• Burmese
Saturday, July 12, 2025
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
The Irrawaddy
25 °c
Yangon
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Junta Watch
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Books
  • Donation
No Result
View All Result
The Irrawaddy
No Result
View All Result
Home News Politics

This Week in Parliament (Feb. 6-Feb.10)

The Irrawaddy by The Irrawaddy
February 11, 2017
in Politics
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0 0
A A
Members of Parliament arrive at a meeting at the Lower House in Naypyidaw on March 10, 2016. / Reuters

Members of Parliament arrive at a meeting at the Lower House in Naypyidaw on March 10, 2016. / Reuters

10.5k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Monday (Feb. 6)

In the Lower House, lawmaker U Thaung Aye of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) representing Pyawbwe Township, asked if the Parliament had a plan to enact a law to recall lawmakers. U Aung Myint of the Union Election Commission (UEC) replied that the commission had been taking steps to soon submit the draft law on the right to recall.

According to Article 396 of the 2008 Constitution, to file a complaint to recall a lawmaker only needs signatures from a minimum of one percent of the electorate of the concerned constituency. During the first Parliament session, lawmakers discussed the introduction of changes to the right to recall, but it has since been suspended because of differing views among lawmakers on the percentage of voters required for a recall election.

RelatedPosts

Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin as PM: Unofficial Count

Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin as PM: Unofficial Count

August 22, 2023
608
Thai Govt Calls for Calm After Reformist’s PM Bid Fails

Thai Govt Calls for Calm After Reformist’s PM Bid Fails

July 20, 2023
486
Thai Reformist Suspended From Parliament in Fresh Blow to PM Bid

Thai Reformist Suspended From Parliament in Fresh Blow to PM Bid

July 19, 2023
395

Lawmaker U Pe Than of Myebon Constituency argued that private media could potentially die off in Burma because of the dominance of state-run media, which operates with public funds and enjoys a near monopoly over advertisements. Union Minister for Information U Pe Myint however justified the existence of state-run newspapers, arguing that they create no risk for private dailies.

In the Upper House, U Kyaw Swe of Magwe Division (11) asked the government about its procedures to eliminate biased practices in the appointment, transfer and promotion of civil servants. The chairman of the Union Civil Service Board in response mentioned a number of laws that are applied to fight against biased practices.

Tuesday (Feb. 7)

In the Lower House, lawmaker U Tun Tun of Pwintbyu Township asked a question about taxation on planes of international airlines that cross the country’s air territory. Deputy Minister for Transport and Communications U Kyaw Myo said that the number of airplanes that crossed the country’s air territory is a maximum of 600 flights per day. He added that the ministry had earned nearly US$58.5 million as of Dec. 13, 2016 in the 2016-17 fiscal year; and that the ministry handed over the money to the government weekly.

U Win Aung of Moemauk Township urged the Union government to increase the winnings in the country’s lottery system by imposing less tax on the money brought in from such schemes. Currently, the government imposes a 40 percent tax on these sums, giving the remaining 60 percent as prizes.

In the Upper House, lawmakers voted to abolish the Myanmar International Cooperation Agency, a quasi-governmental agency established in 2012, after lawmaker Dr. Akar Moe of Karen State Constituency (7) accused the agency directors of lining their own pockets with the agency’s profits.

Wednesday (Feb. 8)

In Union Parliament, lawmakers discussed the President’s proposal to spend 3.6 billion kyats (US$2.6 million) from the government’s reserve funds for socio-economic development projects in Arakan State, and to obtain a loan of nearly 10.8 billion yen from the Japan International Cooperation Agency for the major overhaul of hydropower plants.

Thursday (Feb. 9)

In the Lower House, U Maung Myint of Minkin Township asked if the government had a plan to control the killing of cows and buffaloes while the country shifts from conventional farming methods to more mechanized agriculture. But after the lawmaker mentioned the number of cows slaughtered for the Muslim “Festival of Sacrifice” known as Eid-al-Adha, the Lower House speaker stopped him from continuing his question, citing a parliamentary rule that inquiries muddled with religious matters are prohibited from being asked in the legislature.

In the Upper House, U Sai Htun Aung of Shan State Constituency (2) asked if the Ministry of Defense would return sections of a road in Laikha Township of Loilem District in southern Shan State taken over by the Light Infantry Battalion No. 515 for its cantonment. The deputy minister for defense replied that the area had been under military ownership since 1994, and that civilians are allowed to use the road, though the battalion makes security checks, and that the ministry would not give up the area because of security reasons.

Friday (Feb. 10)

In the Lower House, lawmaker U Maung Maung Oo of Insein Township alleged that the government had been conducting surveillance on lawmakers. Though the deputy minister for Home Affairs, Maj-Gen Aung Soe, denied the allegation, Lower House speaker U Win Myint urged the Bill Committee to enact a bill to prevent citizens from being subjected to state surveillance and intrusion by the end of the fourth regular session of the Parliament.

In the Upper House, lawmaker U Saw Moe Myint of Karen State (1) asked if environmental and social impact assessment reports had yet been submitted to Ministry of Resources and Environmental Conservation for the operation of Myaing Galay cement plant in Karen State’s Hpa-an with coal instead of natural gas. Minister U Ohn Win replied that his ministry had not yet received an environmental assessment report or an environmental management plan from the cement plant. Other cement plants operating with coal in Kyaukse, Tikyit and Nawngkhio townships also have yet to submit reports. U Ohn Win said that his ministry would ask them to submit them.

