“Hluttaw represents the people,” and, “You can communicate directly with parliamentarians who represent your constituency or township,” says the new Open Hluttaw website, OpenHluttaw.com.
The website, initiated by Myanma Fifth Estate and the Open Myanmar Initiative, went online August 6. It aims to foster easy communication between MPs and the people, and to collect data and information about the parliament.
“It is not enough for the government just to release more information [through press releases],” said Ko Htin Aye, co-founder of Open Hluttaw. “The information needs to be distributed and made available in different ways – in the way that people receive information and can use it without any [practical] limitations.”
Currently, the website has profiles of MPs with their phone numbers, email addresses, Facebook profiles, and details about their involvement in committees. The goal is to progressively add more information about the day-to-day activity in parliament, according to a statement on the website. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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