CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA A WAKE-UP CALL PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL VP U Myint Swe emphasizes implementation of President of Republic of the Union of Myanmar 14 plans to combat money laundering, financing accepts Letters of Credence of Ambassador of of terrorism Canada PAGE-3 PAGE-3 Vol. VI, No. 289, 7th Waxing of Tabodwe 1381 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Friday, 31 January 2020 President U Win Myint accepts the Letters of Credence from Vietnamese Ambassador State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets with New Mon State Party Chairman Mr Ly Quoc Tuan at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA Nai Han Thar and party at the NRPC in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. PHOTO: MNA President U Win Myint State Counsellor receives NMSP accepts Letters of Credence of delegation in Nay Pyi Taw Ambassador of Viet Nam TATE COUNSELLOR Daw Aung San reach any agreements. SSuu Kyi, in her capacity as Chairper- After this, they discussed teaching the son of the National Reconciliation and Mon language, regional development and R LY QUOC TUAN, the new- dential Palace, Nay Pyi Taw at 10:40 Peace Center, received a delegation from the living conditions for NMSP members Mly-accredited Ambassador of am yesterday. New Mon State Party led by its Chairman and their families. The State Counsel- the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Present on the occasion were U Nai Han Thar at the NRPC in Nay Pyi Taw lor then handed over gifts to the NMSP to the Republic of the Union of My- Kyaw Tin, Union Minister for Interna- yesterday morning. members and the NMSP Chairman gave anmar, presented his Letters of Cre- tional Cooperation and Director-Gen- The two sides first introduced each presents to the State Counsellor in return. dence to U Win Myint, President of the eral U Min Thein of the Protocol De- other and the State Counsellor then dis- They then took a documentary photo. Republic of the Union of Myanmar, partment of the Ministry of Foreign cussed Myanmar’s current need for peace, Accompanying the State Counsellor at the Credentials Hall of the Presi- Affairs.—MNA development and prioritizing ethnic affairs at the meeting were NRPC Vice Chairman after NMSP have signed the Nationwide (1) Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe, Vice Ceasefire Agreement, and the need for Chairman (2) Peace Commission Chair- cooperation for the upcoming session of man Dr Tin Myo Win, Vice Chairman (3) the Union Peace Conference - 21st Century Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo, Panglong to be successful in line with the Union Minister U Min Thu, Secretary NATIONAL decisions made at the 8th JICM meeting. Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Tin and VP U Henry Van Thio Next, the NMSP Chairman said they Director-General U Zaw Htay of the Min- inspects NyaungU fully support the State Counsellor’s aim istry of Office of the State Counsellor. airport upgrade, to establish a Federal Union during the Present at the meeting with the renovation of Bagan speech she made at the 4th anniversary of NMSP Chairman were Joint-Secretary pagodas the signing of the NCA, ethnic races are Nai Win Hla, CEC members Nai Aung Ma putting more trust on the State Counsellor, Ngay, Nai Banya Lei and Military Leader PAGE-4 and the need to overcome the obstacles Nai Banya Mae San. —MNA in the political dialogues that have yet to (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) INSIDE TODAY PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT NATIONAL NATIONAL Pyithu Hluttaw convenes Amyotha Hluttaw UEC, Facebook Local, foreign second day meeting of 15th accepts motion to debate Team discuss media gather regular session minimum wage law ‘Connecting with news in Communities’ Maungtaw PAGE-2 PAGE-2 PAGE-4 PAGE-6 31 JANUARY 2020 2 PARLIAMENT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Pyithu Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw convenes second day meeting of 15th regular session THE second Pyithu Hluttaw held eeon Kyeewa hydropower plant its second day meeting of 15th reg- in Pwintbyu Township. ular session yesterday, with the Deputy Minister U Khin answers of respective ministries Maung Win answered the ques- to asterisked questions and ap- tions. proving the Tax Appeal Tribunal The Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Bylaws. invited submitting the names of The six newly substituted MPs who want to submit recom- Tatmadaw representatives of mendations on the fifth edition of Pyithu Hluttaw were sworn in amending bylaws of Pyithu Hlut- and signed the swearing-in doc- taw Election Bylaws, Amyotha uments. Hluttaw Election Bylaws and MP U Maung Myint from Region/State Hluttaw Election Mingin constituency asked about Bylaws. reapproving reasonable expens- Secretary of Bill Committee es for the civil service