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The Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) said it has agreed to four of the Burmese military’s six requests, but that it cannot fully adhere to the existing laws of the country nor the current Constitution.
During her visit to Chin State in western Burma, National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke to supporters in Tedim on Tuesday about her party’s vision for Constitutional reform.
Top Burmese lawyer dissects the 2008 constitution and highlights the areas that have sparked calls for a major revision
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In his Independence Day speech, Htin Kyaw called for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for justice for all recognised minorities under a federal system, but made no mention of the Rohingya.
When asked about progress to date on constitutional reform, Nyan Win declined to respond.
A military MP on Monday challenged the constitutionality of the Commission for the Assessment of Legal Affairs and Special Cases, a body led by Shwe Mann, the former parliamentary speaker and retired general.
The party of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed its lawmakers not to leave the capital.
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The National League for Democracy say the Burmese military’s grip on politics would ultimately undermine the November’s general election.
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“If the 2015 election is held without amending the Constitution, the election might be free, but it won’t be fair,” said UNA leader Aye Thar Aung.
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Recent proposal to pass a new law protecting the 2008 Constitution is not an attempt to obstruct attempts at charter amendment, says parliamentary speaker.
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The pair reportedly met privately to discuss constitutional reform and steps to ensure free and fair elections later this year.
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Thein Sein tells parliament that multi-party dialogue would be unconstituional, and would breach the rule of law.
A vote will go ahead on whether to adopt a constitution review committee’s suggestions on amending the 2008 charter at the next session of parliament beginning 19 January. Previous debate[…]
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President Thein Sein, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, and three others are to lock horns in Naypyidaw for a debate on constitutional reform.
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House speaker Shwe Mann tells reporters in Naypyidaw on Tuesday that any amendments to the 2008 Constitution will only be enacted after next year’s general elections.
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Burma’s parliament began its much-anticipated debate on whether to amend the 2008 Constitution on Thursday.
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The campaign for constitutional reform continues as activist group 88GPOS joins the NLD in central and southeastern Burma, greeted by crowds in the thousands.
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“Min Ko Naing said that amending the Constitution’s Article 436 without a peace agreement or vice versa was akin to hopping on one leg,” she said. “Only when we achieve both goals will we be able to walk properly.”
A rally for constitutional reform was staged in Henzada, Irrawaddy Division on Friday.
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The instability being caused by the ongoing public campaign to amend the Constitution will ultimately hurt the country, Burma’s President Thein Sein has warned.
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In response to widespread calls for constitutional reform, Irrawaddy Division’s Chief Minister has announced that there is no need to amend the 2008 constitution.
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Suu Kyi allegedly referred to the ongoing peace talks between the KNU, other ethnic armed groups and the Burmese government, saying that constitutional reform would bolster the peace process.
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Aung San Suu Kyi will team up with leaders of the 88 Generation Students group at rallies in Rangoon and Mandalay as part of a long-standing bid to amend Burma’s 2008 Constitution.
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Activists in the Pegu Division town of Nyaunglebin have been denied permission to hold a protest calling for amendments to the 2008 constitution.
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Aung San Suu Kyi is due to depart France for home on Wednesday, having canvased international support for her agenda of constitutional change in Burma.
Over 600 residents from towns across Mandalay and Magwe divisions gathered in Chauk, Magwe on Monday to call for change to the 2008 Constitution. The focus of the protest was articles 59(f), which bars[…]
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Aung San Suu Kyi urges a crowd in Mandalay’s Mogok to push for constitutional change and to amend article 436.
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Panellists on DVB Debate discuss constitutional reform and the future role of the military in Burma.
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Shwe Mann asks the Committee for Implementation of the Amendment of the Constitution to review the vote plus referendum requirement for constitutional change, insists that all changes must be finalised six months from 2015 election.
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The groups say they will focus on changing Article 436, the clause that governs amendments to the constitution and which requires 75 percent parliamentary approval for any proposed amendment to proceed.
