Professional Documents
Culture Documents
CONTENTS
Part-1(Myanmar Society) Historical background National Races Religion Arts & Culture Festivals Traditional foods Part-2(Political System) Myanmar Dynasties Colonial Period Independent Myanmar Socialism Military Regime Democracy Regime Key events in recent Myanmar Politics
Suvarnabhumi
Legend has it that the mysterious land of Suvarnabhumi (or "Golden Land"), mentioned in numerous ancient sources and the subject of much debate, was in fact the homeland of the Mon, who established their first kingdom in Myanmar in 300 BC around the port of Thaton, which developed into an important trading center. Pyu From the 1st century AD, the Pyus settled in central Myanmar. They were also quick to espouse Buddhism, and they founded highly civilized city-kingdoms which, at their peak, during the 7th and 8th centuries, also became prosperous trading centers. The largest city was Sri Ksetra, close to present-day Pyay (Prome). Pyu had built towns in Sri Ksetra (Pyay) 4-8AD, Maingmaw, Beikthano. (Actually Vishnu from Hindu god), Taung Dwin Gyi 1-4 AD,, Hanlin (Wet Let) 2-9AD, Tagaung (Thabeikkyin), Waddi (Nga Htwoe Gyi), Maingmaw (Pinlay) (Myittha), Beinnaka (Pyaw Bwe), and Bilin (Mon state). It is believed the first Kayin (Karen) and Chin provided the next wave of immigrants to central Myanmar, before the Myanmar people migrated from Nanzhao during the 9th century.
National Races
The union of Myanmar is made up of 135 national races, of which the main national races are Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon, Rakhine, Shan. Population of the country is estimated at 60 million (2010). Naypyitaw is the capital city and Yangon is the commercial city. Kachin Kayah Kayin Chin
Bamar
Mon
Rakhine
Shan
Religion
Buddhists Christians Muslims Hindus Animists 89 % 4% 4% 2% 1%
Religion and faith are core aspects of daily life in Myanmar society. A large majority of people practices Buddhist traditions at home. The Buddhist communitys emphasis Forgiveness and caring for each other in the family and community at large dominate Myanmas society. People live in a collective culture at home with parents who hold grate power in Family. Myanmar woman usually maintain cultural practice as a social norm at home.
Traditional Ceremonies
Novitiation Ceremony
Novitiation ceremony is the unique characteristic in Myanmar. This ceremony usually celebrates during the school holidays, mostly in summer holidays at March & April before the water festival. In the Myanmar tradition the boys are compulsory to enter the Buddhist order for a week or more.In the Myanmar Buddhist tradition it is compulsory that every boys over eight years old to twenty have to enter the Buddhist Order for a week or more as a novice and over twenty they have to enter the Order again as Ordained Monk.
Thanaka
"Thanaka" which is the beauty secret of Myanmar women. In the bedroom of a Myanmar woman on the floor besides the dressing table there has an 8" long Thanaka wood cutting, a flat circular surfaced whetstone or grind stone and a small water bottle with a pore on the lid. After a bath she sits at the whetstone put several drops of water on it and rub the Thanaka cutting on the whetstone continuously at a circular motion with body pressure.
Marriage
Individuals usually find their own marriage partners. Arrangements for the Marriage may be made by the parents of sometimes an intermediary is employed. When a man asks a womans parents for their consent, it is common practice for him to bring a gift for the woman. Wedding ceremonies are relatively simple expect among wealthy families. After speeches by the parents , members of the families and guests share pickled Tea. Myanmar women regard as marrying is once in a life time that they consider seriously to get married and also celebrate the wedding ceremony graciously at utmost effort.
