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  • NLD to propose changes to protest law

    news Myanmar Times, 09 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    The National League for Democracy will propose during the next hluttaw session that section 18 of the Law on Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession be reviewed, party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said last week. Section 18 contains the penalties for violations, such as protests held without per...
  • NLD and UNA to report on amendment of Constitution

    news Mizzima, 09 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    Ethnic parties have announced that a report to amend the Constitution shall be prepared by the National League of Democracy (NLD) together with United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) by November, after a meeting on September 7. “We shall prepare a report and release it at the Parliament and the publ...
  • Myanmar parliament speaker stresses more reform

    news Xinhua, 09 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    Speaker of Myanmar's union parliament U Shwe Mann stressed the need for more reform in the country in addition to political reform, official media reported Monday. "Political reform is only not enough for democratization. Executive reform, economic reform and function reform must be made in synch...
  • Kayin armed groups to make constitutional amendments

    news Eleven Newsmedia, 05 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    Kayin armed groups will submit the provisions they want to amend in the 2008 Constitution to the Kayin Solidarity and Peace Committee before submitting them to the government, according to a member of the committee. "They are planning to submit the issues including the ones in the constitution to...
  • Naypyitaw: Nationwide ceasefire in October

    news Shan Herald News for Agency, 03 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    U Aung Min, Vice Chairman of the Union level Peacemaking Work Committee (UPWC), said on Saturday, 31 August, he was confident the long advertised Nationwide Ceasefire Accord could be signed toward the end of October, according to a report by the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCS...
  • Woman plans to help resolve the conflicts among their locals

    news Kantarawaddy Times, 02 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    After KNPP signed the ceasefire agreement, Karenni Woman Organization (KNWO) has come up with three years plan to help resolve the ongoing conflicts among locals during implementing peace process period. During the workshop led by KNWO in Pruso, it stated to participate in solving the conflicts w...
  • KNU explains its ceasefire and peace building process to refugees

    news Karen News, 02 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    The Karen National Union met with refugees and representatives of civil society organizations in Mae La refugee camp on the Thai Burma border to discuss and explain its ongoing peace building process with the Burma government. The meeting took place on Thursday, August 29 and came on the back of rum...
  • Big Tiger Foundation created to help the poor

    news Mizzima, 02 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    The Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA) has announced that they have set up the Big Tiger Foundation with a start up amount of 100,000 Thai Baht (USD 3100), with an aim to provide medical care and basic supplies to poor patients. Multiple offices of the Foundation were inaugurated in hospit...
  • President to focus on rural development

    news Mizzima, 02 Sep 2013 (10 years ago )
    A network of children’s welfare hubs is to be rolled out in each township over the next five years as part of a government initiative to improve implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Department of Social Welfare is to open or expand 66 offices next year in key townsh...
  • KNU to control base army to uphold ceasefire

    news Mizzima News, 31 Aug 2013 (10 years ago )
    The Karen National Union (KNU) Commanders’ Conference has decided on August 29, to keep their army under control and uphold ceasefire with the government during the peace reform period. The mid-yearly conference was held at the KNU headquarter in Hlaing Bwae township, Karen state from August 26-2...