Amyotha Hluttaw Session : 16th day of 3rd regular session of Amyotha Hluttaw held

The 16th day of the Third Regular Session of the Third Amyotha Hluttaw was held at 10 a.m. today, 11th November, at the Amyotha Hluttaw meeting hall in Nay Pyi Taw. Of the 209 eligible representatives, 201 attended the session.

According to the agenda, in the question-and-answer session, the Hluttaw representatives raised eight questions including “how many laws relating to maritime affairs had been enacted in various sectors to safeguard Myanmar's sovereignty over its territorial waters and promote national interests. He also sought information on when and how the enactment of additional laws would be initiated if existing legislation was insufficient or further laws were required,” asked by Dr. Zaw Zaw Myint, Amyotha Hluttaw representative for Constituency No. 11 of Rakhine State, “in which fiscal year the necessary mobile phone and internet communication towers would be installed to improve telecommunications services in Metman Township of the Wa Self-Administered Division, Shan State,” asked by Dr. M. Zaw Latt, also known as Summer Course, Amyotha Hluttaw representative for Constituency No. 1 of Shan State, “whether arrangements would be made to enable pensioners who had been displaced from their places of residence in Katha and Kawlin districts of Sagaing Region to withdraw their pensions using Centralized E-Pension Cards at banks in the areas where they were currently residing. He also asked whether the number of bank branches in Sagaing Region providing pension withdrawal services through Centralized E-Pension Cards would be expanded and, if not, what the reasons were,” asked by U Tun Aung Win, Amyotha Hluttaw representative for Constituency No. 10 of Sagaing Region.

Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Phone Myat, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs U Min Thu, Deputy Minister for Transport U Tun Lu, Deputy Minister for Digital Development and Communications U Thet Win Aung, Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Daw Than Than Lin, and Deputy Minister for Education U Win Maung Thein provided explanations and responses to the questions.