staff in re- U Kyaw Soe Linn submitted 13 MP U Maung Myint. Deputy Minister U Tin Myint. MP U Aung Kyaw Zan. mote areas of his constituency. recommendations of his commit- PHOTO: MNA PHOTO: MNA PHOTO: MNA Deputy Minister for the Of- tee, regarding the Tax Appeal fice of the Union Government U yaekan Village for electricity dis- included in the power network about the actual amount of rock Tribunal Bylaws proposed by the Tin Myint said the government tribution to northern villages in development project which will extraction each year in his con- Ministry of the Office of the Un- will review the list of remote and his constituency. be implemented with the loan of stituency, compared with the ap- ion Government. The Hluttaw socially difficult access areas Deputy Minister for Electric- Asian Development Bank by 2025. plied amount. approved the recommendations every two years, and that if the ity and Energy U Khin Maung MP Daw Mi Kun Chan from Deputy Minister U Tin Myint with the consent of the the Min- Sagaing Region’s scrutinizing Win replied that the sub power Paung constituency asked about answered the questions. istry of the Office of the Union committee approved any area station and power lines will be revoking of long-term permits MP U Tun Tun Naing from Government and the Ministry of for this programme in accord- constructed with available funds for hundreds of acres of land Kani constituency asked about Planning, Finance and Industry. ance with 11 fundamental rules, from the Union budget of 2023- which were allowed to individ- power supply for the villages The Pyithu Hluttaw unanimous- then the Union-level scrutinizing 2024 financial year. uals or companies as more land in his constituency under the ly passed the whole Tax Appeal committee will allow it. MP U Khin Maung Latt from areas are needed for expansion phase-2 of National Electrifica- Bylaws with amendments. The MP U Aung Kyaw Zan from Myanaung constituency asked of villages and for allocation of tion Project; MP U Kyaw Aung 3rd day meeting of 15th regular ses- Pauktaw constituency asked for for construction of a sub power agriculture and livestock farms Lwin from Sedoktara constituen- sion will be organized on 3 Feb- construction of a 33/11KV (5) station in Inpin Town. The Deputy for the locals; MP U Zarni Min cy about repairing and replacing ruary.—Aye Aye Thant (MNA) MVA sub power station in Thab- Minister also answered that it is from Shwegu constituency asked of a fragile generator from Ky- (Translated by Aung Khin) Amyotha Hluttaw Amyotha Hluttaw accepts motion to debate minimum wage law THE second-day meeting of the After the Q&A session, Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s 15th Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Commit- regular session took place in Nay tee member U Lal Min Htan read Pyi Taw yesterday where MPs the committee’s report the bill raised starred questions and on animal health and develop- amendments to The Minimum ment, which was sent back with Wage Law, 2013, were debated. amendments from the Pyithu Firstly, uninducted Tatmad- Hluttaw. The Speaker called for aw Amyotha Hluttaw represent- the deliberation of the assembly atives took and signed the oath of and approved it. office in the presence of Speaker Next, MP U Kyaw Htwe of Mahn Win Khaing Than. Yangon Region constituency 8, Next, MP U Tin Wai of Tanin- and is also Chairman of the Im- thayi Region constituency 6 migration and Local and Over- raised a question on what meas- MP U Tin Wai. Deputy Minister U Hla Kyaw. MP U Hla Oo. seas Labour Affairs Committee, PHOTO: MNA PHOTO: MNA PHOTO: MNA ures have been taken with regard submitted the bill to amend The to the Myeik Fisheries Depart- paid K10 million to the General and accessories. asked whether a community Minimum Wage Law 2013, and ment’s decision to completely Administration Department for Deputy Minister U Hla centre will be constructed in was seconded by MP Dr Khin Ma hand over prawn breeding ponds forming additional land, and the Kyaw replied that their minis- Monyo, Bago Region, to which Gyi of Chin State constituency 8. to Vantage Co Ltd without pay- regional government will oversee try already have a strategic plan Nay Pyi Taw council member Upon asking the delibera- ing any form of compensation in its implementation. In addition, underway which, if implemented U Nyi Tun replied that a 0.512 tion of the assembly and receiv- Kyaukphyar Village-tract, Myeik the K391,260,3 million received in 2030-2031 as scheduled, will acre of land in Shwepyitha Ward, ing no opposition, the Speaker District. from sales was already added produce 700,000 metric tons of Thayawady District, is slated for announced that the bill has been Deputy Minister for Agricul- to the development fund for the cotton to clothe 60 million peo- building a community center and accepted by the Amyotha Hlut- ture, Livestock and Irrigation U fishery and livestock sector.