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Mar 20, 2020

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continued voting on proposals for constitutional amendment, took records on approval of bylaws of ethnic rights protection and court file copy, and discussed taking loan and grant of International Development Association of the World Bank yesterday.


The 26th day meeting of 15th regular session was attended by 631 MPs, out of 654 total representatives, while 23 lawmakers were on leave.

Mar 16, 2020

THE second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw held its 24th day meeting of the 15th regular session yesterday, attended by 631 MPs, out of 654 total representatives, while 23 lawmakers were on leave.
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee Member U Zaw Win presented a report on findings and recommendations of committee on Myanmar Geoscience Council bill sent back by the President with his remarks.
Committee member Daw Nwe Nwe Aung also read out a report on findings and recommendations of committee on the Industrial Zone bill which is a topic of controversy between the two Hluttaws.

Mar 14, 2020

HLUTTAW representatives continued the voting process on the constitutional amendment during the 22nd-day meeting of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 15th regular session yesterday.
Twenty MPs had filed for leave, with 634 out of 654 MPs attending to vote on voting category (4), which contains 12 provisions related to Section 436-(a) of the Constitution.

Mar 14, 2020

THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee held separate meetings over a bill, namely Myanmar Geoscience Council Bill that was sent back by President with recommendation and Myanmar Medical Council Law that was controversial between the two Hluttaws, at the meeting hall of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Building D in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Mar 12, 2020

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continued its 15th regular session yesterday, and voted on third category of provisions related to Section 436 (a).


On the 21st day meeting, a total of 633 MPs , out of 654, attended to vote and 21 persons were on leave.

Mar 11, 2020

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw voted on amending provisions of 15 subsections and sections of the 2008 Constitution on its 20th day meeting of 15th regular session yesterday.


The second day of amendment voting was participated by 635 MPs, while 19 lawmakers were on leave.


Amendment proposals for the single paragraph (c) of Section 59 were submitted by the two lawmakers MP U Sai Than Naing and U Tun Aung (a) U Tun Tun Hein. Both proposals secured only 214 and 415 supporting votes, failing to pass 75 per cent that is required for the amendment process.

Mar 10, 2020

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw voted on amending provisions of sections in the 2008 Constitution on its 19th day meeting of 15th regular session yesterday.

Out of 654, a total of 633 MPs attended to vote and 21 persons were on leave.

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat announced that each provision could be amended with the number of 491 supporting votes to pass 75 per cent of MPs (490 representatives out of 654).

Mar 07, 2020

THE 11th-day meeting of the Second Amyotha Hluttaw’s 15th regular session was held yesterday.
During question time, Naw Chris Tun (a) Dr Arkar Moe of Kayin State constituency 7 asked whether the registration of Ketpel Village and Ka Paung Pin villages of Thandaungyi Township, Kayin State, by the Ministry of Home Affairs into Kwye Yaing Pyin village-tract, Yedashe Township, Bago Region, in 2018 will be rectified.

Mar 07, 2020

THE second Pyithu Hluttaw continued its 15th session yesterday, with Union-level organizations answering questions raised by MPs and two proposals being submitted before the parliament.
Land seized for sand mining will not be released: MOPFI
At the Pyithu Hluttaw yesterday, the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry replied to a question on the confiscation of land in Bokpyin Township. Deputy Minister Dr. Min Ye Paing Hein denied that the ministry has plans to release the confiscated land as it has established a new village for local people.

Mar 06, 2020


Hluttaw representatives continued to debate proposed amendments to the Constitution during the 18th-day meeting of the Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw’s 15th regular session yesterday.
U Naing Htoo Aung of Natogyi constituency first took the floor and said that the word ‘disciplined’ in Articles 6-(d) and 7 should be removed as a ‘multi-party democratic system’ already carries the meaning in an even more comprehensive context.