Visit to Hluttaw: Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives local residents

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Yi received local residents from Zeyathiri and Pobbathiri townships, who came to observe the 25th-day meeting of the 3rd Regular Session of the 3rd Pyithu Hluttaw, on Monday afternoon at the Thabin Hall of the Hluttaw Building in Nay Pyi Taw.

During the meeting, Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Yi stated that following the holding of elections under the democratic system in Myanmar, three main pillars emerged: the legislative, executive, and judicial pillars. He stressed that since the country is home to diverse ethnic groups and possesses a medium land area, a bicameral legislature was established at the Union level, alongside a unicameral legislature in each Region and State.

He highlighted that the Hluttaw fulfills legislative duties to ensure all citizens can live peacefully under the protection of the law by reviewing existing laws for relevance to the present era and subsequently amending, supplementing, repealing, revoking, or enacting new laws.

He added that the Hluttaw exercises checks and balances by coordinating among the three pillars to foster national development and public interest, while also representing the public by asking questions and submitting motions inside the Hluttaw to address local and public needs.

The Speaker emphasized that priority is given to protecting the public when enacting laws, citing the recent passage of the Anti-Online Scam Law to effectively take action against perpetrators of online fraud that citizens currently face. He affirmed that all activities of the Hluttaw remain people-centered. Following his speech, attendees raised questions, to which Speaker U Khin Yi provided detailed explanations. Deputy Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw U Maung Maung Ohn and other responsible officials also attended the meeting alongside the Speaker.