Amyotha Hluttaw 3 April, 2015: MoH rejects hospital upgrading in Pakokku

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"Nay Pyi Taw, 3 April— U Thaw Zin Oo of the Magway Region constituency No. 9 proposed a motion at the Amyotha Hluttaw on Friday calling for upgrading a hospital in Pakokku township, with Deputy Minister for Health Dr Daw Thein Thein Htay rejecting the proposal and explaining that the facility does not need upgrading considering the number of hospital admissions. Regarding a question of the publication of Unique Constructions as references, Deputy Minister for Construction U Soe Tint responded that his ministry will publish construction references in volumes in 2015-2016 financial year. Maj Aung Kyaw Zaw, defence services personnel representative, called for the reformation of the Public Works under the Ministry of Construction. The deputy minister responded that the Public Works has been restructured into three— road, bridge and building departments— as of 1 April this year. The ministry has hired foreign consultant teams for supervision and quality control at construction projects implemented with foreign loans from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Amyotha Hluttaw approved the inland waterways bill, which was resent with some changes by the Pyithu Hluttaw."

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Amyotha Hluttaw via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"

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2015-04-04

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2015-04-09

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