Myanmar troops kill six in Rakhine for suspected rebel links.

Aljazeera

3rd May 2019

Soldiers opened fire as a clash erupted with the detained villagers, according to member of parliament.

More recently, civilians have been caught up in clashes between the military and the Arakan Army [File:Min Kyi Thein/AP Photo]

Myanmar security forces have shot dead at least six people in the troubled western state of Rakhine after soldiers and police detained hundreds of people at a school, a military spokesperson said.

Rakhine parliament turns down Tatmadaw.

MYANMAR TIMES
CHAN THAR | 21 FEB 2019

A police officer visits a policeman injured in an attack by the Arakan Army in Buthidaung on January 4. Nyan Lynn Aung/The Myanmar Times

The Rakhine State parliament on Wednesday turned down a motion submitted by Tatmadaw (military) MP Major Thet Oo Maung urging the state government to win public support for the military.

Twenty-two Rakhine lawmakers rejected the motion, while 11 supported it, according to MP U Kyaw Lwin.

New 45-Member Parliamentary Committee to Create Bill Amending Myanmar’s Constitution.

RADIO FREE ASIA 
2019-02-19

Military officers who serve as members of Myanmar's parliament arrive for a parliamentary session in Naypyidaw, Feb. 19, 2019.

Myanmar’s parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a 45-member joint committee to write a bill to amend the army-drafted 2008 constitution that the current government views as undemocratic, despite opposition by lawmakers from the military and the main opposition party, legislators said.