A STUDY ON OVERSIGHT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF YANGON REGION HLUTTAW

The 1st term of State and Region Hluttaws were not so active and they could not support well for decentralization in Myanmar. In the 2nd term, the State and Region Hluttaws began more alive and their internal functions and external functions are much better. However they still face many difficulties and in this thesis, Yangon Region Hluttaw, one of the most important hluttaws in Myanmar is being analyzed. The purpose of this study was to find out the challenges, constraints and limitations of Yangon Region Hluttaw and it also examined how effective of Yangon Region Hluttaw in the current period compared with the last term. To achieve these objectives, a qualitative, descriptive method was used. The research methodology of this paper was used literature from several books and it was based on the descriptive method using both primary date and the secondary date. Key Informative Interviews (KII) with (25) key persons of different stakeholders gave the secondary data. Findings of this paper gave us a clear understanding not only the internal and external functions of Yangon Region Hluttaw but also its strengths and weaknesses. It was found that some difficulties are related with 2008 constitution and some are because of the lack of political experiences in leadership role. The best knowledge we got from this paper was to build up a good institution with all stakeholders’ support is important