Your Thoughts …
Tags: Parliament
The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy

...

Similar Picks:

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with U Soe Thane at the Oslo Forum in June 2012. / Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Stories That Shaped Us

Pro-Military at Heart, Myanmar Ex-Minister Once Dubbed a ‘Reformer’ Reveals True Colors

by Hpone Myat
December 27, 2021
22.7k

U Soe Thane, once hailed as the int’l face of U Thein Sein’s 2011 reforms, writes in his latest book...

Read moreDetails
Ominous Rumblings in Myanmar’s ‘Abode of Kings’
Stories That Shaped Us

Ominous Rumblings in Myanmar’s ‘Abode of Kings’

by Kyaw Zwa Moe
August 8, 2019
10.6k

The generals who built Naypyitaw will not be forced from it via charter change; can the city’s old and new...

Read moreDetails
Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin as PM: Unofficial Count
Asia

Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin as PM: Unofficial Count

by AFP
August 22, 2023
608

The property tycoon easily secured the needed votes in both houses, but his party’s decision to join hands with pro-military...

Read moreDetails
Thai Govt Calls for Calm After Reformist’s PM Bid Fails
News

Thai Govt Calls for Calm After Reformist’s PM Bid Fails

by AFP
July 20, 2023
486

Outgoing PM Prayut Chan-o-cha told the public to ‘move Thailand forward in a democratic way alongside the monarchy’ after Pita...

Read moreDetails
Thai Reformist Suspended From Parliament in Fresh Blow to PM Bid
Asia

Thai Reformist Suspended From Parliament in Fresh Blow to PM Bid

by AFP
July 19, 2023
395

The Constitutional Court said it would take up a case on whether Pita Limjaroenrat, whose MFP won May polls, should...

Read moreDetails
protesters confronts security forces in Naypyitaw  in February.
Specials

Myanmar’s Heroes and Villains of 2021

by The Irrawaddy
December 30, 2021
9.5k

The Irrawaddy looks at the individuals, groups and forces that shaped the course of events in one of the most...

Read moreDetails
Load More
Next Post
Dateline Irrawaddy: ‘The Govt Must Reform State-Run Media’

Dateline Irrawaddy: ‘The Govt Must Reform State-Run Media’

Staff prepare to sell meals at a KFC branch in Rangoon in 2015. The food, beverage and tobacco sectors account for a large proportion of Burma’s businesses, according to a new report. / Reuters

Business Roundup (February 11)

No Result
View All Result

Recommended

‘Reforms Are Not Optional’: Prominent Activist Urges NUG to Act Before It’s Too Late

‘Reforms Are Not Optional’: Prominent Activist Urges NUG to Act Before It’s Too Late

2 days ago
999
Trump’s Tariffs to Hit Myanmar’s Garment Manufacturers Hard

Trump’s Tariffs to Hit Myanmar’s Garment Manufacturers Hard

3 days ago
994

Most Read

  • Chinese Investment Reshapes Myanmar’s N. Shan as MNDAA Consolidates Power

    Chinese Investment Reshapes Myanmar’s N. Shan as MNDAA Consolidates Power

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Myanmar Junta Deploying Conscripts in Major Push to Reclaim Lost Territory

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Myanmar Junta Chief Thanks Trump for Shutting Down VOA and RFA

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • KIA Denies Rumor Chief Under House Arrest in China

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Two Prominent Myanmar Ex-Political Prisoners Die Hours Apart in Yangon

    shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Newsletter

Get The Irrawaddy’s latest news, analyses and opinion pieces on Myanmar in your inbox.

Subscribe here for daily updates.

Contents

  • News
  • Politics
  • War Against the Junta
  • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
  • Conflicts In Numbers
  • Junta Crony
  • Ethnic Issues
  • Asia
  • World
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Election 2020
  • Elections in History
  • Cartoons
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Editorial
  • Commentary
  • Guest Column
  • Analysis
  • Letters
  • In Person
  • Interview
  • Profile
  • Dateline
  • Specials
  • Myanmar Diary
  • Women & Gender
  • Places in History
  • On This Day
  • From the Archive
  • Myanmar & COVID-19
  • Intelligence
  • Myanmar-China Watch
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Food
  • Fashion & Design
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • Photo Essay
  • Donation

About The Irrawaddy

Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government. We believe that media must be free and independent and we strive to preserve press freedom.

  • Copyright
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Team
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Burmese

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Burma
    • Politics
    • World
    • Asia
    • Myanmar’s Crisis & the World
    • Ethnic Issues
    • War Against the Junta
    • Junta Cronies
    • Conflicts In Numbers
    • Junta Watch
    • Fact Check
    • Investigation
    • Myanmar-China Watch
    • Obituaries
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Commentary
    • Guest Column
    • Analysis
    • Editorial
    • Stories That Shaped Us
    • Letters
  • Ethnic Issues
  • War Against the Junta
  • In Person
    • Interview
    • Profile
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Business Roundup
  • Books
  • Donation

© 2023 Irrawaddy Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.