President Htin Kyaw resigns ‘to take a rest from duties’
Burma’s President Htin Kyaw has resigned after nearly two years, citing a need “to take a rest from duties.”
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President’s Office swats down rumours of Htin Kyaw’s resignation
The President’s Office has rejected rumours that President Htin Kyaw had submitted his resignation due to poor health.
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Htin Kyaw departs on visit to China
President Htin Kyaw and First Lady Su Su Lwin departed for China on Thursday morning for a visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart.
Vox Pop: What are your hopes for Htin Kyaw’s presidency?
With Htin Kyaw now formally sworn in as president, DVB spoke to some prominent figures about what they would like to see under his five-year administration.
Htin Kyaw sworn in as Burma’s first civilian president in half century
Emotions were high in Burma’s parliament today as Htin Kyaw, the country’s first president in more than fifty years to hail from a non-military background, was sworn in.
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Army chief pledges to cooperate with Htin Kyaw
Min Aung Hlaing congratulated incoming president Htin Kyaw and pledged cooperation, after he was elected as the country’s ninth president.
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Suu Kyi loyalist Htin Kyaw elected president of Burma
A special sitting of Burma’s Union Parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s first democratically-elected president since 1962.
Htin Kyaw refuses to attend court hearing
Sep 11, 2008 (DVB), Detained protest leader Ko Htin Kyaw clashed with prison officials yesterday when he refused to appear in court, according to sources close to his family. Htin[…]
Trials open for U Gambira and Htin Kyaw
Aug 21, 2008 (DVB), Prominent monk U Gambira and activist Ko Htin Kyaw, who led demonstrations against commodity price hikes last August, appeared before the district court inside Insein prison[…]
Htin Kyaw appears in court
Mar 21, 2008 (DVB), High profile activist Htin Kyaw appeared in court yesterday to defend himself against charges brought by the government for his role in demonstrations in August last[…]
Htin Kyaw in isolation after prison protest
Mar 11, 2008 (DVB), Detained activist Htin Kyaw has been in solitary confinement for the past 10 days after shouting political slogans against regime leaders and the referendum. Htin Kyaw,[…]
Activist Htin Kyaw denied family visits
Jan 29, 2008 (DVB), Insein prison officials have forbidden high-profile commodity protester Ko Htin Kyaw from receiving family visits for one month without giving a reason, according to his wife.[…]
Htin Kyaw to sue junta over new charges
Jan 16, 2008 (DVB), High-profile activist Htin Kyaw has said he will sue the government for breach of promise after they decided to prosecute him for a solo demonstration he[…]
Htin Kyaw ends his hunger strike
Jan 3, 2008 (DVB), Commodity protester Ko Htin Kyaw and two other activists held in Insein prison have ended their hunger strike, according to family members of the detainees. Htin[…]
Htin Kyaw's lawyer denied access to court
Dec 27, 2007 (DVB), Detained activist Htin Kyaw's lawyer was refused entry to Insein prison court yesterday where his client was attending a hearing, according to lawyer U Aung Thein.[…]
Ko Htin Kyaw's trial postponed
Dec 18, 2007 (DVB), Activist Ko Htin Kyaw's trial has been postponed and moved to a special court after today's scheduled hearing attracted a high level of public interest. Htin[…]
Htin Kyaw continues hunger strike
Dec 12, 2007 (DVB), Htin Kyaw, who has been detained since 25 August for his role in instigating fuel price protests that month, says he will continue his hunger strike[…]
Htin Kyaw on hunger strike
Dec 6, 2007 (DVB), Prominent activist Htin Kyaw has vowed to continue with a hunger strike to call for the release of political prisoners, even though his health is suffering.[…]
Ko Htin Kyaw held at Insein prison
Nov 8, 2007 (DVB), Ko Htin Kyaw, one of the leaders of the original protests against fuel price hikes in August, is being held at Insein prison in Rangoon, a[…]
Ko Htin Kyaw arrested
Aug 25, 2007 (DVB)
Military-bred cabinet member ‘reassigned,’ replaced
Burma’s deputy minister for home affairs, Aung Soe, has been “reassigned to perform his original military duties” and is replaced in the cabinet by Major-General Aung Thu from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, according to the President’s Office.
36 political prisoners included in Thingyan presidential amnesty
Two Kachin pastors and a Buddhist abbot jailed for “Unlawful Association” are freed, but Reuters journalists remain behind bars.
President Win Myint sworn in, pledging to ‘strive for the change citizens want to see’
“Burma is being subjected to pressures, criticisms, and misunderstandings in the international arena. The challenges that this nation and its citizens have been facing are not of minor significance,” said the new president.
Burma’s army chief congratulates president-elect
Min Aung Hlaing wished Win Myint “great success in discharging his duties in bringing about national tranquility and development.”
Win Myint elected president of Burma as uncertainty reigns
Parliament on Wednesday voted for Win Myint as president, a National League for Democracy stalwart who will now serve, ostensibly, as Burma’s most powerful civilian leader.
Presidential election set for 28 March
Lawmakers in the Union Parliament will choose on Wednesday from among three men in a secret ballot to determine Burma’s next president.
Lower House votes Win Myint for VP; election to presidency seen as likely
Elected MPs in the Lower House on Friday selected Win Myint, the chamber’s former speaker, as its pick for vice president and concurrently its presidential nominee, in a landslide vote that has locked in his status as Burma’s presumptive next president.
Meditation and law: The Suu Kyi loyalist tipped for Burma’s presidency
Win Myint, the long-serving member of Burma’s ruling party who is expected to become the country’s next president within days, is described by colleagues as a skilled political operator with a crucial quality — loyalty to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Lower House to take nominations for presidential candidate on Friday
The Lower House will begin the process of nominating its candidate for Burma’s next president during a parliamentary session on Friday, with that individual likely to be elected to the country’s top civilian post in the coming days.
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Deputy no more, T Khun Myat elected Lower House speaker
Lawmakers in the Lower House elected T Khun Myat as their speaker on Thursday, and the chairman of the chamber’s Bill Committee Tun Tun Hein to serve as his deputy, just one day after it was announced that T Khun Myat’s predecessor was stepping down.
