The National League for Democracy will appoint the chief ministers to all regions and states, even in Rakhine and Shan states where it did not have a parliamentary majority, said Win Htein of the NLD's executive committee.
He twice told a press conference that regional and state chief ministers would all be appointed by the NLD.
The NLD has secured a majority of seats in 12 out of the 14 regions and states but there is much criticism over plans to appoint the chief ministers of Shan and Rakhine states. The NLD won only eight seats in the Rakhine parliament and one seat representing the Chin minority. Meanwhile, it took 21 seats in Shan State with two more representing Inthar or Padaung nationals.
Sai Nyunt Lwin, general secretary of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, said: “We can assume that the give-and-take plan did not materialise. I don’t know why exactly. We shall not be included in choosing the chief minister. Apart from Rakhine and Shan states, the NLD would certainly fill the chief minister posts in 12 regions and states. Rakhine and Shan states are a separate matter.” (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
March 2, 2016
March 1, 2016
Aung Naing Oo, The Patient Peace Advocate
“The armed conflict has been a waste of money, a waste of time and a waste of energy,” U Aung Naing Oo said of the various wars waged in Myanmar since it gained independence nearly 70 years ago. “It is not economically productive, so if we want to catch up with other countries in the region, we need to end the war as soon as possible,” he said.
For the past four years, U Aung Naing Oo has been contributing to the effort to end the fighting through his work at the Myanmar Peace Center, where he is the director of the peace dialogue program. The MPC was established by President U Thein Sein in 2012 to facilitate dialogue between the government and ethnic armed groups.
It has achieved some success, but not the legacy of an inclusive national peace accord that U Thein Sein had hoped to clinch before his term ends on March 31. In October, eight armed ethnic groups signed a nationwide ceasefire agreement with the government. Some of the country’s largest and most powerful armed ethnic groups refused to sign and fighting continues, notably in Kachin and northern Shan states. (Courtesy of Frontier Myanmar)
For the past four years, U Aung Naing Oo has been contributing to the effort to end the fighting through his work at the Myanmar Peace Center, where he is the director of the peace dialogue program. The MPC was established by President U Thein Sein in 2012 to facilitate dialogue between the government and ethnic armed groups.
It has achieved some success, but not the legacy of an inclusive national peace accord that U Thein Sein had hoped to clinch before his term ends on March 31. In October, eight armed ethnic groups signed a nationwide ceasefire agreement with the government. Some of the country’s largest and most powerful armed ethnic groups refused to sign and fighting continues, notably in Kachin and northern Shan states. (Courtesy of Frontier Myanmar)
February 29, 2016
A global mind: Refugee crisis is more than just Syrians
If all of the displaced people in the world were placed into one country, the group would form the 24th largest country in the world.
Katie Morris
Katie Morris
There are approximately 60 million people who have been forced to leave their homes as a result of civil war, genocide or extreme poverty. One of the groups getting the most attention is Syrian refugees, who are contributing to the largest exodus ever from a single country. The hardships these Syrians face are brutal and people need to know what is happening to them.
Yet, there’s another group of refugees that is suffering just the same and is receiving little attention. It’s a minority Muslim group called the Rohingyas and it has been cited as one of the world’s most persecuted minority groups. (Courtesy of The Brown and White)
Katie Morris
Katie Morris
There are approximately 60 million people who have been forced to leave their homes as a result of civil war, genocide or extreme poverty. One of the groups getting the most attention is Syrian refugees, who are contributing to the largest exodus ever from a single country. The hardships these Syrians face are brutal and people need to know what is happening to them.
Yet, there’s another group of refugees that is suffering just the same and is receiving little attention. It’s a minority Muslim group called the Rohingyas and it has been cited as one of the world’s most persecuted minority groups. (Courtesy of The Brown and White)
China Moves to Revive Its Sway in Myanmar
China is trying to rekindle its influence in Myanmar by building a deep-water port here, presenting an early test for the incoming government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in balancing local objections against ties with the country’s top economic partner.
The project, which includes a special economic zone, would help Beijing’s effort to extend its presence in the Indian Ocean and in South Asia and restore the privileged position it once enjoyed under Myanmar’s former military junta. (Courtesy of WSJ)
The project, which includes a special economic zone, would help Beijing’s effort to extend its presence in the Indian Ocean and in South Asia and restore the privileged position it once enjoyed under Myanmar’s former military junta. (Courtesy of WSJ)
Emirates to fly daily from Dubai to Yangon and Hanoi
Emirates is to increase its capacity to Southeast Asia with a daily service to Yangon in Myanmar and Hanoi in Vietnam, beginning from August 3.
The new service will expand the airline’s network in Southeast Asia to 12 cities (including Cebu and Clark in the Philippines which start on March 30) in seven countries.
“Emirates’ first air service to Myanmar supports the country’s Tourism Master Plan to target 7.5 million tourist arrivals by 2020 and for Hanoi, the service will provide additional options for Vietnamese to travel to Dubai and Emirates’ global network of destinations, while also making it easier for overseas Vietnamese and the growing number of tourists to travel to Vietnam,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president, strategic planning, revenue optimisation & aeropolitical affairs. (Courtesy of The National)
The new service will expand the airline’s network in Southeast Asia to 12 cities (including Cebu and Clark in the Philippines which start on March 30) in seven countries.
“Emirates’ first air service to Myanmar supports the country’s Tourism Master Plan to target 7.5 million tourist arrivals by 2020 and for Hanoi, the service will provide additional options for Vietnamese to travel to Dubai and Emirates’ global network of destinations, while also making it easier for overseas Vietnamese and the growing number of tourists to travel to Vietnam,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president, strategic planning, revenue optimisation & aeropolitical affairs. (Courtesy of The National)
Myanmar lawyers to visit Sri Lanka next month
A team of senior lawyers from Myanmar will visit Sri Lanka next month seeking assistance from legal experts to set up the legal system in Myanmar. They will meet legal experts during the Law Conference organised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) from March 18 – 20.
The Myanmar lawyers have called upon the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) to permit them to have one-on-one discussions with legal experts, said President’s Counsel Ali Sabri, Chairman of the BASL’s Law Conference. (Courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian)
The Myanmar lawyers have called upon the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) to permit them to have one-on-one discussions with legal experts, said President’s Counsel Ali Sabri, Chairman of the BASL’s Law Conference. (Courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian)
The Central Bank and The Runaway Kyat
The volatility of the kyat and its impact on the banking sector has been in the headlines as Myanmar continues its cautious journey towards democratic reform.
Over 10 days from the start of February, the kyat strengthened from about K1,300 to the US dollar, to about K1,205, an appreciation against the American currency of around 7 percent.
The volatility of the kyat during the period seriously disrupted the operations of private banks and authorised foreign exchange counters, forcing them to temporarily suspend buying US dollars.
This week I would like to explore the reasons for the volatility of the kyat, the likely consequences and the role of Central Bank of Myanmar. (Courtesy of Frontier Myanmar)
Over 10 days from the start of February, the kyat strengthened from about K1,300 to the US dollar, to about K1,205, an appreciation against the American currency of around 7 percent.
The volatility of the kyat during the period seriously disrupted the operations of private banks and authorised foreign exchange counters, forcing them to temporarily suspend buying US dollars.
This week I would like to explore the reasons for the volatility of the kyat, the likely consequences and the role of Central Bank of Myanmar. (Courtesy of Frontier Myanmar)
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