The winning party of Myanmar expressed concern on Wednesday over the lack of cooperation from the powerful military to speed up the further reform process after the new government takes power on April 1.
The parliament, dominated by members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, will reveal the name of the next president on Thursday as the talks between the party and military failed to reach any agreement over Suu Kyi’s presidency.
“We already expect it would be a tough job. So we (have to) approach to deal with them patiently,” said a senior NLD leader.
“But they just want us to agree to their demands. It is almost impossible to negotiate with them,” he told Anadolu Agency. (Courtesy of Fulton News)
March 10, 2016
Consignment of cigarette made in Myanmar seized
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths today seized a consignment of cigarettes made in Myanmar worth Rs 68 lakh from a parcel van of a train at Patna railway junction, official sources said.
Acting on a tip off, the DRI sleuths raided the New Delhi-bound 12505 North-East Express and seized 17 bundles of cigarettes bearing Made in Myanmar mark from the train's parcel van, officials said.
The Myanmar-made consignment of cigarettes was booked by a supplier at Raniaganj junction in Assam for receipt by a man in Delhi, they said. (Courtesy of Business Standard News)
Acting on a tip off, the DRI sleuths raided the New Delhi-bound 12505 North-East Express and seized 17 bundles of cigarettes bearing Made in Myanmar mark from the train's parcel van, officials said.
The Myanmar-made consignment of cigarettes was booked by a supplier at Raniaganj junction in Assam for receipt by a man in Delhi, they said. (Courtesy of Business Standard News)
Myanmar grows on Instagram
Recent posts on the popular social media app from widely followed accounts such as National Geographic photographer Ira Block and online travel start-up Passion Passport highlight the shift from little-known destination to sought-after travel destination.
Block, who visited Myanmar in February on a personal visit, has posted 16 photos to his following of more than 238,000 users, documenting the ongoings of a nation many outsiders view as completely foreign. He spoke at Myanmar Deitta gallery on February 3 and identified Myanmar photographers as a key aspect of the country’s exposure.
“I am very impressed with what they are doing,” he said. “They are very good photographers, and they are working to be better photographers.” (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
Block, who visited Myanmar in February on a personal visit, has posted 16 photos to his following of more than 238,000 users, documenting the ongoings of a nation many outsiders view as completely foreign. He spoke at Myanmar Deitta gallery on February 3 and identified Myanmar photographers as a key aspect of the country’s exposure.
“I am very impressed with what they are doing,” he said. “They are very good photographers, and they are working to be better photographers.” (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
Inside Myanmar's Rohingya camps
Myanmar’s election last November was hailed as the fairest the country had ever seen. The vote sent Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to victory after decades of opposition to the country’s former military leaders. This week Myanmar’s parliament, where the NLD now dominates, will nominate a president to lead a new government.
The democratic successes were tarnished, however, by the fact that hundreds of thousands of Muslims were not allowed to vote. Dozens of Muslim candidates were disqualified from running; of those who did, none were elected.
Now the fate of one of Myanmar’s most vulnerable ethnic groups remains as uncertain as it was before. (Courtesy of usatoday.com)
The democratic successes were tarnished, however, by the fact that hundreds of thousands of Muslims were not allowed to vote. Dozens of Muslim candidates were disqualified from running; of those who did, none were elected.
Now the fate of one of Myanmar’s most vulnerable ethnic groups remains as uncertain as it was before. (Courtesy of usatoday.com)
Myanmar opposition party designates one more spokesperson during transition period
Myanmar's election-winning opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has designated Dr. Zaw Myint Maung as one more spokesperson with regard to the party's policy and matter of transition in addition to Aung San Suu Kyi, the party's chairperson, according to an NLD announcement published here Wednesday.
Zaw Myint Maung, who is member of the NLD Central Executive Committee, won as a representative to Regional Parliament from Amarapura constituency of Mandalay region in Nov. 8 , 2015 general election.
In January, NLD designated Suu Kyi as the sole spokesperson with regard to the party's policy and matter of transition. (Courtesy of Shanghai Daily)
Zaw Myint Maung, who is member of the NLD Central Executive Committee, won as a representative to Regional Parliament from Amarapura constituency of Mandalay region in Nov. 8 , 2015 general election.
In January, NLD designated Suu Kyi as the sole spokesperson with regard to the party's policy and matter of transition. (Courtesy of Shanghai Daily)
NLD names U Htin Kyaw for president
The NLD formally nominated U Htin Kyaw, a trusted advisor and the party leader’s former driver, as its candidate in a session of the lower house.
The military –backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, which was crushed in last November’s elections, also put forward a candidate although the current ruling party now only holds a handful of seats. Sai Mauk Kham, the current vice president, was nominated as the party’s lower house candidate, and U Khin Aung Myint, former speaker of the upper house, was expected to be named as its upper house candidate.
The two chambers will vote separately, possibly later today, to select one candidate each. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
The military –backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, which was crushed in last November’s elections, also put forward a candidate although the current ruling party now only holds a handful of seats. Sai Mauk Kham, the current vice president, was nominated as the party’s lower house candidate, and U Khin Aung Myint, former speaker of the upper house, was expected to be named as its upper house candidate.
The two chambers will vote separately, possibly later today, to select one candidate each. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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