PYITHU Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Yi met locals from Zeyathiri and Pobbathiri townships in Nay Pyi Taw, who observed the 25th day of the Third Regular Session of the Third Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday.
During the meeting, the Speaker warmly welcomed the visitors and expressed his gratitude to the people of Zeyathiri Township for electing him as their parliamentary representative.
He explained the structure and functions of the Hluttaw, and continued that the Hluttaw is composed of representatives from various political parties elected by the people from constituencies across the country. He then shared key information about Hluttaw functions, noting that under a democratic system, the three branches of government-legislative, executive and judicial-are established following elections. He added that countries adopt either a unicameral or bicameral parliamentary system depending on their political systems. As Myanmar is a multi-ethnic country of moderate geographical size, it has a bicameral legislature at the Union level and separate legislatures in each region and state.
Although these legislatures operate independently, they share similar responsibilities, including reviewing, amending, supplementing, repealing and enacting laws to ensure public protection, maintaining checks and balances among the three pillars of government, and representing public interests by raising questions and submitting proposals in the Hluttaw to address the needs of local communities.
He also highlighted the enactment of the Anti-Online Scam Law to take effective action against perpetrators of online scams, stressing that parliamentary activities are centred on public interests.
He encouraged the public to closely follow the work of the Hluttaw and cooperate with their respective parliamentary representatives to help build a modern, capable and people-centred legislature. The attendees raised questions about what they wanted to know, and the Speaker replied.
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