Government set to ease restrictions on NGOs
Play
Myanmar is set to legalise politicians' participation in non-government organisations, according to the chief of the General Administration Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Director General Min Shwe said on June 13 that necessary amendments to the 1988 Law on Forming of Organisations had been submitted to parliament. The amendments will allow politicians and government officials to form or participate in non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
“In the past, there were delays in the registration process. Now, the amendments will make it possible to complete the registration formalities within 60 days. The restriction on government staff and politicians participating in NGOs will also be removed,” Min Shwe said.
The move aims to encourage the emergence of more NGOs in the country, and enable them to do social development work more effectively and efficiently, the director general said.
“After the parliamentary discussion to approve the law, it will come out. While amending the law, Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of National League for Democracy, and Lower House Speaker Thura Shwe Mann made their contributions,” he said.
