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• President, Daw Suu share the spotlight as NLD ends long wait
• Transcript: President U Htin Kyaw’s inaugural address
• U Htin Kyaw takes oath of office and asks for patience
• Who is President U Htin Kyaw?
• Divided armed groups prepare for new govt
• New president to take centre stage
• Chinese minority to get ‘Bamar’ designation
• YCDC, police plan Aung Mingalar clean-up
• Outgoing govt lifts state of emergency in Rakhine
• S Korean factories slammed for labour violations: report

President, Daw Suu share the spotlight as NLD ends long wait Posted: 30 Mar 2016 08:00 AM PDT Finally, Myanmar has a new president. The wait was long and U Htin Kyaw's first speech short, but for loyal National League for Democracy MPs it was worth it. Fiona MacGregor reports from the historic swearing-in and power transfer ceremonies in Nay Pyi Taw today.

Transcript: President U Htin Kyaw’s inaugural address Posted: 30 Mar 2016 05:30 AM PDT Read the transcript of President Htin Kyaw's first speech before the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, delivered this morning following the official swearing-in ceremony of Myanmar's new government.

U Htin Kyaw takes oath of office and asks for patience Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:54 AM PDT U Htin Kyaw took the oath of office in parliament this morning, becoming Myanmar's first elected president from a non-military background for 54 years.

Who is President U Htin Kyaw? Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT As Myanmar's new leader takes office today, The Myanmar Times speaks to colleagues and friends about life before the Presidential Palace

Divided armed groups prepare for new govt Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Major ethnic armed groups that did not join last year's "nationwide" ceasefire agreement have called for early talks with Myanmar's new government, while the European Union has stepped in with more money to keep the peace process moving.

New president to take centre stage Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Largely unknown to the public just a few weeks ago, U Htin Kyaw will take centre-stage today when he delivers his first speech to the nation as its first elected, non-military president for more than 50 years.

Chinese minority to get ‘Bamar’ designation Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT In one of his last acts in office, President U Thein Sein has instructed the Ministry of Immigration to give new identity cards to Chinese residents of northern Shan State identifying them as a Bamar group, a ministry official has confirmed.

YCDC, police plan Aung Mingalar clean-up Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT It's time for a crackdown on unruly behaviour at Yangon's gateway bus terminal at Aung Mingalar, the authorities say. Describing an often chaotic situation at the busy, 86-acre compound, they also revealed a list of arrests they had made.

Outgoing govt lifts state of emergency in Rakhine Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT In his final hours in office, outgoing President U Thein Sein announced a surprise end to the state of emergency imposed in Rakhine after deadly sectarian riots erupted between Buddhist and Muslim communities in 2012.

S Korean factories slammed for labour violations: report Posted: 29 Mar 2016 02:30 PM PDT Labour rights investigators have accused South Korean factory owners in Myanmar of a raft of abuses, including forced overtime, poor safety conditions, the use of child labour and sexual harassment of female workers. The investigating organisation, Myanmar Action Labour Rights, said the South Korean-owned factories flagrantly violate labour laws, such as mandatory weekly caps on overtime and providing contracts in Myanmar language.

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