"Nay Pyi Taw, 3 April— Local authorities invite tenders through mass media for construction of roads and bridges with government funds, Deputy Minister at President Office U Aung Thein told the Pyithu Hluttaw on Friday. He explained the role of responsible committees in selecting highest bidders, setting floor prices, supervising quality control, and making contracts. An MP proposed more flight services in the airport in Mawlamyine, Mon State, with Deputy Minister U Zin Yaw rejecting the proposal by citing a small number of passengers as economic disadvantage. Currently, the Department of Civil Aviation has invited register of interest (ROI) from interested private airlines in a bid to encourage the private sector in aviation. The deputy minister spoke of the possibility of upgrading the airport in Thaton in the future, given its convenient location."