Myanmar's new parliament Monday elected U Win Myint of the National League for Democracy (NLD) as Speaker of the House of Representatives (Lower House) and U Ti Khun Myat of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) as Deputy Speaker of the House.
Myanmar's outgoing Speaker of the Union Parliament U Shwe Mann Friday urged law makers of the new parliament to inherit the good practice of the previous parliament and continue to take the responsibility for the next term.
Chairperson of Myanmar's election-winning opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi Friday called on all stakeholders in Myanmar to cooperate for the interest of the nation.
Leader of Myanmar's election-winning opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi met with Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday.
Myanmar's Union Election Commission has appointed 366 military-represented parliament members to three levels of the new parliament to take up 25 percent share of seats at each level of the legislative body, according to the commission' s announcement made public Tuesday.
Myanmar's current parliament speaker U Shwe Mann has called on fresh parliamentarians to strive to ensure high-quality service in the new legislative body, taking lessons from previous parliamentary activities, an official report said Friday.
Myanmar's opposition party has won the qualified number of seats in the country's two-house Union Parliament to nominate two candidates for vice presidential run for next term.
Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) announced 106 parliament representatives-elect on Tuesday as the first-day election result, including 54 to the House of Representatives and 52 to Region or State parliament.
The National Assembly voted on Friday to remove opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) vice president Kem Sokha from the post of the parliament's first vice president after a proposal from a majority of the lawmakers.
Libya's internationally recognized House of Representatives (parliament) on Monday rejected the UN-proposed agreement for a unity government, parliament members said.
Following the German parliament a majority of the Dutch parliament on Wednesday approved the new, third bailout package for Greece.
The Israeli parliament approved late Thursday night a right-wing government formed by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his Likud party won an early election nearly two months ago.
Myanmar's parliament has adopted suffrage of white card holders, allowing them to vote on the national referendum bill on constitution amendment, local media reported Tuesday.
The Ukrainian parliament's decision to define Russia as an "aggressor state" is irresponsible and thoughtless, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Tuesday.
Myanmar Union Parliament has approved signing agreement on establishing a regional secretariat for mutual recognition of ASEAN tourist experts, state-media reported Saturday.
It seems that the Afghan government would continue to be run by acting ministers after the Wolesi Jirga or the lower house of the Afghan parliament rejected some of the ministers appointed by Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
Myanmar's parliament on Thursday re- proposed holding six-party talks as soon as possible to work out a framework for constitution amendment, stressing that alternative talks are not what it hopes for, parliament sources said.
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