Collected and Presented by Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation (EMReF) State and Region Parliaments Vol.2 | Issue (50) Thursday, 8th March 2018 Hluttaw and Gov’t Have Different Opinions on Suspension of Bago Region’s Construction Project February 25, 2018 Suspending the Bago Regional Construction Control Authority (BRCCA), founded by the Bago Region Government with responsibility appointment, on February 21, through Hluttaw voting is not legal, according to the BRCCA’s Chairperson U San Myint. Hluttaw Speaker seen at 3rd emergency conference of Magway Hluttaw. (Photo: Moe Kyaw) “Since it was founded, it was approved not only by counselling law experts and advocates. The responsibility was granted after the Chief Minister Withdraws Name-list of reporting to the State Counsellor. So, the Hluttaw has no power to Proposed Ministerial Candidates suspend it. But if the government team approved the suspension of the group, it would then take a February 27, 2018 break,” said U San Myint. Although Pyithu Hluttaw’s proposal Magway Region Chief Minister himself submitted the withdrawal of the to establish Regional and State proposed name-list of ministerial candidates at the emergency conference Construction Control Authorities of Magway Region Hluttaw on February 26. was successful in 2017, since it did Chief Minister Dr. Aung Moe Nyo sent a withdrawal letter of the two not follow the constitution at ministerial candidates whom he himself had proposed. The Hluttaw then present, the proposal to suspend put the withdrawal letter submission as recorded. the association till such association “I here announce that Magway Region Hluttaw records the submitted related bylaw and law are created letter of the Chief Minister that he withdrew the proposal of the two ,according to MP U Khin Maung ministerial candidates as he listened to the public’s voices and wishes,” read Win, from Htantapin Township Hluttaw Speaker U Tar. Constituency. However, according to withdrawn ministerial candidates, although the The proposal was submitted at ministerial candidates did want to mention regarding the withdrawal of the 9th regular meeting of Bago name list of the candidates, they felt unhappy for the fact that they didn’t Region Hluttaw conference, and it get any chance to have a discussion over the candidate name-list was withdrawn with the major withdrawal at the Hluttaw Conference. votes. The BRCCA was founded in Upon the submission of the two ministerial candidates by the Chief January 2017, with 17 members. The Minister for two vacant ministerial positions, 17 Hluttaw representatives of BRCCA conducted an official inquiry the National League for Democracy (NLD) and some public in the Magway over the construction projects in Region voiced their objections to the proposed candidates. the [Bago] region. Reference; www.7daydaily.com Reference; http://thevoicemyanmar.com +95 9 261654045 [email protected] www.emref.org | www.mypilar.org www.facebook.com/emrefmyanmar State and Region Parliaments News Bulletin Issue Vol (2), Issue - 50 Time Photo News Needed To Enact “Right to Recall Law,” Says UEC February 27, 2018 Union Election Commission (UEC) Opening ceremony of new building of Rakhine State Hluttaw, at 9 AM, March 3, in Sittwe, stated on February 27 at the Rakhine State. Amyotha Hluttaw that an additional Reference: Development Media Group time is needed in order to be able to enforce and have complete law of right to recall. USDP MP U Sai Than Naing Sagaing Hluttaw to Honor 3 Women stated at the Hluttaw to enforce the law. March 4, 2018 officer of Hluttaw Office, the three U Sai Than Naing stated at the women who would be honored are Hluttaw that the MPs who were Sagaing Region Hluttaw would Daw Thein Yee, Daw Hla Hla Myint elected by the people but have honor three women to mark the and Mary Cole. Daw Thein Yee is inadequate qualifications, mis- International Women’s Day on March from Homalin Township, who rescued behaviors and violated law, should 8. With the title of “uplifting women women from the firing breakout, be removed from the positions. sector, all should cooperatively Daw Hla Hla Myint, a senior nurse “That law has disruption to the support”, the international women’s from Wuntho Township, who delivered national reconciliation and peace. day event, which was supervised a labored woman on coconut tree So, the discussion over it was heat by the Sagaing Hluttaw and during flooding, and Mary Cole, up at Hluttaw and then it was supported by WCDI (Women Can Do Naga ethnic woman and movie/ suspended. It’s for the first time. So, It), was held at Banquet Hall, video actress, who has implemented for this time, is it possible to overcome