Government
Government plans to change school bus system
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
