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State Counsellor Meets with Locals in Myawady, Hlaingbwe Townships, Kayin State FIRM COMMITMENT KEY TO PROTECT VICTIMS, VULNERABLE MIGRANTS IN IDPS PAGE-8 (OPINION) Vol. VI, No. 315, 4th Waxing of Tabaung 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Wednesday, 26 February 2020 State Counsellor meets with locals in Myawady, Hlaingbwe townships, Kayin State TATE Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, souls. Such practice can start in such a mass gath- in her capacity as the Chairperson of the ering. We should consider not only for the sake of Central Committee for Development of ourselves but also for the sake of others. Only then SBorder Areas and National Races, met can we make progress. with the local people in Myawady and Hlaingbwe If we want to build a qualified country, first we townships in in Kayin State on yesterday. should qualify ourselves. Otherwise, you have not During the visit, she was accompanied by Un- qualified yourselves but if you criticize others for ion Ministers Lt-Gen Soe Htut, Lt-Gen Ye Aung, lacking the qualifications, that would be a verbal act Thura U Aung Ko, Dr Aung Thu, U Ohn Win, Dr of inconsistency. So what I want our people to do Myint Htwe and Dr Win Myat Aye; Deputy Minister everyday is think about our country, what is your U Hla Maw Oo, Chief of Myanmar Police Force contribution towards the benefits of our country, Police Lt-Gen Aung Win Oo and officials. and review over what you have done, what you They left Mawlamyine for Kawkareik Township, need to do. Kayin State, by helicopters in the morning, and Well, some people might respond that we are proceeded to Myawady Township where the State nothing to do with politics. But every deed, every Counsellor held a public meeting at Mya Sandi Park. action of every individual is related to the country we At the meeting, the State Counsellor said, live in. If you are a student, and if you have learned “Wherever I go all over the country, I usually make and fulfilled your learning goals, then you are a arrangements to meet our people personally. It is dutiful citizen. If you are a shopkeeper, and if you the people’s collaboration that makes such mass make your business transactions at fair prices and gatherings a success. Of course, in order to get the correct practices, you are contributing towards the collaboration of the people, discipline is a necessity. progress of the country. Every individual acting in In fact, if we want our country to make advanc- such a way as would promote his or her reputation es, we should cultivate in each and every individual and integrity is doing good for the country. heart empathy and sympathy towards the weaker SEE PAGE-3 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivers the speech at the meeting with local people in Myawady. PHOTO: MNA INSIDE TODAY PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS Pyidaungsu UAG U Tun Tun Defence Services donate YBS 101 bus Hluttaw debate Oo receives medical equipment for line linking four constitution ICRC Resident coronavirus control in universities to amendment bill Representative China start from 27 Feb PAGE-2 PAGE-2 PAGE-2 PAGE-12 26 FEBRUARY 2020 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Pyidaungsu Hluttaw debate constitution amendment bill THE 15th regular session of sec- ond Pyidaungsu Hluttaw held its 12th day meeting yesterday, and Hluttaw representatives debat- ed articles and sub-articles in the second bill on amending the State Constitution. MP U Wai Sein Aung from Rakhine State constituency 1 supported the recommendations of Joint Committee on Scrutiniz- ing Second Bill Amending 2008 Constitution that proposed pos- sible amendment of sub-articles (a) and (b) of Article 436 with the agreements made by two-third MP Dr Than Win. MP U Nay Lin Aung. MP Colonel Aung Kyaw Moe. MP Daw Wint Wah Tun. of elected representatives. MP U Sai Oo Kham from Hsenwi constituency also sup- of other provisions, except for MP U Nay Lin Aung from Amyotha Hluttaw Colonel Aung Article 285 presented by U Tun ported the Joint Committee’s sub-article (a) of Article 436, Mindat constituency supported Kyaw Moe opposed amendment Tun Hein and some Pyidaungsu recommendations for possible with the agreement of two-third the amendment of sub-article of sub-article (a) and (b) of Article Hluttaw representatives in the amendments of sub-article (a) of elected Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (a) of Article 436, referring to the 172, Article 188 and Article 196 in amendment bill. of Article 436 with the agree- representatives. definitions of that article and the the table of amendment bill. The topic was also discussed ment of two-third of the elected Tatmadaw representative Article 4. MP Daw Wint Wah Tun by the other Hluttaw represent- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw represent- of Amyotha Hluttaw Major Htet MP Dr Than Win from from Shadaw constituency sup- atives. atives and with the support of Linn opposed the amendment Mandalay Region constituency ported recommendations on The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw more than half of voters in the of wordings in sub-article (d) of 1 supported the Joint Commit- sub-paragraph (2) of sub-article will continue its 15th regular nationwide referendum. Article 6 and Article 7, and Article tee’s amendment of wording in (n) in Article 262, sub-para (2) session at 13th day meeting on He also supported another 14 in relation to the number of sub-article (d) of Article 6, 7 and of sub-article (b) in Article 264, 26 February.