Myanmar Language Commission

The Myanmar Language Commission (Burmese: မြန်မာစာအဖွဲ့; formerly Burmese Language Commission; abbreviated MLC) is the pre-eminent government body on matters pertaining to the Burmese language.^[1] It is responsible for several projects including the Myanmar–English Dictionary (1993) and MLC Transcription System for Romanization of Burmese.

Myanmar Language Commission

မြန်မာစာအဖွဲ့ Myanmaza Aphwe
Agency overview
Preceding agency	Literary and Translation Commission
Jurisdiction	Burma (Myanmar)
Headquarters	Nay Pyi Taw
Parent agency	Ministry of Education
Website	www.myanmarlanguagecommission.myn.asia

Establishment

MLC's predecessor, the Literary and Translation Commission (ဘာသာပြန်နှင့် စာပေပြုစုရေး ကော်မရှင်), was set up by the Union Revolutionary Council in August 1963, tasked with publishing an official standard Burmese dictionary, Burmese speller, manual on Burmese composition, compilation of Burmese lexicon, terminology, and translation, compilation and publication of textbooks, reference books, and periodicals for educational use.^[2]

The commission was re-established as the Burmese Language Commission (BLC) on 15 September 1971.^[3]

Members of the Myanmar Language Commission

1. Ba Nyunt, Retired Professor of History (deceased)
2. Chan Tha, "Letwe Minnyo", "Letyar Sanhta", Retired Chairman, Bureau of Special Investigation (deceased)
3. Hla Pe, "Dagon U Hla Pe" (deceased)
4. San Htun, "San Htun, Man Tekkatho" (deceased)
5. San Ngwe, "Dagon U San Ngwe" (deceased)
6. Thaw Zin, "Thaw Zin" (deceased)
7. Aung Thaw, Retired Director General, Department of Archaeology
8. Hla Shwe, Retired Rector, University of Mandalay
9. Htin Gyi, "Tekkatho Htin Gyi" Retired Director, (deceased) Sarpay Beikhman
10. Htin Fatt, "Maung Htin" Retired Editor and Consultant, Burma Translation Society
11. Daw Kyan, "Ma Kyan", Retired Senior Research Officer, Historical Commission
12. Myint Than, "Kahtika Daw Myint Than", Retired Lecturer in Burma
13. Daw Ohn Khin, Retired Lecturer in Burma
14. Soe Maung, "Thagara Nga Soe", Retired Chief Editor, Burma Ah-lin Daily
15. Than Swe, "Mya Myinzu", Retired Professor of Burma
16. Win Pe, "Mya Zin", "Win Pe", Retired Director General, Department of National Archives
17. Yin Yin, "Saw Mon Nyin" (deceased)