Pyae Thet Phyo
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Tatmadaw MPs to boycott charter change discussions
The Tatmadaw’s (military) 166 legislators will boycott the parliamentary discussions to amend the military-drafted 2008 Constitution scheduled for today. → Read More
Tatmadaw MPs object to lower marriage age
Tatmadaw (military) MPs in parliament have objected to a clause in the Children’s Rights Bill allowing marriage at or under 16. → Read More
Journalists urged to resist influence of big money
Journalists in Myanmar should resist the influence of financial backers so they can provide accurate information to the public, Information Minister Pe Myint said. → Read More
Census to include areas not under govt control
The 2019 Interim Census will collect population data from all parts of the country, even areas not under Myanmar government control, said U Nyi Nyi, acting director general of the Department of Population. → Read More
Japan to provide more weather forecast training
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide technical training in weather forecasting to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH). → Read More
Women’s law set for enactment next year
The Prevention of Violence against Women bill drafted in 2013 may be enacted next year, U Soe Aung deputy minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, said. → Read More
State Counsellor’s elder brother seeks sale of estate
The elder brother of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has sought the sale of their mother’s estate, including the iconic two-storey brick house where the State Counsellor is residing. → Read More
Govt burns items seized from poachers, wildlife traders
Confiscated illegal wildlife products, including elephant ivory worth US$1.3 million (K1.3 billion), were destroyed in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday to serve as a warning to poachers that the government is determined to end the illicit trade. → Read More
Business group vows to help 7000 Yangon workers get ID cards
The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry vowed to help some 7100 workers in Yangon Region’s 14 industrial zones to get their national registration cards (NRCs), a senior executive of the organisation said. → Read More
Ministry says worker shortage delaying electric bills
Homes in some townships are not receiving electric bills on time, so an effort is under way to speed up delivery, said U Tun Naing, deputy minister of Electricity and Energy. → Read More
State Counsellor’s Office stresses need to amend 2008 Constitution
Myanmar's democratisation can only be achieved if the 2008 Constitution is amended step by step through negotiations, U Kyaw Tint Swe, minister of the State Counsellor’s Office, told parliament on Wednesday. → Read More
Thailand to legalise illegal fish workers
Thailand would soon start legalising thousands of illegal Myanmar workers in its fishing industry as a first step to the signing of an agreement to provide more workers for the business, which is struggling with a labour shortage. → Read More
Govt to crack down on illegal use of farmland
As demand for living quarters rises on the back of an expanding population, so has the illegal selling of farmland for residential purposes, U Hla Kyaw, deputy minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, said during last week’s Amyotha Hluttaw meeting. → Read More
After delay, Disability Rights rules and regulations published
The Social Welfare, Rescue and Resettlement Ministry last week released long-awaited regulations for the Disability Rights Law that was enacted in June 2015. → Read More
Budget deficit could have been narrower if gold debts were paid
In 2017-18, the amount of debt in gold owed to the government is estimated to be more than K2.7 trillion compared to the budget deficit of K4 trillion. “If we had received taxes from this avenue on time, our country’s budget deficit could have been mitigated and GDP increased,” said Daw Shwe Shwe Sein Latt, Hluttaw MP from Bago Region. → Read More
The 88-Generation Peace and Open Society to mark Democracy Day next year
August 8 will be marked as the official Democracy Day during the 30th 88 Uprising memorial celebration next year, said Ko Mya Aye, a member of 88 Generation Peace and Open Society. → Read More
Amyotha Hluttaw amends Telecommunications Law, but contentious section 66(d) survives
The Amyotha Hluttaw passed the bill amending the Telecommunications Law as revised by the Bill Committee on Wednesday but took no action on calls to abolish the controversial section 66(d), said Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than. → Read More
MPs speak out against Section 66(d)
The Telecommunications Law’s section 66(d) should be abolished, MPs said on July 25 in the Amyotha Hluttaw. → Read More
Govt, ethnic groups sign 33 agreements at the end of second Panglong
The government and ethnic armed groups signed a total of 33 agreements at the conclusion of the 2nd round of the 21st century Panglong conference that is expected to move forward the peace talks aimed at ending decades-old pocket wars in the country. → Read More
Secession, self-determination haunt second round of Panglong conference
The government and ethnic armed groups have failed to reach an agreement on the issues of secession and self-determination in the final day of the second round of the 21st-Century Panglong Conference. → Read More