MYANMAR Spiritists Disci­plinary Committee (Central) aimed to organize to provide services to and control animists will be extended in the regions and states, according to sources close to that committee.

The committee was formed in March this year and it intends to supervise and monitor tradi­tional animists to preserve the culture in their performances, dances and costumes, and to avoid indecent entertainment mixing with behaviours in con­trast to the standard norm when they hold Nat-propitiating and other ceremonies.

“Later, representative committees will be formed in regions and states after the con­stitution of the organization is issued. The regions and states will not have chairmen and sec­retaries. Each state or region will have one representative,” he said.

The constitution of the or­ganization is expected to be released this year, and the pro­cess will begin after such an announcement.

“The centre will lead the work. The representatives of the regions and states will re­port their work to the centre, which will decide and handle it. We will not appoint many peo­ple. We will not have chairper­sons and secretaries,” he said.

Currently, since the or­ganization rules have not been issued yet, they have not been able to handle the task properly, and they will take action accord­ing to the issuance of the rules.

“We will ban the ceremony, but we cannot imprison people. If the animist does not follow the rules, we will warn him. If he continues to fail to abide by, we will ban the ceremony or refuse to provide certificates,” he ex­plained. — Htet Oo Maung/ZN