Draft Constitution 2008 is Out

12 March 2008 - The proposed new constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was published earlier this week. On 10 May a national referendum will be held where at least 50 per cent of votes will be needed to approve the constitution for it to become law. Quick reference:

• Draft constitution of 2008 - 194 pages in Myanmar language (PDF: 917 KB)
• Constitution Drafting Commission - 54 members (PDF: 22 KB)
• 1974 Constitution - 28 pages in English (PDF: 142 KB)