Monday, April 4, 2016

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National News

Meet your chief ministers

Posted: 04 Apr 2016 12:47 AM PDT

Last week, the names of Myanmar's new chief ministers were revealed, and expected, all fourteen were members of the ruling-National League for Democracy, much to the chagrin of major ethnic parties. Meet the NLD's new chief ministers – two of them women – here:

NLD to ram through state counsellor law

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT

The National League for Democracy says it intends to ram through by tomorrow a law that would create a pivotal post in government for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi despite opposition by the military bloc in parliament.

Thingyan scaled back in Yangon

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT

Just hours after taking office, the new Yangon government has put a significant dampener on this year's water festival celebrations by banning for-profit pandals, or stages.

EU-funded police training abruptly called to a halt

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT

A controversial Myanmar police training program funded by the EU and the UK has been abruptly halted following failure to reach an agreement with the military that included issues of parliamentary oversight.

Police take aim at sex drugs during Thingyan

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT

Police say they will no longer take contraceptive pills and condoms off the shelves during Thingyan after complaints from women's groups.

Two new cabinet members announced

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 02:30 PM PDT

Despite having over five months to shape their cabinet in one of the world's long political transitions, the National League for Democracy has announced two last-minute additions that will relieve the party leader of half her portfolio.
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