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Constitutional Reform Set to Overshadow Busy Parliament Schedule

A shot of Parliament in Naypyidaw on March 30, 2011. (Photo: Reuters) By  Simon Roughneen & Htet Naing Zaw The Irrawaddy January 11, 2014 RANGOON — What looks likely to be a querulous Parliament session will open in Naypyidaw on Monday, with legislators set to discuss a series of controversial measures on voting eligibility, inter-religious marriage and protestor rights, as well as new laws aimed at modernizing Burma’s business realm. Khin Maung Swe, leader of the small National Democratic Force (NDF) party, told The Irrawaddy that the coming session would be hectic, with MPs likely to be deluged with an array of diverse topics covering business, governance, religion and the economy. “There are so many things that will come up in the Parliament,” he said. “We have to cover many issues.” But with a committee made up 109 lawmakers scheduled to report on Jan. 31 about the possibility of revising Burma’s controversial 2008 Constitution, charter change is likel...