Festivals in Myanmar
Kachin Manaw Festival (Kachin New Year Festival held in January) Manaw Dance is performed at Manaw Festival which originated as part of the Nat or Spirit worship of the past 2 days celebration fest plays very important role in Kachin people
Hta Manae Festival (February) A competition between teams of men for donation of Glutinous Rice to Lord Buddha People enjoy watching competition of cooking Glutinous Rice After cooking , Glutinous Rice is distributed as donation to people
Date : 8th Waxing to Full Moon Day of Wagaung Location : Taung Pyone Village, near Mandalay Duration : 8 days Taung Pyone is the site where two brothers serving a king of Bagan in the 11th century were executed. They became powerful spirits or Nats.
Myanmar people have along tradition of prepraring Food in their way. Myanmar is an agricultural country with rice as the principle crop. The itinerary of visiting Traveler to Myanmar will never be deemed complete if he or she has not tasted the Myanmar Hta Min (main rice) and Hin (curry) to satisfy the sweet tooth. Other famous Myanmar traditional foods are Mouk-HinKha, Ohn-noh-Khauk-Swe and Myanmar tea.
Traditional foods
Part-2(Myanmar Political)
Pagan Empire (10441287)
Anawrahta founded the Pagan Empire, unifying for the first time the regions that would later constitute the modern-day Burma. Well into the mid-13th century, most of mainland Southeast Asia was under some degree of control of either the Pagan Empire or the Khmer Empire. Anawrahta also implemented a series of key social, religious and economic reforms that would have a lasting impact in Burmese history. His social and religious reforms later developed into the modern-day Burmese culture. The most important development was the introduction of Theravada Buddhism to Upper Burma after Pagan's conquest of the Thaton Kingdom in 1057. Beginning in the early 13th century, the Shans began to encircle the Pagan Empire from the north and the east. The Mongols, who had conquered Yunnan, the former homeland of the Burmans in 1253, began their invasion of Burma in 1277, and in 1287 sacked Pagan, ending the Pagan kingdom's 250-year rule of the Irrawaddy valley and its periphery.
British rule
By around the start of the 20th century, a nationalist movement began to take shape in the form of Young Men's Buddhist Associations (YMBA), modelled on the YMCA, as religious associations were allowed by the colonial authorities. In 1920 the first university students strike in history broke out in protest against the new University Act which the students believed would only benefit the elite and perpetuate colonial rule. 'National Schools' sprang up across the country in protest against the colonial education system, and the strike came to be commemorated as 'National Day In December 1930, a local tax protest by Saya San in Tharrawaddy quickly grew into first a regional and then a national insurrection against the government. May 1930 saw the founding of the Dobama Asiayone (We Burmans Association) whose members called themselves Thakin The second university students strike in 1936 was triggered by the expulsion of Aung San and Ko Nu, leaders of the Rangoon University Students Union (RUSU),
Socialism(1962-1988)
On 2 March 1962, Ne Win, with sixteen other senior military officers, staged a coup d'tat, arrested U Nu, Sao Shwe Thaik and several others, and declared a socialist state to be run by their Union Revolutionary Council. Ne Win quickly took steps to transform Burma into his vision of a 'socialist state' and to isolate the country from contact with the rest of the world. A one-party system was established with his newly formed Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) in complete control.
Military Regime(1988-2010)
The military government announced a change of name for the country in English from Burma to Myanmar in 1989. It also continued the economic reforms started by the old regime and called for a Constituent Assembly to revise the 1974 Constitution. This led to multiparty elections in May 1990 in which the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory over the National Unity Party. 1991, and also faced economic sanctions. In April 1992 the military replaced Saw Maung with General Than Shwe. The SLORC was abolished in November 1997 and replaced by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). On 23 June 1997, Burma was admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). On 27 March 2006, the military junta, which had moved the national capital from Yangon to a site near Pyinmana in November 2005, officially named the new capital Naypyidaw, meaning "city of the kings". In August 2003, Kyin Nyunt announced a seven-step "roadmap to democracy", which the government claims it is in the process of implementing. On 17 February 2005, the government reconvened the National Convention, for the first time since 1993, in an attempt to rewrite the Constitution.
