In t hi s pol i t i cal updat e report No 9.

It covers up t he si gni f i cant act i vi t i es of execut i ve branch duri ng

t hi rd and fourt h week of November. Under t hi s sect i on, al l undert aki ngs and act i vi t i es rel at ed t o legisl at i on
f rom 16
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November, 2012 t o 27
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November, 2012 are ment i oned. Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw of t he f i f t h regul ar
sessi on of Fi rst Hl ut t aws was ended on 23
rd
November, 2012 and Amyot har Hl ut t aw and Pyi t hu Hl ut t aw
were f i ni shed on t he fol l owi ng day.
Under t he execut i ve branch, t he i ncl usi on t hat t he presi dent announces f our-poi nt pl an f or Rakhi ne
St at e, US- Myanmar (Burma) Part nership For Democracy, Peace, and Prosperi t y, Presi dent U Thein Sei n at t ends
Pl enary and Ret reat Sessi ons of 7t h East Asi a Summi t , Presi dent U Thei n Sei n met Indonesi an Presi dent Dr
Susi l o Bambang Yudhoyono, Presi dent U Thei n Sei n at t ends 15t h ASEAN-Chi na Summi t , Presi dent U Thei n
Sei n meet s Japanese Pri me Mi ni st er Mr Yoshi hi ko Noda, Presi dent U Thei n Sei n recei ves Thai Prime Mi ni st er
Mrs Yi ngl uck Shi nawat ra, not i f i cat i on of i mport ant f i ndi ngs report ed by Audi t or- General of t he Uni on t o
t he Presi dent are ment i oned.
On t he si de of Legi sl at ive, bi ll s approval, l aws promul gat i ng, bi l l submissi on, Hl ut t aw bi l l s wi t h some
remarks of Presi dent approved, president ment i ons Pyidaungsu Hl ut t aw amendment s t o t he audit or-general
of t he Uni on l aw were unconst i t ut i onal , and l aw Issued, bi l l s i n St at e newspaper wi l l be seen.
Repor t Summar y
Executive Br anch
President announces Four-point Plan for Rakhine Stat e
My an m ar s Presi d en t
Thei n Sei n t ol d repor t er s on
Wed n esd ay t h at t h e
government wi l l pursue a four-
poi nt pl an ai med at resol vi ng
t he b i t t er d i vi si on s bet ween
Mu sl i m an d Bu d d h i st
communi t i es i n Rakhi ne St at e.
He sai d t he p l an w i l l i nvol ve
changi ng peopl es prej udi ces,
promot i ng educat i on, creat i ng
j o b san d i n t r o d u ci n g a
program of bi rt h cont rol.
He sai d t he government
i s spendi ng about US $1 mi l l i on
per mont h provi di ng f ood t o
r ef u g ees, an d t h at i t n o w
requi res about $65 mi l l i on f or
reh ab i l i t at i on . ( Thur sda y, 22
November 2012)
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Political Update Report
N o ve mb e r 3 0 , 2 0 1 2 Re p o r t N o .9
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President U Thein Sein holds talks wit h New Zealand Prime
Minist er Mr John Key
Presi dent U Thei n Sei n met wi t h New Zeal and Pri me Mi ni st er Mr John Key, f i rst ever New Zwal and
Pri me Mi ni st er duri ng 54 years si nce di pl omat i c rel at i on bet ween t he t wo count ri es, f or boost i ng t he t wo
count ri es economi c and soci al cooperat i on t i es at Presi dent i al Resi dence at Naypyi daw on November 22.
