NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS President U Htin Kyaw State Counsellor Stock trading at YSX receives Deputy Prime presents cash assistance reached over Ks73billion Minister of Thailand to displaced persons as of end of January PAGE 3 PAGE 3 PAGE 5 Vol. III, No. 293, 7th Waxing of Tabodwe 1378 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Friday, 3 February 2017 Myanmar, Thailand sign two MoUs, one Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation ollowing talks between mar would double bilateral trade State Counsellor Daw to US$13 billion (457 billion Thai FAung San Suu Kyi and baht) by the end of 2021, accord- Deputy Prime Minister of Thai- ing to the Bangkok Post. land Dr Somkid Jatusripitak in “Thailand and Myanmar will Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, two forge closer ties in many areas to Memorandums of Understanding strengthen trade and investment (MoU) and one agreement were growth, while they will also help signed by high-ranking officials increase competitiveness for the of the two countries. private sector, especially SMEs An MoU on Development of [small and medium-sized enter- an Emergency Department at Da- prises], and help Myanmar people wei General Hospital and another to trade online,” she said. MoU on Fisheries Cooperation The 22 companies on the and Money Transfer Services mission are from a wide range Agreement for Myanmar migrant of sectors, such as construction, workers between the Central property development, agro-in- Bank of Myanmar and Thailand’s dustry, telecommunications and Krung Thai Bank were signed by innovation, infrastructure devel- high ranking officials of the min- opment, energy, retail, consumer istries concerned in the presence products, finance, services and of State Counsellor Daw Aung education. San Suu Kyi and Deputy Prime During the mission, partici- Minister Dr Somkid Jatusripitak. pating companies will sign at least During the talks, the State 15 MoUs concerning cooperation Counsellor and the Deputy Prime between the two sides, covering Minister of Thailand discussed such fields as energy, medical, issues on promoting bilateral co- media, banking, and the plastics operation in the tourism sector, and sugar industries. border trade and rural area devel- Moreover, the Commerce opment between the two coun- Ministry will join with the Board tries. of Investment of Thailand to set Thai Commerce Minister up a Thailand-Myanmar Business Apiradi Tantraporn, who is part of Cooperation Council in Yangon, a trade mission to Myanmar, said which more than 300 business- that under their close strategic State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Dr Somkid Jatusripitak people from both nations in- partnership, Thailand and Myan- yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw after talks on bilateral cooperation. PHOTO: MNA volved, Apiradi said.— GNLM Myanmar health department declares war on tuberculosis THE MYAMAR government Health and Sports. annually in the country. berculosis in the country, new The new health facility will plans to raise the budget expendi- Myanmar is one of 22 coun- Transmission of multi outpatient departments will be be fully operational by 2018 and ture to combat tuberculosis by 2.5 tries that since 1998 has been drug-resistant TB is also targeted to opened in Yangon and Manda- will be able to receive between 100 per cent within three years, hoping considered to be TB “high bur- decrease by five per cent between lay with the support of the Three and 150 patients a day. This will to reduce TB incidence by 40 per den” country (HBC), according 2015 and 2020 through collabora- Millennium Development Goal include referrals for complicated cent through new health facilities, to 2016 statistics. According to tive efforts of the government and Fund (3MDG), one of the largest and drug-resistant TB cases from laboratories and diagnostic servic- the study, there are approximate- its partner organisations. contributors of external assis- across the region. es, according to the Ministry of ly 150,000 cases of TB detected To reduce the burden of tu- tance for health in Myanmar. SEE PAGE 3 >> 2 NATIONAL 3 February 2017 Pyithu Hluttaw MPs discuss motion on preventing dyed food at 2nd Pyithu Hluttaw THE 2nd Pyithu Hluttaw 4th reg- tion of people with good inten- taminated with chemical dyes and ular session’s 2nd day meeting tions. The Department of Food fungi, thus it is very dangerous for was held at the Hluttaw in Nay and Drug Administration was our country. What is worse, these Pyi Taw yesterday, focusing on formed in 1995 as a branch of the foods with attractive packaging amendment of the Penal Code Health Department to control the are being sold at school canteens, and the control of chemically quality of food, drugs, cosmetics which most children rely on as dyed food. and commodities. In 2013, it was their daily snacks. These foods are Later during the meeting, Dr upgraded into a separate depart- of low quality, made