YANGON — Myanmar opened talks over a controversial education law Sunday as thousands of students headed to the commercial capital Yangon to demand reforms.
A student activist marches as people welcome the protest march demanding an amendment to 'National Education Bill' near Taung Tha township, Mandalay division, Myanmar, on Wednesday. (EPA photo)
Representatives from the government, parliament, the National Network for Education Reform and student groups began discussing 11 points of the national education law.