In t he meet i ng, Myanmar Presi dent expl ai ned about t he pol i t i cal , economi c and soci al ref orm process and
urged New Zeal and Pri me Mi ni st er for more i nvest ment i n t he sect ors especi al l y i n of f shore f i shery, hydro-
power generat i on, heal t h, educat i on, and mi ni ng sect ors. New Zeal ands pri me mi ni st er responded t hat
t hey wi l l t ry t o open an embassy i n Myanmar and wi l l hel p promot e rural devel opment and food securi t y as
wel l as i nvest i ng i n educat i on, t echnol ogy and capaci t y bui l di ng. He al so announced $ 7 mi l l i on ai d pack-
age t o Myanmar. (Friday, November 23)
ht t p:/ / www.presi dent -of f i ce.gov.mm/ en/ bri ef i ng-room/ news/ 2012/ 11/ 23/ i d-1102
President Obama Announces
US- Myanmar (Burma) Par t ner ship
On No v em b er 19,
Presi dent Barack Obama became
t he f i rst si t t i ng U.S. Presi dent t o
v l s l t M y a n m a r . D u r l n g h l s s p e e c h ,
h e an n o u n ced j o i n t US Bu r ma
part nershi p for democrat i c ref orm
pl edged
$170 mi l l i o n d o l l ar s f o r
d emocr at i zat i on p r ocess an d
wil l hel p i mprove economic, and
soci al sect o r s h eal t h an d
ed u cat i on . He ad d ed f u r t h er
det ai l helps and t he cooperat i on
pl an wi l l be d evel oped al ong
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at t he Universit y of Yangon in Myanmar
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wi t h USAID whi ch wi ll creat e and st rengt hen t he capaci t y of government , and civil soci et y sect ors t o promot e
sust ai nabl e democracy t horough nat i onal reconci l i at i on.
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Myanmar President U Thein Sein meet President of t he Unit ed
Stat es of America Mr. Bar ack Obama
Presi d en t o f t h e
Republ i c of t he Uni on of
Myanmar U Thei n Sei n met
Pr esi d en t of t h e Un i t ed
St at es of America Mr Barack
Obama at t he meet i ng hal l
of Yangon Regi on Hl ut t aw
i n Yangon t hi s morni ng.
Presi d en t U Th ei n
Sei n exp r essed h i s
commi t ment t o cont i nue
cooperat i on t o st rengt hen
t he bi l at eral rel at i ons in t he
year s t o come. Based on
m u t u al r esp ect ,
u n d er st an d i n g an d
coo p er at i on , My an mar
w o u l d mov e f or w ar d t o
Af t er t he t ri p of US Presi dent Barak Obama, t here i ssued a j oi nt US-Myanmar st at ement for democracy,
Peace and prosperi t y wi t h t hree st eps. The Part nershi p for Democracy, Peace, and Prosperi t y i nvol ves a
t hree-st ep process:
1. Af f i rmi ng a j oi nt st at ement of pri nci pl es i n support of t he democrat i c t ransi t i on.
2. Worki ng t oget her t o devel op a j oi nt act i on pl an pri ori t i zi ng key areas.
3. Honori ng commi t ment s made i n t he j oi nt act i on pl an t o benef i t t he peopl e of Myanmar.
The pri nci pl es i ncl udes 1) i ncl usi vi t y, 2) t ransparency, 3) account abi l i t y, and 4) Local empowerment and
area of cooperat i on i ncl udes 1) Democracy, Human Ri ght s and t he Rul e of Law, 2) Transparent Governance,
3) Peace and Reconci l i at i on and 4) Prosperi t y.
US- Myanmar (Burma) Par t ner ship For
Democr acy, Peace, and Prosperit y,
h t t p : / / t r a n s i t i o n . u s a i d . g o v / l o c a t i o n s / a s i a / c o u n t r i e s / b u r m a / f a c t _ s h e e t s /
USAID_Burma_f ramework_f act _sheet .pdf
f urt her st rengt hen and promot e t he bi l at eral rel at i ons, Presi dent U Thei n Sei n sai d.
