Scope and Content: Contains verbatim records of parliamentary debates, bills introduced, and decisions taken by the House of Representatives in 1988.
Biographical: The Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) was the lower house of parliament during the socialist period under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.
Provenance: Preserved in the parliamentary archives of Myanmar.
Access Restrictions: Limited access due to political sensitivity.
Related Materials: Burmese government gazettes; political party congress documents.
Geographic Coverage: Myanmar
Temporal Coverage: 1988
Preservation Status: Partial digitisation and archival storage
Preservation History: Original print volumes stored in archives; microfilmed in the 1990s; limited digitisation.
Retention Policy: Permanent archival record
Archival Location: National Archives of Myanmar
Parent Collection: Burmese Parliamentary Records
Sub Collections: Pyithu Hluttaw Minutes (1974–1988)
Related Items: 1974 Constitution of Burma; Government Gazette 1988
Copyright Status: Government Publication (Public Domain under Myanmar law)
Copyright Holder: Union Government of Myanmar
Cultural Significance: Provides a historical record of parliamentary governance before the 1988 pro-democracy uprising and subsequent military takeover.
Cultural Context: Reflects the closing chapter of Burma’s socialist parliamentary system, preceding decades of military rule.
Citation Information: Pyithu Hluttaw. (1988). Minutes of the Meeting of the House of Representatives. Yangon: Government of the Union of Myanmar.
Educational Use: Primary source for studies of Burmese politics, Southeast Asian history, and comparative government.
