BANGKOK (AP) — Ethnic guerrillas say they captured a Myanmar army base in a morale-boosting action for those who oppose the military’s takeover of the central government. Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has taken time to mount a coordinated response to the military’s February 1 coup, which toppled its democratically-elected government, arrested its top leadership and installed an abusive junta regime. government is to satisfy desire, fulfill requirements of people" (13 May 2012). As a result, the higher education of most students has been interrupted and prolonged over many years, and there is an immense backlog of secondary-school graduates waiting to enroll at universities. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The military junta has declared the NUG to be illegal. The legislative houses were also suspended per article 418. Secondary education consists of a four-year cycle followed by a two-year cycle. Permission of Entry into and Departure from Myanmar - Thai Border Gates; Myanmar E-Visa (Offical Government Website) List of Countries Having Bilateral Visa Exemption Agreements with Myanmar; Official Exchange Rate Myanmar is divided administratively into seven states largely on the basis of ethnicity—Chin, Kachin, Kayin (Karen), Kayah, Mon, Rakhine (Arakan), and Shan—and seven more truly administrative divisions of Myanmar proper—Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Magway (Magwe), Mandalay, Bago (Pegu), Sagaing, Taninthary (Tenasserim), and Yangon. Since that time, the judiciary has remained bound to the executive branch of government. 35 Eleven Media, “People-Centred Development Tops Government’s Agenda” (11 August 2013). The 2008 constitution has provisions for the creation of a Constitutional Tribunal of the Union to adjudicate constitutional cases. The BSPP government gave special attention to workers and peasants and to the hill peoples and, in spite of a shortage of imported building materials, succeeded somewhat in stabilizing the housing problem that had afflicted the country. The … The rate of HIV infection rose to epidemic proportions between the early 1990s and the beginning of the 21st century. However, it is thought that the military retained some level of influence on the government behind the scenes after Jan. 31, 2011. The NUG was formed in response to the Coup d'état that occurred on February 1, 2021. The Council of State, which consisted of 29 members (one representative elected from each of the country’s 14 states and divisions, 14 members elected by the People’s Assembly as a whole, and the prime minister as an ex officio member), elected its own secretary and its own chairman, who was ex officio president of the country. 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