Myanmar president stresses union's independence, sovereignty.

CGTN
12-Feb-2019 

 

Myanmar President U Win Myint on Tuesday stressed the united strength and commitment of all ethnic people in helping preserve and perpetuate independence and sovereignty, and prevent the disintegration of the union.

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.

Yanghee Lee welcomes move to amend charter.

The Myanmar Times.
JOHN GRAFILO | 08 FEB 2019

                                                                   Yanghee Lee speaks at a press conference in Dhaka last month. Photo - EPA

Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, on Thursday welcomed the establishment of a parliamentary committee to amend the country’s controversial 2008 Constitution.

Myanmar parliament approves panel to discuss constitution despite military protest.

 FEBRUARY 6, 2019 ,BY: Shoon Naing

FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi walks to take an oath at the lower house of parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, May 2, 2012. REUTETS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday voted to set up a committee to discuss amending the country’s constitution, despite objections by military-aligned lawmakers against a move that is likely to challenge the army’s power.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) submitted an “emergency proposal” last week aimed at amending parts of the military-drafted 2008 constitution that the party deems undemocratic.

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.