On 7 February 2008, SPDC announced that a referendum for the Constitution would be held, and Elections by 2010. The Burmese constitutional referendum, 2008 was held on 10 May and promised a "discipline-flourishing democracy" for the country in the future. In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis caused extensive damage in the densely populated, rice-farming delta of the Irrawaddy Division.[69] It was the worst natural disaster in Burmese history with reports of an estimated 200,000 people dead or missing, and damage totaled to 10 billion dollars (USD), and as many as 1 million left homeless. In October 2012 the number of ongoing conflicts in Burma included the Kachin conflict, between the Kachin Independence Army and the government; a civil war between the Rohingya Muslims, and the government and non-government groups in Arakan State; and a conflict between the Shan, Lahu and Karen minority groups, and the government in the eastern half of the country. A widely publicised Burmese conflict was the 2012 Rakhine State riots, a series of conflicts that primarily involved the ethnic Rakhine Buddhist people and the Rohingya Muslim people in the northern Rakhine State
Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy, participated in by-elections held on 1 April 2012 after the government abolished laws that led to the NLD's boycott of the 2010 general election. She led the NLD in winning the by-elections in a landslide, winning 41 out of 44 of the contested seats.
Foreign Relations
In mid October, 2012. former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair "led a delegation" to shake hands with President Thein Sein, and met with lower house speaker Shwe Mann. On 3 November 2012 European Commission President Jos Manuel Barroso met with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in Myanmar. On 6 November 2012 Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard met with Myanmar's President Thein Sein on the sidelines of the 9th AsiaEurope Meeting becoming the first Australian head of government to meet Burma's leader in nearly 30 years. On 19 November 2012, US President Barack Obama visited Burma following his 2012 reelection and was accompanied by Hillary Clinton, returning almost a year after her first visit. Though he did not visit the capital, President Obama delivered a speech at Rangoon University, out of respect for the university where opposition to colonial rule first took hold.
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U Zay Yar Myo Aung U Kyaw Min Aye U Tin Myo Aung Daw Khin Myo Naing Daw Swe Swe Myint
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Overview
1. Introduction 2. Myanmar Society 3.Explore Myanmar Society 4.Political System in Myanmar 5. Questions & Answers
Introduction
The Republic of Union of Myanmar -Area : 676577 km square - Population: Over 60 Millions -Religion : 83 % Buddhism, 5.6 % Christianity, 3.8 % Muslin 0.5% Hindu. -Neighbors :China ,Thailand, Bangladesh , Laos, India -Festivals: Seasonal festivals, social and religious festivals -National races : Over 100
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Myanmar Society
Our country composed with 7 States & 7 Regions
Kachin State Kayah State Kayin State Chin State Mon State Rakhine State Shan State Sagaing Region Taninthayi Region Bago Region Magway Region Mandalay Region Yangon Region Ayeyarwady Region
2.Explore Myanmar Society a) b) c) d) Cultural Sector Education Sector Health Sector Sports Sector
Cultural Sector
Myanmar concept on culture
Culture is a combination of both physical and mental culture.
Standard of culture can be measured 1. By material development 2.By the morale and morality of its people.
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Culture is like a mixed pot of flowers Physical Culture -Value loyalty, honesty,
generosity, forgiveness, gratitude and kindness
Mental Culture
-gentle manners, customs, traditions ,rules of conduct
Marriage
By Law - 18 years old - Buddhism , Christian, Muslin, Hindu. But We respect our parents and need approve to marriage Man & Woman.
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Education Sector
When we had 3 years old Pre-Primary Schools. In some villages .. Monastery Schools.
