Lawmakers Reduce Military's Additional Budget Request

The Burmese legislature has cut a supplemental budget requested by the military, reports the Irrawaddy (Burma).

On Wednesday, the Parliament passed a measure for additional military spending for the remainder of the current fiscal year, which ends in September.

The Burmese military had requested about US$142 million, which lawmakers reduced by around US$7.57 million. This was the first time under the current government that the military has not received the full amount it requested...