Myanmar
![Shwe Mann, then speaker of Union Parliament, attends a parliament meeting at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw in this August 18, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/mynmar_shwe_mann_-_reuters_0.jpeg "Shwe Mann, then speaker of Union Parliament, attends a parliament meeting at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw in this August 18, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]")
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31 August 2015
Op-Ed: Myanmar's drawn out constitutional battles ended with military force
![Shwe Man (L), Speaker of the Union Parliament, and Myanmar"s President Thein Sein exit after he gave a speech at the regular 9th section of the Union parliament on the final day in Nyapyitaw in this March 26, 2014 [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/myanmar_-_reuters_0.jpg "Shwe Man (L), Speaker of the Union Parliament, and Myanmar\"s President Thein Sein exit after he gave a speech at the regular 9th section of the Union parliament on the final day in Nyapyitaw in this March 26, 2014 [photo credit: Reuters]")
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20 August 2015
Myanmar lawmakers to vote on impeachment bill following political turmoil
![Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann attends a USDP meeting on August 12, flanked by vice chairs Thura U Aye Myint (left) and U Htay Oo (right) [photo credit: The Myanmar Times]](/sites/default/files/myanmar_times_1.jpg "Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann attends a USDP meeting on August 12, flanked by vice chairs Thura U Aye Myint (left) and U Htay Oo (right) [photo credit: The Myanmar Times]")
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14 August 2015
Myanmar President removes party chair and other key figures after attempts to change the constitution
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23 July 2015
Myanmar's lower house votes to postpone constitutional referendum until after general election
![Students protesting in Myanmar [photo credit: AFP]](/sites/default/files/myanmarstudentprotest.newsfultoncountydotcom_0.jpg "Students protesting in Myanmar [photo credit: AFP]")
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3 July 2015
Myanmar: students protest military’s role in politics after parliament blocks constitutional amendments
![Myanmar riot police block the road during a protest in downtown Yangon, on Tuesday [phot credit: EPA]](/sites/default/files/myanmar_police.epaphoto_0.jpg "Myanmar riot police block the road during a protest in downtown Yangon, on Tuesday [phot credit: EPA]")
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3 July 2015
Myanmar leaders face constitutional challenges
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2 July 2015
ميانمار: رفض مشروع قانون يقلل من نفوذ الجيش في البرلمان
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29 June 2015
Myanmar parliament rejects bill to curb army constitution veto
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24 June 2015
Myanmar Parliament Begins Debate on Bill to Amend Constitution
Voices From The Field
15 June 2015
Myanmar: Proposed amendments seek to entrench legislative supremacy and devolve marginal autonomy to local governments