Constitution amendment committee completes review
The Charter Amendment Committee, tasked with reviewing potential changes to Myanmar’s 2008 Constitution has completed its study. A report will be submitted to the parliament next month, according to an article in The Irrawaddy. Committee secretary
Nationalist monks urge to oppose religious non-protection
A Buddhist nationalist group have called on Myanmar’s population to not vote for those who do not protect “the country, race and religion”. This is an announcement read as a criticism of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in next yearâ
NCA signatory meeting cancelled after military complaint
A meeting planned between signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in Thailand has been cancelled after Myanmar filed complaint. According to a Frontier article, the KNU general secretary Padoh Saw Ta Doh Moo is saying that a meeting o
US Secretary of State to visit SE Asia
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Bangkok next month, where he will recommit his country’s development support to the SEA Region. According to an AFP article, Pompeo will attend the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok on July
Wirathu supporters protest arrest warrant
Hundreds of supporters of nationalist monk U Wirathu gathered in Yangon last week to protest against charges laid against him for sedition. An article in Frontier said that about 150 supporters marched through Yangon last Thursday, while Myanmar Time