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Education Sector
10.Chemistry 11.Mathematics 12.Physics 13.Zoology 14.Industrial Chemistry
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Education Structure
1. Administrative Structure 2. Academic Structure 3. Organization Structure
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Administrative Structure
1. National Education Committee - Basic Education Sub-sector
(a) Basic Education Council (b) Basic Education Curriculum, Syllabus and Textbook Committee (c) Teacher Education Supervisory Committee (d) Basic Education Schools
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Academic Structure
-Higher Education Sub-sector
(a) Universities Central Council (b) Council of University Academic Bodies (c) Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
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Number 66 15 61 5 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 163
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Organization Structure
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Health Sector
Medical & Health Facilities & Personnel Government Hospital = 790 Hospitals Government Hospital = 366 Hospitals (Above 25 bedded) Approximate Specialist Hospital =35 Hospital with specialist service =29 Hospital above 25 bedded =302 Total =366
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Health Sector
Doctors in Myanmar
No. of Drs in State service - 6331 No. of Drs in Private practice -11145 Total =17476
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Health System
The Ministry of Health laid down the National Health Plan (2001-2006) under the guidance from the National Health Committee.
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Sports Sector
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Sports Sector
Places- Yangon, Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Ngwe Saung. Motto - Green ,Clean ,and Friendship. Events - 460 in 33 sports Opening Ceremony - 11 Dec 2013 Closing Ceremony - 22 Dec 2013 Main Venue - Zabuthiri Stadium Website -27th Southeast Asian Games
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Sports Sector
Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Badminton Basketball Billiards & Snooker Chess Cycling Football Golf Futsal Boxing Shooting Name Sr. No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pencak Muay Weightlifting Vovinam Volleyball Wrestling Equestrian Taekwondo Judo Canoeing
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Sports Sector
Sr. No. 21 22 23 24 25 Chinlone Karate Kenpo Traditional Boat Race Body Building Name Sr. No. 26 27 28 29 30 Silat Field Hockey Sailing Petanque Sepak Takraw Name
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Governments Structure Timeline: Myanmar's reforms under Civilian Government Moving Forward Challenges
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Governments Structure
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Executive branch
Chief of state:
President U THEIN SEIN (since 4.2.2011); Vice President DR. SAI MOUK KHAM (since 4.2.2011); Vice President U NYAN HTUN (since 15.8. 2012) Head of the government is President THEIN SEIN and includes 36 Ministries cabinet is appointed by the president and confirmed by the parliament U THEIN SEIN elected president by the parliament from among three vice presidents; the upper house, the lower house, and military members of the parliament each nominate one vice president (president serves a five-year term)
Government:
Cabinet:
Elections:
Legislative branch
The House of Nationalities [Amyotha Hluttaw]: (224 seats, 168 directly elected and 56 appointed by the military; members serve fiveyear terms) The House of Representatives [Pythu Hluttaw] : (440 seats, 330 directly elected and 110 appointed by the military; members serve five-year terms) Elections: last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held in December 2015) Election results: The House of Nationalities ; USDP 74.8%, others 25.2%; The House of Representatives ; USDP 79.6%, others 20.4%
Parliament Committees
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Committee Chairman Bill Committee T Khun Myat Public Accounts Committee Thurein Zaw Rights Committee Nanda Kyaw Sar Governments Guarantees, Pledges and Win Sein Undertakings Vetting Committee Representatives Vetting Committee* Maung Oo Citizens Fundamental Rights, Democracy and Htay Oo Human Rights Committee National Race Affairs and Internal Peace-Making Thein Zaw Committee Banks and Monetary Development Committee Aung Thaung Planning and Financial Development Committee Soe Tha Farmers, Workers and Youth Affairs Committee Tin Htut International Relations Committee Hla Myint Oo Economic and Trade Development Committee Maung Maung Thein Transport, Communication and Construction Thein Swe Committee Sports, Culture and Public Relations Aye Myint Development Committee Party USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP
Parliament Committees
# Committee Agriculture, Livestock Breeding and Fishery 15. Committee Investment and Industrial Development 16. Committee Resources and Environmental Conservation 17. Committee 18. Health Promotion Committee 19. Education Promotion Committee 20. Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee 21. Public Affairs Management Committee 22. Social Development Committee Reform and Modernization Assessment 23. Committee 24. Water Transportation Development Committee Legal Affairs and Special Affairs Assessment 25. Commission 26. Rule of Law and Peace and Stability Committee Chairman Soe Naing Htay Myint Lun Thi Kyaw Myint Chan Nyein Aung Ko Maung Oo Maung Maung Swe Aung Thein Lin Kyi Min Nanda Kyaw Sar Aung San Suu Kyi Party USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP USDP NLD
Judicial branch
Supreme Court The new constitution provides for a supreme court, a constitutional tribunal, and lower courts. The present judicial system was adopted under the 2008 Constitution and Union Judiciary Law 2010.