He appreci at ed t hat concret e cooperat i on t hat Presi dent U Thei n Sei n had announced wi t h respect
t o non-prol i ferat i on i ssues, i ncl udi ng t he IAEA addi t i onal prot ocol, because he t hought t hey shared an
i nt erest s i n t ryi ng t o curb t he prol i ferat i on of weapons of mass dest ruct i on. ( President Office: Tue, 11/ 20/
2012)
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President U Thein Sein at t ends Plenar y and
Ret reat Sessions of 7t h East Asia Summit
Pr esi d en t U
Th ei n Sei n at t end ed
t h e Pl en ar y an d
Ret reat Sessions of 7t h
East Asi a Summi t at
CM Meet i ng Room on
t he f i rst f l oor of Peace
Pal ace i n Phnom Penh,
Camb o d i a o n
Novemb er 21, 2012.
Al ong wi t h East Asi a
l eaders summi t , t hey
d i scu ssed reg i on al
monet ary mat t ers and
monet ary i nt egrat i on
and si x pri ori t y areas
Source-ht t p:/ / www.presi dent -of f i ce.gov.mm/ en/ bri ef i ng-room/ news/ 2012/ 11/ 22/ i d-1091
for cooperat i on energy, envi ronment , educat i on, di sast er ri sk management and ASEAN connect i vi t y.
Moreover, Presi dent U Thei n Sei n di scussed Myanmar focus area of cooperat i on wi t h t he regi onal l eaders.
He al so at t en ded Regi onal Comp reh en si ve Econ omi c Par t nershi p Neg ot i at i on (RCEP). (President
Office:Thursday, November 22, 2012 )
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Presi dent U Thei n Sei n of t he Republ i c of t he Uni on of Myanmar met Indonesi an Presi dent Dr. Susi l o
Bambang Yudhoyono, at Call Room on t he 4t h fl oor of Peace Pal ace i n Phnom Penh, Cambodi a, t his morning.
And Indonesi a woul d cont i nue t o support democrat i c reform of Myanmar. Indonesi a woul d send
Indonesi an economi c del egat i on compri sed of st at e- and pri vat e-owned ent re-preneurs t o Myanmar i n
order t o hol d di scussi ons wi t h Myanmar s st at e and pri vat e sect ors. Indonesi a ayed t o make cooperat ion i n
Myanmar s agri cul t ure sect or for boost i ng ri ce product i on. Indonesi a recogni zed Myanmar s government
handl i ngs of Rakhi ne af f ai rs by means of peace and st abi l i t y and t he rul e of l aw and rel i ef and reset t l ement .
He expressed hi s support for Myanmar government s cooperat i on pol i ci es wi t h UN, NGOs and INGOs.
For di ssemi nat i on of knowl edge and educat i on and economi c devel opment , t he government was openi ng
more basi c educat i on school s and creat i ng more j ob opport uni t i es t here i n cooperat i on wi t h UN, i nt ernat i onal
organi zat i ons, NGOs, INGOs and donors at home.
(President Office: Wednesday, November 21, 2012)
Source-ht t p:/ / www.presi dent -of f i ce.gov.mm/ en/ bri ef i ng-room/ news/ 2012/ 11/ 21/ i d-1083
President U Thein Sein meets Indonesian
President Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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President U Thein Sein at t ends 15th ASEAN- China Summit
Presi dent U Thei n Sei n al ong wi t h hi s count erpart s f rom ASEAN, Premi er Mr Wen Ji abao and mi ni s-
t ers and ASEAN secret ary general and ot her t op l eaders f rom ASEAN j oi nt submi t at Phnom Penh of Cam-
bodi a.
