Impact story : Daw Khin Htar Yee, member of the Shan State Hluttaw, Myanmar

The article reviews a group of Myanmar parliamentarians and parliamentary staff who took part in practical training in parliamentary research, facilitated by the Parliamentary Centre and the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation (EMReF) with the participation of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Canada). The activity included Daw Htar Yee, elected government representative who, at a time when the rights for ethnic parties were still limited, was involved in the risky activity of recruiting members in a constituency with strong military presence