Political Parties
58 registered 10 have to registered
Timeline:
March:
U Thein Sein is sworn in as president of a nominally civilian government and the transfer of powers to the new government is complete; The new government frees thousands of prisoners; Aung San Suu Kyi is allowed to leave Yangon on a political visit; days later she meets President Thein Sein in Nay Pyi Taw. President Thein Sein suspends construction of controversial Chinesefunded Myitsone hydroelectric dam, in move seen as showing greater openness to public opinion.
Nov: Dec:
Moving Forward
Legislative Reforms
New laws enacted FDI Taxation Land Reform Freedom of Expression Freedom of Association Engagement with 88 Generation Willingness to Listen to the Voices of the People
Development Priorities
Agriculture Education and Health Natural resources management Tourism Competitive business sector Financial/Banking Sector Legal structures Infrastructure, and Policy formation and implementation
Challenges
Weak capacity for implementing reforms Much still depends on individuals not policy Sanctions Official Development Assistance (ODA) Lowest recipient of ODA among all LDCs, with 7.2 US$ per capita in 2010 FDIs Poor Infrastructure Corruption
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Dr. Than Zaw U Ye Myint Kyaw U Si Thu Kyaw U Aung Phyo U Kyaw Moe Naing Daw Khin Myo Thwin
SEQUENCES
Myanmar Society
What is society? Lifestyle Religion Culture Education Health
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Political System Different conceptions of politics Political system in Myanmar What is Democracy? Basic principle Three branches of sovereign power National policy Foreign policy
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ANDAMAN SEA
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What is Society?
According to sociologists, a society is a group of people with common territory, interaction, and culture. Social groups consist of two or more people who interact and identify with one another.
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Lifestyle
hospitable and warm-hearted
simple and ordinary lifestyle adults dont leave their family until they get married Arrangement of marriage may be made by parents the last marriage person keeps live with their parents children support back to their parents when they are old rank their parents just after Triple Gems: Buddha, Damma and Sanga Basic Concepts - Good begets Good and Evil begets Evil
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Naming ceremony -seven days after birth. Children sent to school at age of five.
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Novitation Ceremony
Religions in Myanmar
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Physical Culture
Mental Culture
Myanmar Culture
shamefulness
fear to do misdeeds
CULTURE
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Education in Myanmar
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MOH is providing comprehensive healthcare to enable every citizen to attain full life expectancy to ensure that every citizen is free from diseases Traditional medicine is widely in rural areas Many private hospitals and clinics Approximately 898 hospitals across the country
Myanmar Sports
Traditional Sports
- Chin lone is the most popular sports - Regetta (boat racing event held in Tawthalin ) - Equestrian events held by royal army in the time of Burmese King
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Today Sports
- Many kinds of sports ( eg.Football,volleyball,badminton, etc..) - 33 sports in the coming 27th SEA Game
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Political System
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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Pyithu Hluttaw
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Amyotha Hluttaw
the highest legislative organ in the country - bills are subbmited to Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw, approved by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
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direct military rule (1962-1974) socialist system (1974-1988) again military rule ( 1988-2011) entered a new political era by elections new government took his office on 30th March 2011 changed to democracy system
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Democracy System
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What is Democracy?
Democracy, from the Greek demos, the people; and kratein, to rule. Democracy is a political system in which the people of a country rule through any form of government they choose to establish.
