Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party has nominated Mr Shwe Mann, one of the country's most powerful politicians, to head a prominent legal advisory panel, as the freshly elected Parliament prepares to choose a new president.
Mr Shwe Mann, the No. 3 in the junta that ran Myanmar for half a century before giving way to a semi-civilian government in 2011, grew closer to Ms Suu Kyi in the legislature's last term, becoming a key adviser after her massive election win in November.
The election, in which Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won 80 per cent of the elected seats, kicked off a lengthy transition that will end on April 1, when the new government officially begins its term. (Courtesy of Straits Times)
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