The Presi dent sai d t hat
t hey will make cont inued effort s
f or eco n o mi c co o p er at i o n
including cooperat i on in ASEAN
China t rade and invest ment and
d evel op m en t o f so u t h an d
n or t h eco n o m i c co r r i d or s
am on g Meko n g r eg i o n
coun t r i es and t hat t hey wi l l
exert more effort s for real izat ion
of t he mast er pl an part neri ng
t h e govern ment and p ri vat e
sect or. ( Tuesday, November
20, 2012)
Source-ht t p:/ / www.presi dent -of f i ce.gov.mm/ en/ bri ef i ng-room/ news/ 2012/ 11/ 20/ i d-1063
Presi dent of t he Republ i c of t h e Uni on of Myanmar U Thei n Sei n met Japan ese Pri me Mi ni st er
Mr Yoshihi ko Noda at Peace Pal ace i n Phnom Penh of Cambodia.
At t he meet i ng, t he Japanese Pri me Mi ni st er expressed sympat hy f or vi ct i ms of t he eart hquake, t he
pl an t o reduce Myanmar s debt s i n January 2013, Yen 50,000 mi l l i on new l oan for devel opment of nat i onal
races i n t he border areas, const ruct i on of Thi l awa Port , const ruct i on of deep sea port s, ef fect i ve use for
Source-ht t p:/ / www.presi dent -of f i ce.gov.mm/ en/ bri ef i ng-room/ news/ 2012/ 11/ 20/ i d-1062
President U Thein Sein meets
Japanese Prime Minist er Mr Yoshihiko Noda
p o ver t y al l ev i at i o n t asks
b ei n g u nd ert aken by t h e
St at e, necessary assi st ance
i n communi cat i ons sect or
f or 2013 SEA Games an d
2014 ASEAN Chai rmanshi p,
and pl an f or mini st eri al l evel
and h i gh ranki ng of f i ci al s
l evel t o be t rai ned.
(President Office: Tuesday,
November 20, 2012)
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Presi dent U Thei n Sei n who met wi t h Thai Pri me Mi ni st er Mrs Yi ngl uck Shi nawat ra at t he Cal l Room
of Peace Pal ace i n Ph nom Penh .
At t h e meet i n g , t h e t w o l ead er s
exch an ged vi ew s on d evel opmen t of Daw ei
Sp eci al Eco no mi c Zone and bo ost i ng mu t u al
co o p er at i o n , an d r each ed an ag r eemen t o n
i mpl ement at i o n o f t h ose pro j ect s b y t he t wo
co u n t r i es. Th e i mp l emen t at i o n o f Reg i o n al
d evel o p men t t asks ar e men t i o n i n t h e j o i n t
declarat ion.
Af t er t he meet i ng, Uni on Mi ni st er
Dr Kan Zaw and t he Thai Mi ni st er at t he
Pri me Mi ni st er Of f i ce exchanged Dawei
Special Economic Zone j oi nt decl arat i on.
(President Office: Nov 19, 2012)
President U Thein Sein receives
Thai Prime Minist er Mr s Yingluck Shinawat r a
Source-ht t p:/ / www.presi dent -of f i ce.gov.mm/ en/ bri ef i ng-room/ news/ 2012/ 11/ 20/ i d-1061
Accordi ng t o press rel ease of Informat i on Team, t he Audi t or General of t he Uni on and regi on and
St at e l evel audi t or general of f i ces audi t ed t he account s of depart ment s and organi zat i ons and t hat of
respect i ve regi ons for 2011-2012 f i scal year and has found t hat Regardi ng t he budget for expendi t ure for
2011-2012 f i scal year, 15 mi ni st ri es and 47 depart ment s and servi ce organi zat i ons had al ready repai d K
17426.772 mi l l i on and USD 162,322.290 out of K 58,398.810 mi l l i on and USD 232, 977.310 t o t he St at e i n
accord wi t h t he i mport ant f i ndi ngs f rom 1 Apri l 2011 t o 30 Sept ember 2012. The remai ni ng amount of
money t o be repai d i s K 40, 828.122 mi l l i on and USD 70, 655.020. The amount of money t o be repai d due t o
mi smanagement and mal pract i ce of servi ce personnel i s K 143.916 mi l l i on. (24 November, 2012)
Summar y of of impor tant f indings repor t ed by
Audit or- Gener al of t he Union t o t he President
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Bill Approval, Law Promulgating, Bill Submission, Hluttaw bills with some remarks with President
approved, President ment ions pyidaungsu Hlut t aw amendment s t o t he Audit or-General of t he Union
law were unconst it utional, Law Issued, Bill in St at e News Paper are ment ioned in t his sect ion.