Democracy Circle
Government
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People
Territory
to ensure the general peace to protect the territory to protect people within the territory to provide common good for people
Organizational Structure
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
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Regions
States
Union Territory
Self-Administered Division Wa
Nay Self-Administered Zones Pyi Taw Kokent Danu Naga Palaung Pa-O
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Basic Principal
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
1. M yanmar is an independent sovereign Nation. 2. The State shall be known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. 3. The State is where multi-National races collectively reside. 4. The Sovereign power of the Union is derived from the citizens and is in force in the entire country. 5. The territory of the State shall be the land, sea, and airspace which constitutes its territory on the day this Constitution is adopted.
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UNION GOVERNMENT
President President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Union Ministers Union Ministers Union Attorney General Union Attorney- General
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Chief Minister
Ministers
Advocate General
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Judicial power
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Perpetuation of sovereignty.
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Foreign Policy
The Union practices independent, active and nonaligned foreign policy aimed at world peace and friendly relations with nations and upholds the principles of peaceful coexistence among nations. The Union shall not commence aggression against any nation. No foreign troops shall be permitted to be deployed in the territory of the Union.
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Conclusion
- Myanmar is now changing in every sectors by the new government. - The government build up political might, economic might and military might. - Today is the most opportune time for the entire people to work together in the process of transforming democracy system. - Everybody who is under national sovereignty should participate in this process so as to enjoy the good advantages of democracy system.
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Indonesia
Overview
8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) Founding Fathers of ASEAN: 5 Foreign Ministers - Adam Malik (Indonesia), Narciso R. Ramos ( Philippines), Tun Abdul Razak (Malaysia), S. Rajaratnam (Singapore) and Thanat Khoman (Thailand)
1971- Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality, ZOPFAN 1976- Treaty of Amity and Cooperation 1976 Bali Concord I formally adopted political co-operation as part
Milestones in ASEAN
of ASEAN regular activities 1992 ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) 1997/98 ASEAN Vision 2020 Towards a community 2003 - Bali Concord II the launch of ASEAN Community by 2020 2005 the launch of ASEAN Charter process 2006/07 the acceleration of ASEAN Community to 2015 2007 ASEAN Charter drafting and the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2008 ASEAN Charter ratification, rule-based organization 2009 - ASEAN Political Community and Socio-Cultural Community Blueprints 2011-Bali Concord III. 2012 ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
ASEAN Vision 2020 (1997) as a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies
in formalising and institutionalising the ASEANs community vision into a concretely targeted Community by 2020. The 3- pillar Community goal, which was subsequently accelerated to 2015 at the 12th ASEAN Summit in 2007, was a major advancement of the ASEAN community vision because it made community building the most important objective of ASEAN.
ASEAN Community
ASEAN Political-Security Community peaceful processes in the
settlement of intra-regional differences and it has the following components: political development, shaping and sharing of norms, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, post-conflict peace building, and implementing mechanisms
highly competitive ASEAN economic region in which there is a free flow of goods, services, investment and a freer flow of capital, equitable economic development and reduced poverty and socio-economic disparities in year 2020; caring societies and founded on a common regional identity, with cooperation focused on social development aimed at raising the standard of living of disadvantaged groups and the rural population, and shall seek the active involvement of all sectors of society, in particular women, youth, and local communities
Ratified by 10 ASEAN member states Came into force: 15 Dec 2008, Jakarta Gives legal personality to ASEAN Clarifies common objectives and principles Defines structure, Mechanisms, Operations
ASEAN Charter
Council ASEAN Community Councils ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies Secretary General ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN National Secretariat
New Zealand, USA, and Russia International and Regional Organizations Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Mercado Commun del Sur/Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR), Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and Rio Group ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner Pakistan Over 75 Ambassadors accredited to ASEAN, 39 ASEAN Committees in Third Countries
migrant workers, women and children Recognition of Civil Society - the right to participate
Tow ards I ntegration into the Global Econom y, ASEAN Ex ternal Econom ic Cooperation
ASEAN-Russia ASEAN-China FTA ASEAN-Korea FTA ASEAN-Japan CEP ASEAN-Pakistan ASEAN-US TIFA ASEAN-Canada
ASEAN-EU FTA
ASEAN-India FTA
ASEAN-AustraliaNew Zealand FTA
ASEAN-Korea Trade in Goods Agreement & ASEAN China Trade in Services status is Entered Into Force (2007) On-going implementation of Trade in Goods Agreements under ASEAN-China Continued negotiations with India, Japan, CER (Australia & New Zealand), and the EU
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trillion ASEAN GDP Growth in 2013 is 5.5% Total trade: US$ 2.44 trillion (intra-ASEAN trade in 2010 = US$ 376 billion) Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: US$ 114 billion in 2011
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HDI (2012): Rank 25 to 133 GDP per capita (2012): $850 to $29,499 Average GDP per capita US$ 2267 in 2007 to 3759 in 2012 Power dynamics: Traditional most influential member Indonesia India, China, US, Australia Shift from state-centric to people-oriented.
