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SHOULD SUCH DISREGARDS FOR HYGIENE BE TOLERATED? P-8-9 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Daw Vice President, Senior General inspect inundation Khin Kyi Women’s Hospital caused by overflow of Swa Chaung Dam PAGE-3 PAGE-7 Vol. V, No. 136, 4th Waning of Wagaung 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Thursday, 30 August 2018 President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho visit Lumbini in Nepal. PHOTO: State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi delivers address at the meeting on renovation and MNA upgrading Yangon University. PHOTO: MNA President, First Lady visit State Counsellor attends birthplace of Buddha meeting on renovation, in Lumbini, Nepal upgrading Yangon University PRESIDENT U Win Myint and First Lady The President and First Lady paid A COORDINATION meeting on ren- measures being taken for renovating Daw Cho Cho, who are in Nepal on official obeisance to the Buddha Image, listened ovating Yangon University (Main and upgrading the university and pri- visit, visited the birth place of the Buddha to the Parittas recited by the members of Campus) and upgrading the universi- orities to be taken before the centenary in the Lumbini Garden in Bhairahawa of the Sangha led by Myanmar Shwe Kyaung ty was held at the meeting hall of the celebration of the university in 2020. Province-5 of Nepal yesterday. Monastery’s Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kovida Convocation Building of the university Afterwards, Prof. Dr. Maung The Myanmar delegation led by the and donated cash to the members of the yesterday with an attendance by State Maung Wint, Chairman of the Soft- President and First Lady left Kathmandu Sangha. At the briefing hall of the temple, Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. ware Committee on renovation and by special flight yesterday morning and Nepali Minister for Culture, Tourism and Speaking at the meeting, the State upgrading of the Yangon University arrived at the Gautam Buddha Airport Civil Aviation Mr. Rabindra Adhikari ex- Counsellor has called for strengthen- reported on the Master Plan, forma- in Bhairahawa at 9:50 am. tended greetings to the Myanmar delega- ing the strong points and to correct the tion of committees for implementing The delegation flew to Lumbini by tion. The President signed in the visitor’s weak points of the university regarding the Master Plan, meetings with local helicopter of Nepali and armed forces book and had a documentary photo taken the promoting and upgrading as Yan- and foreign experts, meetings experts and they were welcomed there by Chief together with the dignitaries. gon University should be a model for from the Central European University of Province Mr. Umakant Jha, Minister Afterwards, the Myanmar delega- higher education sector of the country in Hungary, main sectors in the Master for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation tion visited the Panitayama International and the main university in Myanmar Plan 2018-2030 and priorities set to be Mr. Rabindra Adhikari, Province-5 Chief Meditation Centre and donated offerto- as well. completed by the university’s cente- Minister Mr. Shankar Pokharel, the Mayor ries to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vivakananda The work on renovating the Yan- nary celebration in 2020. of Bhairahawa and officials. of the monastery. Later, the delegation gon University and upgrading the uni- Dr. Phoe Kaung, Rector of the Yan- The delegation went to Maya Devi proceeded to the Myanmar Shwekyaung versity launched in 2013. gon University, reported on arrange- Temple by car and Nepali officials con- Monastery. At the meeting, Union Minister for ments for the 2018 Academic Year. ducted them around the temple. SEE PAGE-3 Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi reported SEE PAGE-6 INSIDE TODAY PARLIAMENT NATIONAL NATIONAL Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Union Minister Repair to spillway breach U T Khun Myat receives U Kyaw Tint Swe at Swa Chaung Dam begins Ambassador of Pakistan to receives Independent yesterday evening Myanmar Commission of Enquiry PAGE-10 PAGE-6 PAGE-10 30 AUGUST 2018 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyithu Hluttaw Ninth regular session of Second Pyithu Hluttaw holds 13th- day meeting DURING the 13th-day meeting of Hluttaw term at least 60 days be- on the actual degree earned, he the ninth regular session of the fore the term ends, said U Than added. Second Pyithu Hluttaw held in Htay. Therefore, constituencies Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning, in Hinthada District will be des- Teaching knowledge training asterisk-marked questions were ignated again in accord with the short courses asked and answered, two reports area’s population as the 2020 U Oo Tun Win of Kyauktaw were read and one motion dis- General Elections approaches. constituency raised a question cussed and tabled. on whether the Ministry of Ed- No differentiation in ucation will open short courses Appointing additional technological university for private