THE Amyotha Hluttaw approved a Ward and Village-tract Administration Bill that removed the guest registration requirement from the 2012 Law yesterday. U Aung Kyi Nyunt, member of Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee, said that the colonial-era legislation that empowers authorities to detain suspects shou...

THE Amyotha Hluttaw session continued yesterday with 10 parliamentarians discussing a proposal calling for special plans to eradicate illiteracy in ethnic regions, enable ethnic people to pursue further studies and promote ethnic literature. Lt-Col Ye Naing Oo, Defence Services personnel Amyo...

A Growing and developing economy needs, among others, highly skilled economists who are more than mere bureaucrats. Myanmar is no exception. As a developing nation, a vibrant and thriving economy is needed to harness the nation’s economic resources as well as people who can manage it in a dynamic...

A ceremony to celebrate the first anniversary of signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 15 October, state media reported. The ceremony was opened with an address by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre and State Counsello...

YANGON— In the latest move to tackle the country’s deep-rooted corruption problem, the new anti-graft commission handed over to the police a list of 12 fugitives wanted on corruption charges, most of whom worked in the law-enforcement sector. The list, which includes two judges, a lawyer, a public p...

NAYPYITAW—the Corruption Prevention Unit of the Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission will conduct training for officials at the 14 ministries that have drawn the most complaints from the public. Among the ministries that have drawn a high number of complaints are Home Affairs; Office of the Union ...

During the 18th meeting of the Union-level Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC-U) held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) in Yangon yesterday, JMC-U Chairman Lt-Gen Yar Pyae called for all sides to avoid area settlement and amassing military power so that armed conflicts can be circu...

Two top members of the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST) will be replaced to strengthen it, the panel’s leader said on Tuesday. Saw Mutu Sae Poe, leader of the PPST – which comprises the armed ethnic groups that signed a truce with the government – said the team is meeting to discuss the leaders...

Armed ethnic groups have postponed until next month a conference to consider their response to a government proposal for a national ceasefire, a member of the organizing committee said on December 12. Speaking in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Pado Mann Mann, said more time was needed to organize the conf...

A meeting of all armed ethnic groups, including the signatories and non-signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), has resulted in a statement calling for all armed ethnic organizations to have equal and dignified status in the second 21st Century Panglong Conference. The meeting wa...