ASEAN Chairmanship
Article 31 Chairman of ASEAN 1. The Chairmanship of ASEAN Rotate annually, based on alphabetical order of the English names of the member states. 2. ASEAN shall have, in a calendar year, a single Chairmanship by which the Member state assuming the ASEAN Chair shall chair: a. the ASEAN Summits and Related Summits b. the ASEAN Coordinating Council c. the Three ASEAN Community Councils d. where appropriate, the relevant ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies and senior officials; and e. the Committee of Permanent Representatives.
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prescribed by the ASEAN Charter. To play a leading role in fulfilling the objectives and vision of ASEAN. To enhance the centrality of ASEAN in cooperation with countries around the world, international and regional organizations; To play an independence and active role in ASEAN in accordance with Myanmar Foreign Policy and its priorities. While promoting the regions interest in leading ASEAN, it will also be linked with the promotion of national interest of Myanmar.
realization of the ASEAN Community by 2015. To set the priority areas for acceleration in implementation of the ASEAN Community, to review the status of unfinished tasks, to set future initiatives to vitalize ASEAN, to formulate programmes that will promote ASEAN external relations. To carry out the review of ASEAN Charter, in order to maintain the relevance of ASEAN in changing circumstances. To conduct the mid-term review of the implementation the ARF vision statement and to develop a new vision for ARF. to transform ASEAN as a people-centred organization, to enhance engagements with civil society, to accelerate participation of women, youth, parliamentarians and media in the activities of ASEAN. To set the ASEAN Vision beyond 2015.
Implementation Mechanisms
Establishment of the National Coordination
Committee
Implementation of ASEAN Community Building by 2015 Organization Committee on ASEAN Summits and Related Meetings Substantive Committees(Three Pillars, Work Committees, 10, 15, 12)
Operational Level Coordinating Mechanism Focal Points of Ministries implementing the ASEAN Three Communities Core Groups of Ministries, agencies and organizations Working level Nucleus Groups
Central Committee
Respective Ministries
APSC Committee AEC Committee
EPG
Substantive Work Committees(10)
EPG
Substantive Work Committees(15)
EPG
Meeting management Protocol Welcoming and accommodation / Security Information and Liaison
Communication Transport Gala Dinner Catering Venue Planning Finance Construction Business Health entertainment
Sanitation and Beautifying
Challenges
Physical Convention Centre, Airlines, Hotels, Transportation, Catering and Restaurants, Banks, Credit Cards, Souvenirs Substantive Strategic Directions, Priorities Agenda Setting, Chairing the Meeting Drafting of deliverables: agreements, declarations, statements Rapporteuring and Summarizing
Two summits, early May, October/November AMM, early January, July/August JPM, April, September SOM, January, May, July, September, Location of meeting venues Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan, Taunggyi, Chaungtha, Pyin Oo Lwin.
