"Nay Pyi Taw, 27 May — The law does not allow any privileges to the spouse of a deceased soldier with less than 10 years of service in military, Deputy Minister for Defence Maj-Gen Kyaw Nyunt responded to a query raised at the Amyotha Hluttaw on Wednesday. Military personnel who die due to a service-connected disability after seven years in retirement are entitled to special family pension which is 70% of their last salary, the deputy minister said, adding that defence personnel with less than 10 years of service who retire due to disability are allowed to enjoy the same benefits as those with 15 years of service since their retirement, but the plan exclude their spouses. The Pyithu Hluttaw sent a bill that restricts marriages of Myanmar Buddhist women, which the Amyotha Hluttaw approved."