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    Tagged: parliament

    Lead Story News Politics

    NLD-led Parliament accused of legislative lethargy

    Critics have accused the NLD-led government of over-promising and under-delivering on legislative reform.

    Constitution Lead Story News

    Military must assist us in amending constitution, says NLD’s Nyan Win

    When asked about progress to date on constitutional reform, Nyan Win declined to respond.

    Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Parties jockey for voters on final day of by-election campaign

    Burma’s political parties, including the NLD and USDP, wrap up their campaigns for this weekend’s by-election.

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    Lead Story News Parliament Politics

    Act with dignity, speaker tells Upper House in rebuke of MP

    Upper House Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than in Thursday’s sitting of the chamber advised MPs to keep it classy, after an Arakanese lawmaker accused him of shooting down an urgent proposal submitted to the legislature last month.

    Conflict Lead Story News Parliament

    Burmese parliament to debate Shan conflict

    The motion noted concerns over “sovereignty, the rule of law, stability, and peace,” and blamed the Northern Alliance.

    Crime Lead Story News Parliament

    Stabbing in parliament stairwell after phone deal turns sour

    An office assistant-director was stabbed in the back with a small kitchen knife after she walked away from a personal dispute with a staffer.

    Kachin Lead Story Logging News

    Burma army to assist in tackling illegal logging in Kachin

    Minister tells parliament plans are afoot to form a taskforce to crack down effectively on any logging operations in the area.

    Burma's parliament will discuss the proposal to keep the retirement age at 60, instead of increasing it to 63. (PHOTO: Wikicommons).

    Lead Story News Parliament Politics

    14 ministries face budget cuts

    Burma’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill amending the 2016 Union Budget Law to cut spending in 14 government ministries.

    Lead Story News Rangoon

    Rangoon pier construction suspended

    MPs proposed suspending construction to avoid potentially damaging a historic Buddhist stupa in the area.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Military appointees complain of ‘democratic bullying’ in parliament

    Military members of Burma’s lower house of parliament failed on Tuesday to block a bill that would give National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful[…]

    Lead Story News Politics

    NLD makes bid to give Suu Kyi powerful new role

    A bill submitted to the upper house of parliament on Thursday would enable Suu Kyi to formalise her position “above the president”.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Election commission lineup named

    The new chairperson of the Union Election Commission is a retired university rector who previously oversaw elections in Meiktila in Mandalay Division.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Suu Kyi to get cabinet position, as ministerial lineup announced

    Aung San Suu Kyi’s inclusion on a list of 18 nominees to the cabinet of president-elect Htin Kyaw ends weeks of speculation about her role in government.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Ministry reshuffle will save money for health, education, says president-elect

    Burma’s President-elect Htin Kyaw told parliament on Monday the decision to reorganise the country’s administrative structure was to save money which could be used on other sectors.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Power struggle looms ahead of presidential vote

    A deepening rift has opened between Burma’s military and Suu Kyi, threatening the democracy leader’s prospects for forming a successful government.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Speculation mounts over military presidential candidate

    The influential former military lieutenant-general widely tipped to be the military’s presidential candidate has declined to comment on the speculation.

    Arakan Lead Story News Politics

    NLD MPs to be chief ministers of all states and divisions

    The election-winning NLD will install its own MPs as the chief ministers of Burma’s 14 state and divisions, a party spokesperson has said.

    The freshly reconvened parliament has formally approved an increase of their own wages (Photo: DVB)

    Lead Story News Politics

    Suu Kyi to speed up presidential elections

    Burma‘s democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to speed up elections of the country’s president, in a last-minute change following weeks of talks with the military that has[…]

    Lead Story News Politics

    Doctors protest plans for private hospital on public land

    Staff at Rangoon General Hospital are protesting a decision to rent out a portion of its land to a company for the construction of a private hospital.

    Lead Story News Politics

    ‘It’s our turn to deliver’

    Dr. Zaw Myint Maung talks about the NLD’s landslide win, the move from national to regional parliament and the challenges Mandalay Region is facing.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Ex-general who led Burma from dictatorship leaves mixed legacy

    When US President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Burmese counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Thein Sein to skip US trip

    Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet Obama at a summit in the Californian resort of Sunnylands between 15 and 16 February.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Federal union the focus for new upper house speakers

    Mahn Win Khaing, who was elected into the role of upper house speaker, will also serve as the chair of Burma’s bicameral union parliament.

    Lead Story News Politics

    NLD travel ban fuels talk of Burma constitutional challenge

    The party of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed its lawmakers not to leave the capital.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Military run bureaucracy a challenge for NLD

    Even as the NLD government takes office, the army keeps control of the civil service through the ubiquitous General Administration Department.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    NLD dominated parliament begins in Burma

    Burma’s second parliament began on Monday with a session of the lower house in Naypyidaw, where the orange tunics of the National League for Democracy (NLD) provided bright reflection of the party’s thundering 2015 election win.

    2015 Elections Analysis Lead Story News Politics

    Burma to begin new chapter as parliament convenes

    After decades of persecution, the former opposition is set to take power.

    Lead Story News

    NLD picks parliamentary speakers days ahead of first sitting

    The National League for Democracy has confirmed its selection of speakers for Burma’s next parliament, which will convene for the first time on Monday 1 February.

    2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics

    Next parliamentary speakers not yet chosen says NLD

    The National League for Democracy (NLD) said on Thursday that it had not decided on its nominations for Union Parliament’s four speaker roles, contrary to reports in international media.

    Arakan Lead Story News Politics

    Arakan nationalists demand control of state parliament

    The Arakan National Party has said that it will dominate a minority government formed in Burma’s westernmost state, warning the NLD not to get in its way.

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