subject teachers, in committee members degrees accord with the Private School Firstly, Pyithu Hluttaw Dr. U Than Aung Soe of Min- Law, throughout the states and Speaker U T Khun Myat an- hla constituency raised a ques- regions. nounced that the Pyithu Hluttaw tion asking for an explanation Deputy Minister for Educa- has approved the appointing of on the difference between job tion U Win Maw Tun replied that Dr. U Soe Moe Thu of Myaung- opportunities for engineering they issue private school teaching mya constituency in the Interna- graduates from centre of ex- licenses for teachers who meet tional Natural Relations Commit- cellence institutions and other set standards and qualifications tee, U Kyaw Swe Win (a) U Arlu of technological university degrees. or have at least 5 years of expe- Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat. PHOTO: MNA Kawhmu constituency in the Nat- Deputy Minister for Educa- rience in their related field. The ural Resources and Environment tion U Win Maw Tun replied that Ministry of Education released an Conservation Committee, and tion as to whether the upcoming Election Law, which states that time is still needed to conduct announcement on 30 April 2012 U Nyunt Aung of Monywa con- 2020 General Elections will also a maximum of twelve constitu- a survey on whether there is a that calls for director-general of stituency in the Investment and be held in three Amyotha Hlut- encies are permitted in a single difference in the levels of em- education in an area to submit Industrial Development Commit- taw constituencies in Hinthada state or region, with the markers ployability with graduates from to the Ministry of Education the tee as additional members in the District as they had been in the for division determined by the Yangon, Mandalay or other tech- list of teaching knowledge train- respective committees. 2010 elections. population in the area, as stat- nological universities. He said ing applicants, and the ministry Union Election Commis- ed in Section 4-C of the same there were no differentiations continues to do so with collabo- Constituencies divided sion member U Than Htay re- law. Established constituencies between universities in accept- ration between the Department according to regional plied that the Amyotha Hluttaw remain fixed for the duration of ing applicants for job vacancies of Basic Education and the De- population constituencies are divided and a Hluttaw term, and the Union in government departments by partment of Higher Education, U Khin Maung Yi of Hintha- demarcated in accord with Sec- Election Commission has to set the Union Civil Service Board, as said the deputy minister. da constituency raised a ques- tion 4 of the Amyotha Hluttaw the constituencies for the next of January 2018. The focus was SEE PAGE-11 Amyotha Hluttaw Ninth regular session of Second Amyotha Hluttaw holds 13th-day meeting THE 13th-day meeting of the Chin State, will be allotted in plied that procedures for juvenile ninth regular session of the either fiscal year 2018-2019 or cases are handled in accordance Second Amyotha Hluttaw was 2019-2020. with existing child laws in sepa- held in the Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Minister for Bor- rate courts and locations specifi- meeting hall in Nay Pyi Taw der Affairs Maj.Gen Than Htut cally for juvenile cases. Juvenile yesterday morning. Asterisk replied that Loneleh Village will offenders, child victims and wit- marked questions were asked need to link to springs 4/4 miles nesses are in contact with their and answered, two reports were away to get a supply of drinking parents or guardian, concerned read and the Hluttaw’s decision water. A feasibility survey needs staff, police officers and other was requested for one motion to be conducted to gauge the suc- concerned individuals only, with discussed. cess of the project and the best emphasis on individual security. time to do that is in the months He said the protection programs All loose ends tied with of March, April and May of 2019. do not require revision as they confiscated land in Rakhine If the study shows favorable re- are being fully implemented by State sults then the Chin State govern- the juvenile courts in the respec- U Myint Naing of Rakhine ment will include the project as tive townships and the Supreme State constituency 5 raised a high-priority event in their FY Court is supervising the cases question on whether farmland in 2019-2020 border development as well. area 784-A and 787 of Lanmadaw Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than. PHOTO: MNA fund, as permitted. Village-tract, Kyauktaw Town- Bill Committee reads two ship, Rakhine State confiscated case of nonreturnable land. are also strategically important Juvenile protection pro- reports by No 9 Operations Control Com- Deputy Minister for Defence strategy-wise. He added there grams fully implemented Next, Amyotha Hluttaw mand and land confiscated by Rear-Admiral Myint Nwe replied are no remaining compensations Naw Hla Hla Soe of Yangon Bill Committee member Daw the military in area 786-A and B that No 9 Operations Control to be provided.