Sagaing Region Hluttaw, on March 9. for Naga region development. such a situation?” questioned U According to U Thet U Maung, an Reference: 7daydaily Aung Myint, a member of UEC. It is the second time per the attempt by USD to enact the law, during this NLD-led Hluttaw term. In Short News February 2017, USDP MP U Thaung Aye also questioned at Pyithu The Investigation Group on the Rakhine State’s Mrauk riot was renamed Huttaw such a question. and approved as Inspection Group at the Rakhine State Hluttaw conference Article 396 (b) of the Constitution on March 6. According to the group’s chairperson U Aung Win, Hluttaw stated “A minimum of one percent [sector] should not get involved in the investigation but only inspecting. out of the original voters of the Thus, the name was changed. Although the name is changed, what it has to electorate of the constituency implement should stick to the original tasks. concerned shall submit the complaint Reference: www.thevoicemyanmar.com to the Union Election Commission [against the Hluttaw representative Legislative Committee of Sagaing Region Hluttaw held meetings with on whom it wishes to recall].” But municipal committees of Sagain District, Monywa District and Shwebo that even has problem with that of District, respectively, while the Legislative Committee also held coordination one percent, according to U Aung meeting with the respective municipal committees on Sagaing Region Kyi Nyut, MP from NLD. Municipal Affair Law (Draft). Reference: Mizzima, Irrawaddy Reference: Sagain Region Hluttaw/Facebook. 2 State and Region Parliaments News Bulletin Issue Vol (2), Issue - 50 Casting votes during electing municipal committee. (Photo: Kyaw Zin Than-7day daily) Additional Time Needed to Amend the Municipal Bill, Say Yangon MPs March 5, 2018 MP Daw Kyi Pyar stated that if the decision made by the Hluttaw is taken only over a month after the draft is Adequate amount of time is vitally required to study submitted, the draft can have various weaknesses. and consult since the Yangon City Development (municipal) However, some members of YCD Drafting Committee bill still needs a lot to be amended, according to some stated that at the moment, feedback is being collected representatives of Yangon Region Hluttaw. for a draft law amendment. Therefore, there will come On February 2, mayor U Maung Maung Soe submitted the step to have discussion and approval after the the draft of Yangon City Development (YCD) Law. The feedback is presented to the Hluttaw. draft has virtually 400 articles, and it’s needed to have Some MPs and civil society organizations pointed out sufficient time to study on the draft because it’s crucial that the draft has a mixture of bylaws, amplified points for the city’s development, according to MP U Thawtar and the points that override the Pyidaungsu Law. Aung, a member of the Bill committee. Reference; www.7daydaily.com Project Issues to Be Brought to Tribunal Suspended Short News March 2, 2018 “Since we are from the same According to U Aye Kyaw, the party the matter that must be executive director of Open Myanmar The matter of bringing to tribunal, brought to tribunal is not yet Initiative (OMI) announced that a over whether some projects to be brought to. The government team report would be published in March. implemented in Tarnintharyi Region members are from the NLD party. The report is based on the questions should be reported to the Hluttaw, Since the party members are also and answers piled up from the is suspended, according to U Khin members of Hluttaw [team], it’s just Pyidaungsu Hluttaw for [support of] Maung Aye, the region Hluttaw a reminder given by the Hluttaw,” State and Region Hluttaw’s questions speaker. said U Khin Maung Aye. and answers. U Aye Kyaw also stated When U Phyo Win Tun, the minister “We just give the time since they that the report included the of planning and finance, said it’s not will become to understand slowly. analysis over the questions and necessary to report private investment But if it insists on doing that, the answers or discussions by respective projects to the Hluttaw, the Hluttaw tribunal’s decision will be then taken. government groups at Pyidaungsu Speaker then responded that this It should be acted if they want. If Hluttaw and for the questions and matter would be brought to tribunal this is accepted, it will not be on the answers, which should be only and have discussion over it. But the road to democracy in the future,” brought up at State and Region Speaker’s response to bring the said U Khin Maung Aye, Hluttaw level Hluttaw. matter to the tribunal is so far Speaker. suspended. Reference: Tanintharyi Weekly Reference: www.7daydaily.com 3 .