The Third Amyotha Hluttaw continued the 16th-day meeting of the third regular session at its building in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning, attended by Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U Aung Lin Dwe, Deputy Speaker Jeng Phang Naw Taung, Union Minister LtGen Phone Myat and deputy ministers.
Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Min Thu replied to queries raised by lawmakers, saying that a 2-story, 6-unit reinforced concrete residential building will be constructed within the compound of the Myoma Police Station in Minhla Township, by allocating and proposing a budget under the Capital (Supplementary) Expenditure for the 2027-2028 financial year.
Deputy Minister for Transport U Tun Lu explained the enacted sector-specific maritime laws essential for sustaining the sovereignty of Myanmar’s territorial waters and advancing national interests.
Deputy Minister for Digital Development and Communications U Thet Win Aung responded to the queries raised by the lawmaker, saying that MPT, ATOM and U9 telecom operators do not have any plans to build new mobile camps for communications in Kyauktaw Village-tract of Yaksawk Township. But a Mytel telecom camp will be built in Banmak and Hingakon villages to provide telecommunication services to the people.
The deputy minister also replied that due to Metmung Township’s mountainous terrain, sparse population distribution, difficult transportation access, lack of electricity, and the challenges of establishing backhaul links, mobile network operators currently have no plans to construct new mobile base stations. Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Daw Than Than Lin also answered the questions of a lawmaker, stating that depending on the smooth operation of local township administration and the availability of internet connectivity, the Centralized e-Pension system will be further expanded to the remaining Myanma Economic Bank branches in Sagaing Region.
Concerning the questions on opening a youth training school and a domestic training school, Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Phone Myat explained that project activities will commence once an MoU is signed with the Government of the Republic of India to open a Development Training School for National Youths in Border Areas and a Women’s Vocational Training School in Homalin Township, Sagaing Region.
Deputy Minister for Education U Win Maung Thein explained that the Ministry of Education coordinates with the Kachin State government to establish a proper degree college in PutaO region.The deputy minister also explained that the Ministry of Education is stepping up the allocation of funds for human resource development department-by-department on a results-based system.
Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Than Soe stated that to provide temporary shelter for temporarily displaced persons from Bhamo, Mansi, Momauk, and Shwegu townships within Bhamo District, IDP camps and temporary shelters have been constructed in their respective townships. In coordination, the National Disaster Management Committee and the Kachin State Government are providing cash assistance and basic foodstuffs, while the Ministry of Border Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Immigration and Population are collaborating in their respective sectors. The Speaker announced that the lawmakers wishing to discuss the MSME Development and Protection Bill could register with the director-general of the Amyotha Hluttaw Office. Lawmakers discussed the proposal submitted by MP U Kyaw Kyaw Latt from the Yangon Region Constituency 10, urging the government to draft the Personal Data Protection Law as quickly as possible.
The Speaker announced that the continuation of discussions by lawmakers, clarifications of Union-level organization member and seeking the approval of the Hluttaw would be held on 13 November. The Amyotha Hluttaw will continue its 17th-day meeting on 13 November. — News Team/TTA
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