THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 134 7th Waning of Wagaung 1375 ME Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 Dr Sai Mauk Kham views round proper flow of water at drains in Lashio NAY PYI TAW, 27 extended construction Aug—Vice-President Dr of retaining walls at Sai Mauk Kham looked Kholaung Creek and round progress of works holding coordination for proper flow of water between Shan State at drains in wards in government and Lashio this afternoon. township development He inspected support committee. dredging of drains for The Vice-President better flow of water and party arrived back in region 19, Ward 12 here by air in the evening. near Mansu Pagoda in MNA Lashio, drains along both sides of Lashiogyi Road Vice-President of and along Kholaung the Republic of the Creek that crosses Union of Myanmar Airport Road and region Dr Sai Mauk Kham 13 of Ward 12. views progress of The Vice-President works for proper flow heard reports on progress of water in wards of works by officials and gave instructions on in Lashio.—MNA Republic of the Union of Myanmar Speaker if the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is not in session. (h) Reviews and findings of the joint committee shall be kept secret and are confidential Pyidaungsu Hluttaw before submission to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. The committee shall record and Nay Pyi Taw approve meeting minutes in details. The meeting minutes shall not be distributed. Notification No (59/2013) (i) The joint committee shall submit its report to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw before 31 th December, 2013. 6 Waning of Wagaung, 1375 ME (j) Upon its expiry, the joint committee shall systematically hand over a dossier of all (27 August, 2013) its discussions, assessment, presentation, decisions and reports and documents and Objectives, term, duties, power, procedures and rights records to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. Power of the Joint Committee of Republic of the Union of Myanmar Constitutional 6. The power of the joint committee is as follows:- Review Joint Committee (a) The joint committee chairman has power to form work committee and teams required for review and assessment of the constitution. 1. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has formed the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (b) The joint committee chairman shall summon committee meetings occasionally. Constitutional Review Joint Committee with Notification No (41/2013) dated 25-7- (c) The joint committee members shall be vested with freedom of expression but 2013. Objectives, term, authority, procedures and rights (draft) were drawn by the without affecting other organizations and exempted from legal punitive actions committee with the consensus of Meeting No (1/2013) held on 23-8-2013, exercising for such action other than Hluttaw laws and bylaws. power vested by the above-mentioned notification. (d) The meetings of the joint committee shall be valid if more than half of the total 2. The draft was approved by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw at 17th day seventh regular number are present. session. The objectives, term, duties, power, procedures and rights of the committee (e) Decisions at the joint committee meetings shall be made by the majority of the are as follows:- committee members present at the meetings. Objectives (f) The joint committee shall demand and photocopy documents required for its works 3. The joint committee is formed to accomplish the following objectives:- from all departments. (a) Developing the constitution that guarantees perpetuation, stability and (g) The joint committee shall seek advices from individuals, organizations and development of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; departments described in paragraph 6 of Notification No. 41/2013 of the Pyidaungsu (b) Pursuing lasting peace by building up national reconciliation among ethnic Hluttaw. groups; Procedures (c) Maintaining pace of democratic transition drive by the State and its people. 7. The procedures of the joint committee are as follows:- Term of the joint committee (a) The joint committee shall divide itself into small groups, each group to be tasked 4. The term of the committee is till it submits the report to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. with reviewing particular section of the 2008 constitution and compiling assessment Duties of the joint committee report the section it reviews. 5. Duties of the joint committee are as follows:- (b) The assessment of each small group shall be discussed by other groups at the joint (a) The joint committee shall review the constitution after taking the historical committee meeting. background of the country, current political, economic and social realities, (c) After the all-inclusive discussion at the joint committee meeting, the report approved political maturity of the people, national reconciliation, rule of law and stability by the majority shall be submitted to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw section by section. into consideration. Rights of the Joint Committee (b) It shall give precedence to provisions that are conducive to the nation and as 8. The rights of the joint committee are as follows:- desired by the people over unprofitable and controversial provisions. (a) Members of the joint committee are entitled to same rights like the (c) It shall submit report to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw of provisions in the 2008 parliamentarians. Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar that do not come into (b) The joint committee shall have its office, meeting hall, staff, office equipment effect in practice. and transportation and allowances in line with rules and regulations. (d) It shall focus on democratizing all administrative mechanisms. (c) The joint committee shall report to and demand the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (e) It shall focus on helping emerge a reliable judicial system. Speaker to fulfill its requirements. (f) It shall submit report of findings in separate chapters to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. Sd/Thura Shwe Mann (g) The report of the joint committee shall be submitted to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker 2 Wednesday, 28 August, 2013 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS TOURISM New Dhammayon handed over to Dekkhinathiri Township N AY P YI T AW , 27 Tourists visit score high at Aug—A ceremony to hand Shwedagon Pagoda over new Dhammayon was held in Shweingyin Ward of Dekkhinathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area on 25 August morning. Chairman of Township Sangha Nayaka Committee Nyaunggon Monastery Abbot Bhaddanta Pandita administered the Five Precepts and members of the Sangha recited Parittas. The congregation offered alms to members of the Sangha. Member of Nay Pyi Taw certificates of honour to wide one-storey building Development Committee. Development Committee wellwishers who donated constructed by Nay Pyi Taw Kyemon U Than Oo handed over the Buddha image and throne documents related to the which are being kept at the JUDICIAL AFFAIRS newly-built Dhammayon Dhammayon. to Shweingyin Ward After that, the Kayah State Chief Justice YANGON, 27 Aug—The Chinese tourists who set the administrator U Thaung congregation shared merits visits of globetrotters at top scores on their visits to Nyunt. gained. meets lawyers Shwedagon Pagoda hit over the pagoda.—Kyemon-Htet Next, the ward The new Dhammayon LOIKAW, 27 Aug— the laws in the state. 890 per day, according the Khaing (Sangyoung) administrator presented is 72 feet long and 30 feet Chief Justice of Kayah State On the occasion, Chief Shwedagon media meeting High Court U Kyaw Lin Justice of the state U Kyaw on 22 August. 10 departmental squads to check traffick Maung met with advocates Lin Maung and Advocate- From 1 to 21 August, a and higher grade pleaders General U Htay Aung made total of 18752 tourists visited rule brokers from Kayah State at the hall speeches. the pagoda, and there are 893 YANGON, 27 Aug—A discharge duties to check a single place by go round the of Loikaw District Court in Those present visitors a day on average. total of 10 squads formed undisciplined vehicles and downtown to check and take Loikaw this morning with participated in the Due to their visits, the with departmental personnel walkers breaking traffic action against the traffick the aim of implementing the discussions on judicial fund of the pagoda could will check and take action rules daily. offenders as of today,” said judicial affairs in line with affairs.—H take fee US$ 93761for the against traffic brokers in The squads are Chairman of the Committee visit and donation US$ and Yangon Region, according to constituted with officials of U Hla Aung. FECs 8373. the media meeting of Yangon departments concerned and According to the duty ODD NEWS During this month, the Region All Bus-line Control responsible persons of Ma assignments by the Yangon statistics stated that there Committee (Central) on 21 Hta Tha, Transport Planning Government, the central Seized pangolins released into were 8970 Korean tourists, August. Department and Yangon City committee will check 50 3758 Thai tourists and 1592 Two of ten squads will Development Committee as traffic lights, 30 bus stops, forests mobile teams. 32 streets and 15 schools and WOMEN’S AFFAIRS “Personnel of APBCC take action against offenders (Yangon) themselves so as to relax the traffic MWEA member leaves for participate in the mobile congestion. Malaysia teams that will not station at Kyemon-680 DEVELOPMENT Sagaing Region government meets for 30-month plan MONYWA, 27 Aug—A management committees coordination meeting on progress of their regions in drawing 30-month plan was the respective sectors under held at the city hall in Yongyi the plans. NAY PYI TAW, 27 Aug— ranges in Thaton Township. Ward of Monywa on 20 The meeting came to On 24 August morning, The Township Staff August morning. an end with remarks by the a total of 47 pangolins Officer said, “These In his address, Region Region Chief Minister. weighing 80 viss worth K pangolins have been starving Chief Minister U Tha Also present at the 12 million were seized from for three days.