Government

Government plans to change school bus system

28 April 2017
Myanmar Times
Provincial and local governments / Head of state / Government services / Government
Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein / Yangon regional government

The Yangon regional government plans to change the school bus system for government schools in the coming academic year.Keep reading ...

Yangon Region Government cannot accept criticism over YBS failings

28 April 2017
Mizzima News
System of government / Parliament / Government services / Government
Yangon Region Government / Yangon Region Government Road Transport Minister Nilar Kyaw / Yangon Legislative Assembly

Yangon Region Government Road Transport Minister Nilar Kyaw said at the Yangon Legislative Assembly fourth regular session, that the government could not accept the suggestion that ‘People were disappointed over YBS’.Keep reading ...

Lawmakers to discuss YBS weaknesses

10 April 2017
Myanmar Times
Parliament / Government services
public transportation system / MP U Wai Phyo Han / Yangon Bus Service (YBS) / Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) / Yangon Region Transport Authority (YRTA)

A proposal by a regional Member of Parliament to discuss the weaknesses of the public transportation system in the Yangon Region has been submitted to the Yangon Region Hluttaw on April 5.Keep reading ...

One Year in, It’s Too Early to Judge the NLD a Failure on the Economy

FDI has fallen, GDP growth has been revised down, but is it fair to say Suu Kyi is failing the economy?Last week, as the NLD’s first year in power came to an end, so too did the financial year, which runs from April 1st through to ...

Yangon Parliament Approves Regional Planning Bill

Yangon’s parliament has approved a regional planning bill that includes details on plans for ‘satellite town’ projects, peripheral areas of the city earmarked for development to help the city cope with its booming population and an influx of investment.Keep reading ...

SNLD wins landslide in Shan State

The ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) had a disappointing run in the Shan State by-election on April 1, when Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) won with a landslide victory. Keep reading ...

By-election was smooth, with minor hiccups: observers

3 April 2017
Myanmar Times
Elections / Government
National League for Democracy (NLD) / Arakan National Party / By-election / Union Election Commissions (UEC) / Shan National League for Democracy / All Nationals’ Democracy party

The by-election on April 1 proceeded and ended smoothly, although the voter turnout was low and there were minor incidents and misunderstandings.Keep reading ...

Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD)

The ruling party National League for Democracy (NLD) won 9 out of the 19 seats vacant in Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw, State and Region Hluttaw in April 1 by-election.Keep reading ...

Voters lacking info about candidates: EEOP survey

30 March 2017
Myanmar Times
System of government / Administration / Elections / Government
Election Education and Observation Partners (EEOP) / Pre-Election Voter Perception Survey

More than half of the voters have admitted that they don’t know the plans and policies of the candidates competing in the by-election on April 1, 2017, according to the Pre-Election Voter Perception Survey done by the Election Education and Observation Partners (EEOP).Keep reading ...

Factories told to close on polling day

29 March 2017
Myanmar Times
Administration / Elections
National League for Democracy (NLD) / Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar

Factories in Hlaing Tharyar have been told to close on polling day to allow their employees to cast their votes in the township’s by-election.Keep reading ...