State Counsellor: Election pledges being kept step by step.

The Myanmar Times 
CHAN THAR | 08 FEB 2019

State Caunsellor Daw San Suu Kyi speaks at an event in Nay Pyi Taw last month. Photo - AP

The government is implementing step by step the pledges that the National League for Democracy made in the 2015 general election, said State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Speaking at the 72nd Shan State Day ceremony at the Awayyar fire balloon field in Taunggyi, Shan State, on Thursday, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said, “There must be development and peace first. Then it is very important to draft a constitution that is accepted by all and is supportive of the federal union. We are trying to implement the promises to the people step-by-step,” she said.

What's Behind the New Constitution Change Push in Myanmar?

A closer look at the move and what it may mean for the country’s politics.

THE DIPLOMAT

By Prashanth Parameswaran
January 30, 2019

Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons

On Tuesday, Myanmar’s parliament voted to create a new committee to propose amendments to the country’s military-enacted constitution, formally putting the contentious issue of constitutional change on the agenda for the first time since historic elections brought to power the country’s opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi three years ago.

The idea of constitutional change in Myanmar itself is far from new. But understanding the context for its reemergence as well as its potential impact is nonetheless important within the context of the National League for Democracy (NLD’s) position within the country’s broader politics heading into elections expected in 2020.