in China. If A Zin Latt of Shwebo constituen- ment to give more supervision restrictions on these foods cannot cy put forward a motion urging than ever. Yet, it was found that be made, children face possible the State Government to effec- FDA could not manage to protect food-poisoning and diseases. It is tively control and ban the sale of consumers and cases of arresting a danger challenging the lives of Speaker U Win Myint. PHOTO: MYANMAR NEWS AGENCY unhealthy, chemically dyed food those producing and distributing the younger generation. For chil- in markets ,including school can- unhealthy foods and importers dren to be free from eating these supported the motion. centre into the station hospital. U teens across the country. were not found. As for the con- dangerous foods, parents, teach- The Union Minister submit- Soe Myint of the Pindaya con- The motion drew support sumers, due to the lack of basic ers and sellers themselves need to ted the motion to Hluttaw to ap- stituency inquired whether an ar- from legislators. hygienic knowledge, they cannot cooperate so that our future will prove it, and the Speaker of the rangement was made to upgrade “The aims of the National decide which food is safe and belong to healthy children. For Hluttaw announced it was ap- a 50-bed hospital into a 100-bed Food Law’s section 3 are for the which food is dangerous. People the guarantee of hygienic living proved. hospital, and U Win Thein Zaw of public to have genuine and hy- from the grass-roots level con- and eating of young children, Yesterday’s meeting also the Salingyi constituency asked gienic food and to protect people sume food depending on their departmental organisations, food included discussion by Dr My- whether Mataunt Mata village’s from consuming unhygienic and income, so safe, nutritious and producers and sellers of imported int Htwe, the Union Minister for rural health care unit would be unhealthy food, to systematically healthy foods are often out of food play an important role,” said Health and Sport, who replied turned into a station hospital. A supervise the production of con- their reach. Myanmar tradition- U Ne Myo Tun of the Htantabin to questions raised by U Aung question about the 1861 Penal trolled food, and to systematical- al food such as fish paste/ngapi, constituency. Than Sein, parliamentarian of the Code amendment draft law was ly control the production, import arsenic and urea fertilizer are U Win Myint Oo, also known Khamti constituency, as to wheth- raised by Daw Khin Saw Wai of and export, storage, distribution found. Within various kinds of as U Ne Myo of Nyaungshwe and er there was an arrangement to the Yathedaung constituency.— and sale of food. This is protec- chilli powder are found to be con- parliamentarians constituency upgrade the Paro rural health care Myanmar News Agency Amyotha Hluttaw Republic of the Union of Myanmar nd Union Election Commission 2 Amyotha Hluttaw 4th Nay Pyi Taw Notification 4/2017 Regular Session Holds 6th Waxing of Tabodwe, 1378 ME nd (2 February, 2017) its 2 Day Meeting Nine Defence Services Personnel representatives from Region and State Hluttaw substituted According to a request made in accordance with Section 33 of the Region Hluttaw or State Hluttaw Election Law to substitute nine representatives of the Armed forces who are parliamentarians, the Union Election Commission scrutinized and substituted the following nine Region Hluttaw and State Hluttaw representatives shown on the left column under the Notification 3/2016 of the commission dated 18-1-2016 with those shown on the right column. The Region Hluttaw or State Hluttaw Representatives to be substituted were nominated by the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Defence Services in the second multi-party general election held on 8 Novem- ber 2015. Kayah State Hluttaw (1) BC 26724 BC 22000 Major Min Thu Colonel Myint Wai Sagaing Region Hluttaw (2) BC 36001 BC 46312 Captain Win Min Aung Captain Thet Zaw Lin (3) BC 36010 BC 50072 Captain Khant Hein Captain Yan Myo Aung Taninthayi Region Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than. PHOTO: MYANMAR NEWS AGENCY (3) BC 43259 BC 26934 Captain Thet Naing Soe Colonel Kyaw Zeya DURING the 2nd day meeting of kmayaw township, Mon State, the Bago Region Hluttaw the Amyotha Hluttaw, action on a question raised by U Hwei Tin of (4) Air 3088 Air 2855 law was tabled at the Pyidaungsu constituency 11, Chin State as to Major Yan Naing San Major Kyaw Thura Hluttaw, prompting the Pyithu whether there were any arrange- Rakhine State Hluttaw Hluttaw to make known their dis- ments to have solar power panels (5) BC 30860 BC 30431 agreement over the withdrawal of installed at the houses of those liv- Lieutenant-Colonel Min Oo Lieutenant-Colonel Myat Min Htwe the law concerning inland water ing in Ward 3 of Paletwa township Yangon Region Hluttaw transport, which had been sent to who could not afford to have meter (6) BC 36258 BC 36474 Pyithu Hluttaw approved by the box installed.