Even as the NLD government takes office, the army keeps control of the civil service through the ubiquitous General Administration Department.
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Suu Kyi bullish after Constitution snub
Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday that the parliament’s majority failed to uphold the people’s hope for change after the legislative vote that retained contentious provisions of Burma’s constitution.
Suu Kyi upbeat ahead of crunch talks
Aung San Suu Kyi will come face to face with fellow presidential hopefuls on Friday afternoon, as six political heavyweights meet to discuss charter reform.
No constitutional reform before 2015 election: Shwe Mann
House speaker Shwe Mann tells reporters in Naypyidaw on Tuesday that any amendments to the 2008 Constitution will only be enacted after next year’s general elections.
NLD presents petition to parliament calling to amend 436
The NLD and 88 Generation say they collected 5 million signatures calling for a change to the Constitution that would lift the military’s veto power.
Bullet Points: 12 August 2014
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