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Venue Planning
Identification of conference facilities and hotel accommodation
Construction of a new convention centre(MICC-1, 84% as of June 2013, will completed in September 2013) Construction of State Guest Houses(Jade Villas), 44% to be completed by Dec, 2013. MICC-2 From 2600 hotel rooms to more than 10000 in NPT Transport and airlinks Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, to expand overnight Parking of 20 Aircrafts, Refuelling, Catering Yangon International Airport, Overnight Parking of 20 Aircrafts, Refuelling, Catering Mandalay International Airport, Bagan Airport, Taungoo Airport, Meikhtila Airbase: Overnight Parking, Refuelling, Catering. Express Bus between Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw.
Heads of States Foreign Ministers Delegates Supporting Staff Media persons Civil Society including Busines Tourists
Budgeting
Budget for ASEAN Summits Presidents Office Contingency Budget Budget for Ministerial and Related Meetings Respective Ministries Budget updates three times a year.
document bags, gifts, folders, note pads, pens and pencils Outsourcing on catering. Outsourcing on event management. Sponsorship by private companies on such things as bottled water, soft drinks, banners, motor vehicles
building at Singapore Centre in Yangon Thailand is providing Training Assistance for capacity building Malaysia is providing assistance for diplomatic training IMG through Norway Government will assist in ASEAN Chairmanship Web Portal, they had conducted a training seminar on ASEAN Chairmanship KOICA will provide assistance on conference management USAID conducted seminars on ASEAN Chairmanship and ASEAN Economic Community
will provide 100 motorcycles. Germany provided capacity building assistance under German International Cooperation Hungary will provide assistance to capacity building in ICT China will provide material assistance for ASEAN Chairmanship Hans Seidel Foundation is providing capacity building assistance for ASEAN Chairmanship Sasakawa Peace Foundation is providing assistance for interpretation training, observation missions and internship. Aus-Aid provides assistance for observation missions and one attachement officer,
Substantive Support
Establishment of Eminent Persons Groups Publication of ASEAN Reference Book in
Myanmar Language Directory for Focal Persons Publication of ASEAN Meetings Management Manual Background Analysis and Stances Formation of Rapporteur Groups
Indonesia, Japan)
Secretariat Strengthening of National focal points at various government ministries and agencies
Public Awareness
National Seminar on ASEAN Cooperation National Seminar on Media Participation (May) National Seminar on Civil Societies participation (December) Designing ASEAN Chairmanship Posters and banners(on-going) Publishing Myanmar ASEAN Chairmanship Pamphlets Writing ASEAN-related articles and publishing in Newspapers, Weekly Journals and Myanmar Times TV interviews and video clips for taking and handing over ceremonies Myanmar ASEAN Chairmanship Essay contest ASEAN Flag Raising Ceremony(August) ASEAN Day Run or Marathon ASEAN Talks in States and Regions(NPED and MPF) Hosting ASEAN Sports Meet in conjunction with SEA Games (on-going) ASEAN Cross Country Cycling, Car Race ASEAN Day Blood Donation Drive ASEAN Day Cleaning campaigns Theme Song for ASEAN Chairmanship(Spirit of ASEAN)
Logistic Management
Meeting event planning Security Planning Registration and issuance of identity cards Meeting room planning Motorcade Planning Catering(Lunches & coffee breaks) Gala Dinner Planning Entertainment Sightseeing Spouse Programme
To double ASEAN GDP from USD 2.2 trillion to USD 4.4 trillion
Review of ASEAN Charter Plans of Action for Beyond 2015 ASEAN Community Successor Plan of Action for ASEAN Community Blue Prints (2016-2020), Nay Pyi Taw Plan of Action IAI Work Plan( 2016-2021) Connectivity Master Plan(2016-2021) Bali Concord(III) Plan of Action (2013-2017) People-centred ASEAN
2014? Do you have enough rooms for ASEAN delegates? Do you have enough service persons to carter the needs of the guests? How high your service standards? ASEAN Standard or International standard? Do you have enough restaurants for the delegates?