Yangon and Thai varsities sign pact

Thepsatri Rajabhat University (TRU) was founded as a primary school for girls called “Lawasri School” in 1920 and renamed “Rajabhat Institute Thepsatri” in 1992 before it became Thepsatri Rajabhat University in June 2004, according to Rajabhat University Act.

In the agreement, the two universities will be exchanging teachers and students as part of a research and educational program. 

 

New laws needed 

Outdated laws, orders and instructions prescribed in order to protect the interests of the previous governments will be revoked, Lower House Speaker Thura Shwe Mann said on April 10. 

Although the laws and orders are useful, they are neglected in favour of verbal instructions and that can lead to disruptions to the rule of law, Thura Shwe Mann said.

With the assistance of legal experts, the laws inappropriate to the reform process should be cancelled. 

The current laws must be appropriate for the people to abide by in order to restore rule of law back in the country, member Tin Maung Than of National Economic and Social Advisory Board said. 

There are 1382 laws enacted in Myanmar from its independence to April 2012. There are 834 laws in current usage.

 

Govt, KNU to meet

Vice-Chairman Aung Min Oo of the Union Peace Making Committee and party and KNU leaders held an informal meeting at the Zwekabin hall in Pha-an on March 28.

“KNU leaders and government ministers first held an informal meeting to discuss future plans,” Aung Naing Oo of Myanmar Peace Centre said. “An official meeting may be held in May. There are good ties between the government, the army, the KNU and the other Kayin armed forces. Moreover, they have direct communication. I don’t know what will be the result of this meeting. Discussion for peace always faces difficulties,” he continued. 

The government and the KNU agreed on ceasefire in January 2012, and can only fully implement mutual agreements after both sides have observed ceasefire for more than a year. 

 

Investors eye zone

Together with Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, America and European Union countries will invest in Thilawar special industrial zone in Myanmar, according to the meeting held at the township administrative office on April 8.

The Thilawar special industrial zone project will be implemented in two phases. 

The first phase will include automobiles, electronics and other industries, while the second will include garment and food factories. 

“Thilawar special industrial zone project is a Myanmar-Japan joint project. Many countries are interested in doing business here. The land will be leased on a 50-year contract. The first phase will be completed in 2015,” chairman of the zone said.