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• Meet the Speakers
• NLD’s choice of former militia leader for deputy Speaker proves controversial
• Police add belated charges against student protesters
• President bids farewell, will lead USDP again
• Presidential immunity secured
• Parliament rejects military expansion
• Students released for time served
• Migrant workers languish in Malaysian detention centres
• YMBA eyes reboot with new admin
• Phil Blackwood leaves Myanmar after being released

Meet the Speakers Posted: 29 Jan 2016 12:41 AM PST Meet the NLD's choices to lead the hluttaw chambers

NLD’s choice of former militia leader for deputy Speaker proves controversial Posted: 29 Jan 2016 12:26 AM PST Confirming  informed speculation about the nominations for parliamentary speakers, National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday met with party MPs to reveal the party's choices. As reported in The Myanmar Times, U Win Myint, a member of the NLD central executive, is to be nominated for the key post of lower house Speaker.

Police add belated charges against student protesters Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Yangon and Mandalay police are ramping up charges against student protesters, issuing summonses for demonstrations staged up to two years ago.

President bids farewell, will lead USDP again Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Months of uncertainty over who will lead the once-dominant Union Solidarity and Development Party ended yesterday when it was confirmed that outgoing President U Thein Sein would return to take the reins when his five-year terms ends in late March.

Presidential immunity secured Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Squeaking through just under the wire, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw yesterday approved a law that would provide for the security of President U Thein Sein when he leaves office, granting him immunity from prosecution for acts committed in his official capacity.

Parliament rejects military expansion Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST In what may be its last significant decision, the outgoing parliament yesterday rejected a request from President U Thein Sein to bring immigration under the control of the military.

Students released for time served Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Five of the six students jailed last March in Myingyan, Mandalay Region, have been released after completing their sentences, said local activist U Soe Naing yesterday.

Migrant workers languish in Malaysian detention centres Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers are spending months or even years in detention camps in Malaysia waiting for the government to confirm their citizenship status, migrant rights groups say.

YMBA eyes reboot with new admin Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST With the election of a new central executive committee, supporters of the Young Men's Buddhist Association are hoping that the venerable but troubled organisation will be able to make a new start.

Phil Blackwood leaves Myanmar after being released Posted: 28 Jan 2016 02:30 PM PST More than a year after his ordeal began, New Zealand bar manager Phil Blackwood has left Myanmar. He was pardoned in an amnesty last week after being convicted of insulting religion for spreading an advertisement of the Buddha wearing headphones.

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