Posts Tagged ‘ Myanmar politics ’

List of Government Ministers submitted to Myanmar Parliament

February 10, 2011
List of Government Ministers submitted to Myanmar Parliament

The following is the list of Government ministers submitted by president elect Thein Sein to the new Myanmar Union Parliament. 30 government ministers were proposed to head 34 government ministries. Lt-General Ko Ko Maj-General Hla Min Maj-General Thein Htay U Wunna Maung Lwin U Myint Hlaing U Kyaw San Wunna Kyaw Htin U Win...

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Democratic Voice of Burma: Shan leader to contest 2010 election

February 3, 2009

Shan State leader Shwe Ohn has said he will stand for election in 2010, despite his opposition to the State Peace and Development Council’s national convention and 2008 Myanmar constitution. Shwe Ohn, 87, said he had written to the chair of the State Peace and Development Council, the Internal Affairs Ministry and the Electoral...

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First political journal to be published soon

January 27, 2009

A political journal will be published for the first time on Thursday in Myanmar. This ‘Northern Star’ journal will focus on political views, political issues at a time when the 2010 general elections are due. The editor-in-chief of this new journal will be army veteran and former government daily paper ‘New Light of Myanmar’ Vice...

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Your Travel Guide to Myanmar

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Night Life in Yangon

Night life in Yangon, for a foreigner, is quite dry and boring. Even for us who are long time residents of Yangon feel night...

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Shwedagon Pagoda Guide

History According to legend, Shwedagon Pagoda was built more than 2,500 years ago during the time of Lord Buddha. The two merchant brothers from...

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Culture Shock – When a Myanmar do not say NO

Many a time, foreigners (especially western foreign expats working in Myanmar) will notice that things they ask from Myanmar friends are met with affirmative...

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