttaws, department this ceremony marked the third and regulations of the Hluttaw, its separate speeches at the cere- former speakers of the First heads and invited guests. anniversary of the Second Hlut- processes, and the efficiency of mony commemorating the event Hluttaws Thura U Shwe Mann Firstly, President U Win My- taws and also signals the eighth skills and necessary experience held in he dining hall of the Hlut- and U Khin Aung Myint, Pyithu int delivered a speech, followed year of the Hluttaws’ terms. He of its human resources to gauge taw compound in Nay Pyi Taw. Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Tun by State Counsellor Daw Aung said we must continue working if they were in alignment with the The anniversary event was Tun Hein, Union Ministers, the San Suu Kyi. together to establish the dem- existing situation so that the tra- attended by Vice Presidents U Union Attorney-General, Union (The full speeches of the ocratic ideals that would bring jectory of the Hluttaws achieved Myint Swe and U Henry Van Auditor General, Chairman of President and State Counsellor benefits for the nation and its peo- accomplishments and develops. Thio, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker the Union Civil Service Board, are covered on Pages 4 and 5 ple. He said we must amend the U T Khun Myat, Amyotha Hlut- Chairman of the Anti-Corrup- respectively) requirements and weaknesses SEE PAGE-3 INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL China, Myanmar Chair of management Union Attorney discuss committee for 72nd General U Tun Tun cooperation in Union Day meets Oo receives IDLO ethnic affairs ethnic cultural troupes delegation PAGE-12 PAGE-13 PAGE-2 2 FEBRUARY 2019 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Fourth-day meeting of Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 11th regular session convenes By Aung Ye Thwin, the Ministry of Electricity and Aye Aye Thant Energy, the Ministry of Plan- ning and Finance and the Min- THE fourth-day meeting of the istry of Hotels and Tourism. It Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s was also found that the Govern- 11th regular session was held ment obtained lower tax rev- yesterday at 10 a.m. in the Main enues than expected amount Hall of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw of revenues from the Ministry in Nay Pyi Taw. of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce and the Nay Pyi Putting on record the ap- Taw Council. pointment of the Kachin State ministers Establishment of a tax pay- At the Hluttaw session, Py- ment culture idaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U T U Tun Tun of Pwintbyu Khun Myat announced that the constituency discussed that Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has put on it is needed to establish a tax record the appointment of U culture in our country while Kyaw Kyaw Win as the Kachin reforming our current tax sys- State Minister for Agriculture, tems. In doing so, it is needed The fourth-day meeting, 11th regular session of Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in session. PHOTO: MNA Livestock and Irrigation, U La to set up grand strategy, vision Sai as the Kachin State Minister and goal with systematic ap- for Natural Resources and En- pros and cons a result, they were being tak- Taking into consideration proaches, as an effort to achieve vironmental Conservation and U Tin Tun Naing of Seikgyi en advantage of. He cited that to assign the allotment of our goals, and relevant min- U Naw Li (a) Za Khaung Kham Kanaungto constituency joined there are people who buy and the tax isters are urged to build tax Yal as the Kachin State Minister the discussion, saying that it sell buildings, plots of land and Daw Cho Cho of Ottwin culture in our country as soon for Development Affairs, which is of great importance to avoid vehicles using illegal contracts, constituency discussed that the as possible. was sent from the President actions that damage our health and the State had to suffer the policy of the Union should con- after putting it forward to the as much as we can, especially tax loss from the income tax sider assigning the allotment of Participation in the discus- Hluttaw. for keeping the younger gen- and trading revenue. That’s the tax and revenue for the fis- sion eration fit and healthy. In line why, efforts should be made to cal year. According to the Union Regarding this motion, U Findings, remarks of the re- with remarks of the report of share educational brochures taxation lists, it was found that King Shein of Taninthayi Re- port of the Joint Public Ac- the Joint Public Accounts Com- among the people, as an at- the allotment of Union Reve- gion constituency 9, Daw Wint counts Committee (2/2019) mittee, a sound decision should tempt to receive full payment nue tax had amounted to 122.65 Wah Htun of Shadaw constit- Hluttaw representatives be made after weighing up pros on taxes. per cent which had exceeded uency, Daw Khin San Hlaing then discussed the status of tax and cons of the special tariff Concerning the special tar- the allotment. When it comes of Pale constituency and Daw collection during six month-pe- reduction. iffs, concerted efforts are need- to the taxation of the Union, it Shwe Shwe Sein Lat of Bago riod from April to September ed to check the restaurants and was seen that the Government Region constituency 3 partici- 2018, and the findings and re- Stamp duty and taxes guest houses while checking the achieve higher tax revenues pated in the discussion. marks of the report from Joint U Khin Cho of Hlaing Bwe lists of the companies register- from the Ministry of Agricul- The fifth day-meeting of Public Accounts Committee constituency took part in the ing at the Myanmar Investmetn ture, Livestock and Irrigation, the 11th regular session of the (2/2019). discussion, saying that the pub- Commission (MIC) to assess the Ministry of Transportation Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw lic lacks adequate knowledge whether they are exempt from and Communications, the Min- will be held on 5 February 2019. A sound decision should concerning stamp duty and tax payments or not. istry of Natural Resources and (Translated by Win Ko Ko be made after weighing up they fail to pay their taxes. As Environmental Conservation, Aung) Union Attorney-General receives International Development Law Organization delegation UNION Attorney General U law-related education works Tun Tun Oo received Ms. Mor- in Mogok, PyinOoLwin, gane Landel and delegation Kengtung and Bhamo town- of International Development ships in addition to Rule of Law Law Organization (IDLO) at Centres opened by UNDP and Union Attorney General Of- IDLO in Yangon, Mandalay, fice guest hall yesterday af- Taunggyi and Myitkyina, re- ternoon. viewing the works of Rule of At the meeting, expand- Law Centres and including ing rule of law related works programs that are appropri- conducted under MoU signed ate to the requirement of the between Union Attorney Gen- locals and second stage pro- eral Office and IDLO, more gram works to start in 2019 involvement of law offices were discussed.—MNA and related departmental organisations in law-related (Translated by Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo receives Ms. Morgane Landel and delegation of International Development Law Organization at his office. PHOTO: MNA education works, expanding Zaw Min) 2 FEBRUARY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Second Hluttaws reach third year milestone FROM PAGE-1 Only when we success was achieved in these reforms would the legislative pillar be relevant and coherent with modern times and last in continuity, said U T Khun Myat. He said the current times saw all ethnic races coming to- gether in their collective strength to establish a democratic federal Union that the nation and all its people desire. He reminded the attendees that everyone respon- sible understood the importance and gravity of the legislative pil- lar’s role during these times. He said the lawmakers were the foundation of democracy and stressed that as the Hluttaws be- came stronger it would strength- en people-centered approaches and the checking power on the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the ceremony commemorating the third year of the Second Hluttaws in Nay Pyi Taw.
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