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Insein District
Insein District () is a District in Yangon Region, Myanmar. It is a district under the Yangon City Development Committee as part of Yangon and contains Insein Township, Hlaingthaya East Township and Hlaingthaya West Township. The district was created in 2022, being one of the new districts created from the former North Yangon District. Geography Insein District is home to Insein Prison, notorious worldwide for its inhumane conditions, corruption, abuse of inmates, and use of mental and physical torture, especially against political dissidents during the 1988-2011 State Law and Order Restoration Council era. It also contains the two townships split from the former Hlaingthaya Township. This former township was biggest and most populous township in the country with 15% of Yangon's urban population living there. According to the 2014 Myanmar census, 687,864 people lived in the township. This made it the single largest township by population in the country. Hlaingthaya also has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Informal Housing
Informal housing or informal settlement can include any form of housing, shelter, or settlement (or lack thereof) which is illegal, falls outside of government control or regulation, or is not afforded protection by the state. As such, the informal housing industry is part of the informal sector. To have informal housing status is to exist in "a state of deregulation, one where the ownership, use, and purpose of land cannot be fixed and mapped according to any prescribed set of regulations or the law". While there is no global unified law of property-ownership, the informal occupant or community will typically lack security of tenure and, with this, ready or reliable access to civic amenities (potable water, electricity and gas supply, road creation and maintenance, emergency services, sanitation and waste collection). Due to the informal nature of occupancy, the state will typically be unable to extract rent or land taxes. The term "informal housing" is useful in capturing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Yangon District
North Yangon District is a district of the Yangon Region in Myanmar. Townships * East Hlaingthaya * Hlegu * Hmawbi * Htantabin * Insein * Mingaladon * Shwepyitha * Taikkyi Taikkyi () is the capital town of Taikkyi District in northern Yangon Region, southern Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a coun ... * West Hlaingthaya Hlaingthaya was split into East and West in 2020. References Districts of Myanmar Yangon Region {{Myanmar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Administration Department
The General Administration Department (, abbreviated GAD) is a civil service body that staffs all regional and state-level governments in Myanmar and provides administration for the country's myriad districts and townships. It also plays a central role in administering the country's administrative capital of Naypyidaw, as the Constitution of Myanmar stipulates that the head of GAD is the secretary of the Naypyidaw Council and that the GAD offices are to be co-located with the Naypyidaw Council offices.The directors of State and Region GAD offices are also the secretaries of State and Region Government of Myanmar, State and Region governments. On 28 December 2018, it was reorganized and reinvoked under the Ministry of the Office of the Union Government (Myanmar), Ministry of the Office of the Union Government after being detached from the Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar), Ministry of Home Affairs. On 5 May 2021, the State Administration Council, SAC reorganized it under Ministry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Myanmar General Election
General elections were held in Myanmar on 8 November 2020. Voting occurred in all constituencies, excluding seats appointed by or reserved for the military, to elect members to both the upper house — the Amyotha Hluttaw (the House of Nationalities) and the lower house — the Pyithu Hluttaw (the House of Representatives) of the Assembly of the Union, as well as State and Regional Hluttaws (''legislatures''). Ethnic Affairs Ministers were also elected by their designated electorates on the same day, although only select ethnic minorities in particular states and regions were entitled to vote for them. A total of 1,171 national, state, and regional seats were contested in the election, with polling having taken place in all townships, including areas considered conflict zones and self-administered regions. On 1 February 2021, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) baselessly claimed the results of the election were illegitimate and launched a coup d'état that deposed State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Law And Order Restoration Council
State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a state where the majority identify with a single nation (with shared culture or ethnic group) ** Constituent state, a political subdivision of a state ** Federated state, constituent states part of a federation *** U.S. state * State of nature, a concept within philosophy that describes the way humans acted before forming societies or civilizations State may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * '' Our State'', a monthly magazine published in North Carolina and formerly called ''The State'' * The State (Larry Niven), a fictional future governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dissident
A dissident is a person who actively challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since the 18th century, and in the political sense since the 20th century, coinciding with the rise of authoritarian governments in countries such as Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, Francoist Spain, the Soviet Union (and later Russia), Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Turkey, Iran, China, and Turkmenistan. In the Western world, there are historical examples of people who have been considered and have considered themselves dissidents, such as the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza. In totalitarian countries, dissidents are often incarcerated or executed without explicit political accusations, or due to infringements of the very same laws they are opposing, or because they are supporting civil liberties such as freedom of speech. Eastern Bloc The term ''dissident'' was used in the Eastern B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insein Prison
Insein Prison () is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon), the old capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma). From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents. The prison is notorious worldwide for its inhumane conditions, corruption, abuse of inmates, and use of mental and physical torture. The facility is closed to the public, but its distinctive radial design is visible from the air when departing Yangon by plane. History Insein Prison was established in 1887 during British colonial rule, approximately north of downtown Rangoon (now Yangon). The facility was constructed to relieve overcrowding at the Rangoon Central Gaol, located on Commissioner's Road (now Bogyoke Aung San Road) near Downtown Yangon. By 1908, both Insein and Rangoon jails each held over 2,000 inm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hlaingthaya West Township
Hlaingthaya West township () is a township in Insein District, Yangon Region, Myanmar. The township is the westernmost part of the city of Yangon and is divided into 11 urban wards and 4 village tracts grouping together a total of 9 villages. It is one of the few Yangon city townships with rural settlements. The township was split from the larger Hlaingthaya Township on 27 January 2020 according to Legal Notification 32/2020. Geography Hlaingthaya West is still an industrial township, but contains more residential and rural areas compared to Hlaingthaya East. The Hlaingthaya urban wards numbered from 9 through 21 (except Ward 15) belong to Hlaingthaya West, mostly being residential areas. The Industrial Zones in Hlaingthaya West as of 2023 are Shwe Lin Pan, Shwe Pinle, Shwe Thanlwin, Hlaingthaya Industrial Zone Five, Mya Sein Yaung and Anawtaw. The township also has an portion zoned for animal husbandry industrial processing next to the Kalargyi village tract. History Hlai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. '' The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hlaingthaya East Township
Hlaingthaya East township () is a township in Insein District, Yangon Region, Myanmar. The township is part of the city of Yangon and is divided into 9 urban wards and 5 village tracts grouping together a total of 9 villages. It is one of the few Yangon city townships with rural settlements. The township was split from the larger Hlaingthaya Township on 27 January 2020 according to Legal Notification 32/2020. While Hlaingthaya is a largely working class suburb, developers have also built luxury housing developments in the southeastern part of the township. Geography Hlaingthaya East inherited the main portion of the former Hlaingthaya Township. The primarily residential Hlaingthaya urban wards numbered from 1 to 8, as well as Ward 15 were retained by Hlaingthaya East with the township's administration centred in Ward 8 along the Hlaing River Road. The majority of Industrial Zones are located south of the Yangon-Pathein Road in the south of the township. The Industrial Zones i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