—Aung Ye Thwin recommendation of Joint Com- Defence Services Personnel as 39. sub-para (4) of sub-article (a) in and Aye Aye Thant mittee for possible amendments Hluttaw representatives. Tatmadaw representative of Article 285 and sub-article (f) of (Translated by Aung Khin) Defence Services donate medical equipment UAG U Tun Tun Oo for coronavirus control in China receives ICRC Resident A DONATION of medical equip- Commander Maj-Gen Myint Maw, ternational airport and was wel- ment was delivered by the De- Ambassador Chen Hai and Sen- comed by political officer Major Representative fence Services of Myanmar to Chi- ior Colonel Xiong Shawai of the General Zhang Pingjun of Guiln na in order to facilitate success in Military, Navy and Air Attaché of Center of the Joint Logistic Sup- their fight against the outbreak Chinese Embassy in Myanmar port Force of the Chinese People’s and spread of coronavirus disease and clarified the donation of med- Liberation Army. 2019 (COVID-19). Adjutant-Gen- ical equipment to China. Adjutant-General Lt-Gen eral Lt-Gen Myo Zaw Thein led The medical equipment do- Myo Zaw Thein handed over the delegation and left for China nation included 90,000 surgical the donation and Major General by a military aircraft yesterday masks (2 ply), 90,000 type-N 95 Zhang Pingjun expressed their morning. (SM particulate respirator masks) thanks. Then, the Myanmar mil- Before their departure, Chief and 90,000 safety goggles which itary delegation left Kunming in- of General Staff (Army, Navy and are worth of over US 300,000 dol- ternational airport and arrived in Air) General Mya Tun Oo met Ad- lars. Nay Pyi Taw yesterday evening. jutant-General Lt-Gen Myo Zaw The Myanmar military del- —MNA Thein, Nay Pyi Taw Command egation arrived in Kunming in- (Translated by Aungthu Ya) Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo meets with Resident Representative Mr Stephan Sakalian of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) yesterday. PHOTO: MNA RESIDENT Representative Mr the international agreements Stephan Sakalian of the Inter- by Myanmar, the measures in national Committee of the Red cooperation with internation- Cross (ICRC) called on Union al organizations, the issue of Attorney-General U Tun Tun capacity building for legal of- Oo at the UAG Office yesterday ficers regarding the Internation- morning. al Humanitarian Law and the During the meeting, they bilateral cooperation between discussed the matters in con- the ICRC and the UAG Office. nection with the responsibilities —MNA of the UAG Office, especially Myanmar military personnel loading a transport plane with medical equipments at the airport yesterday. its performance in signing (Translated by Aungthu Ya) PHOTO: MNA 26 FEBRUARY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 State Counsellor meets with locals in Myawady, Hlaingbwe townships, Kayin State FROM PAGE-1 Our country is still a developing coun- try. I think I do not need to convince the people living in Myawaddy about this be- cause you are witnessing the development of the country on the other side, the gap between the conditions of our country and those of the other country. Practically speaking, some of our citizens have to go over to the other side and work for a living. That’s a sad thing, you know. The family members have to stay apart. If you have built a family, that family should live under the same roof, united. Otherwise, this will more or less affect the progress of the family. It is a harsh reality that many of our citizens have to go and stay abroad and work over there, and this, of course, affects our country. If you can stand on your own, finding a chance in a foreign country to State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivers the speech at the meeting with local people in Hlaingbwe Township, Kayin State yesterday. PHOTO: MNA exercise your talents and skills, that’s one thing. Being forced to leave your family, you just lip service Peace without really the right attitude, the right morale, we can blessed with both physical and mental leave your country and earn a living is wishing for it, but work for it out of greed, change the situation.
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