Bi l l amendi ng Const i t ut i onal Tri bunal Law
Bot h Pyi t hu Hl ut t aw and Amyot har Hl ut t aw
15
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November, 2012
(Source: The Mirror, Pg 9 of 16
th
Nov, 2012)
2012-2013 Fi scal Year Uni on Suppl ement ary Budget Al l ocat i on Bi l l
Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw on 20
t h
Nov, 2012
(Source: The Mirror, Pg 5 of 21
st
Nov, 2012)
Law Promulgat ing
Four Laws promul gat ed duri ng t he f i f t h regul ar sessi on of Fi rst Hl ut t aw i n Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw
1. Law revoki ng Myanmar Fi ve St art Shi ppi ng Corporat i ons(1964) Law
2. Law revoki ng Land Conf i scat i on( Mi nes) Act
3. Law revoki ng Publ i c Servi ce Prot ect i on Law
4. Forei gn Di rect Invest ment Law
(Source: The Mirror, Pg 20 of 22
nd
Nov, 2012)
Legislat ive Br anch
1. Myanmar Cent ral Bank Bi l l
Deput y Mi ni st er of Fi nance and Revenue Dr. Maung Maung Thei n
Pyi t hu Hlut t aw
2. Bi l l amendi ng Transfer of Propert y Act
Judge of t he Supreme Court of t he Uni on
3. Bi l l amendi ng Uni on Ci vi l Law Procedure
U Thei n Nyunt of Thi ngangyun const i t uency
4. Bi l l abol i shi ng t he 1993 Devel opment Commi t t ees Law (Law No.5/ 1993) of St at e Law and Order
Rest orat i on Counci l
Daw Ti n Nwe Oo of New Dagon(Nort h) Const i t uency
Pyi t hu Hlut t aw
(Source: The Mirror, Pg. 4 of 24
th
Nov, 2012)
Bill Submission
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Presi dent sent message t o Speaker of Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw for scrut i ni ze whet her t he fol l owi ng l aws
whi ch were made by St at e Peace Devel opment Counci l i n accordance wi t h Const i t ut i onal l aw no.443 are
consi st ent wi t h t he Const i t ut i on or not . If i t i s found i nconsi st ent , i t was urged t o amend as necessary by t he
Hl ut t aws. The l aws are as fol l ows,
1. St at e Fl ag Law (No.8/ 2010)
2. St at e Seal Law (No.9/ 2010)
3. Nat i onal Ant hem Law (No.10/ 2010)
4. Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw Law (No.11/ 2010)
5. Phyt hu Hl ut t aw Law (No.12/ 2010)
6. Amyot har Hl ut t t aw (No.13/ 2010)
7. Regi on or St at e Hl ut t aw Law (No.14/ 2010)
8. Uni on Government Law (No.15/ 2010)
9. Regi on or St at e Government Law(No.16/ 2010)
10. Sel f -Admi ni st ered Di vi si on or Sel f -Admi ni st ered Zone Leadi ng Body Law (No.17/ 2010)
11. Nay Pyi Taw Counci l Law (No.18/ 2010)
12. El ect i on of t he Presi dent and Vi ce-Presi dent Law (No.19/ 2010)
13. Uni on Judi ci ary Law (No.20/ 2010)
14. Const i t ut i onal Tri bunal of t he Uni on Law (No.21/ 2010)
15. At t orney-General of t he Uni on Law (No.22/ 2010)
16. Audi t or-General of t he Uni on Law (No.23/ 2010)
17. Uni on Chai rman of Ci vi l Servi ces Board (No.24/ 2010)
18. Emol ument , al l owance and pri vi l eges of Uni on l evel Persons Law (No.2/ 2010)
19. Emol ument , al l owance and pri vi l eges of Regi on/ St at e l evel Persons Law (No.3/ 2010)
20. Emol ument , al l owance and pri vi l eges of chai rman and execut i ve commi t t ee members of Sel f -
Admi ni st ered Di vi si on or Sel f -Admi ni st ered Zone Law (No.4/ 2010)
