Dossier
Union Parliament
Coverage of Union Parliament in the Nexus archive.
- Myanmar’s president outlines policy road map, criticizes ASEAN peace plan
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing outlined a five-year policy road map during his 100-day address to Parliament, emphasizing national development and peace efforts. He criticized ASEAN's 2021 five-point peace plan for Myanmar's civil strife, calling it discriminatory and lacking consensus among member states.
- Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres
Myanmar's military-backed parliament approved a law authorizing capital punishment for individuals who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres. The 'Anti-Online Scam Bill' was passed after MPs approved changes to a draft bill during a joint session in Naypyidaw.