21. Emol ument , al lowance and pri vil eges of chai rman and members of Nay Pyi Taw Counci l Law (No.5/
2010)
22. Emol ument , all owance and pri vi l eges of Pyit hu Hl ut t aw, Amyot har Hlut t aw, Regi on/ St at e Hl ut t aw
represent at i ves and members l eadi ng body of Sel f -Admi ni st ered Di vi si on or Sel f -Admi ni st ered
Area Law (No.6/ 2012)
(Source: The Mirror, Pg. 6 of 24
th
November, 2012)
Sending of Message
by t he President t o t he Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hlut taw
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President U Thei n Sei n sent message t o Speaker of Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw regardi ng enact i ng Hlut t aw
l aws, 2012 Pyi t hu Hl ut t aw bi l l and 2012 Amyot har Hl ut t aw bi l l. The president repli ed wi t h 10 remarks on t he
t wo bi l l s. The Hl ut t aw agreed t wo poi nt s of t en presi dent s remarks and sent back t o t he Presi dent on
18.11.2012. St i l l , t he Presi dent del i vered a message t o Speaker of Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw t hat some of t he
point s in t he bi ll s need t o be consist ent wi t h t he Const i t ut i on and encourage Check and Bal ance among t he
t hree branches of t he count rys soverei gnt y.
Source: The Mirror, Pg.4 of 25
th
November, 2012.
The president sent message t o Speaker of Pyi daungsu Hl ut t aw regardi ng Bi l l amendi ng Audi t or-General of
t he Uni on on 25
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November, 2012. The presi dent ment i oned t hat t he pot ent i al amendment s t o t he Audi t or-
General of t he Uni on l aw were unconst i t ut i onal .
Source: The Mirror, Pg.20 of 26
th
November, 2012
Bill in St at e News Paper
Myanmar Cent ral Bank Bi l l
Source: The Mi rror, addi t i on page (A) t o (C) of 17
t h
November, 2012
Law Issued
2012-2013 Fi scal Year Uni on Suppl ement ary Budget Al l ocat i on Law
(Source: The Mirror, Pgs.8 t o 9 of 23
rd
November, 2012 )
Myanmar has been t ryi ng t o engage not onl y wi t h t he l eaders f rom ASEAN and Asi a-Paci f i c regi ons
for more economi c cooperat i ons, of f i ci al capaci t y bui l di ng and humani t ari an assi st ance. The vi si t of Uni t ed
St at es Presi dent Mr. Barak Obama t o Myanmar i s hi st ori c and si gnal for t he i mport ance of Myanmar i n t he
regi on bot h geopol i t i cal l y and economi cal l y. It al so shows Myanmar i s on t he ri ght t rack wi t h rapi d
democrat izat ion reform. Furt hermore, Hl ut t aws have been maki ng, amending laws and di scussi ng i mport ant
proposal s focusing on rebuil di ng of t he st at es poli t i cal st ruct ure and economic environment . In t his si t uat ion,
i t i s recommended by t he expert s t hat nat i onal reconci l i at i on process wi t h et hni c armed groups should be
handl ed very careful l y so t hat it l ast s sust ainabl e and peacef ul envi ronment t o become a a prosperous st at e
i n t he f ut ure.
Hlut taw bills wit h some remarks of President ap proved
Presid ent ment io ns p yidaungsu Hlut t aw amend ment s t o t he
Audit or- Gener al of the Union law were unconst itut ional
Co nclusion
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