According to an agenda for the Lower House’s 22 March parliamentary session, lawmakers in the chamber are due tomorrow to select a speaker to replace Win Myint, who abruptly stepped…
Day: March 21, 2018
Day 100 in prison, and another hearing, for Reuters reporters in State Secrets trial
As two Reuters journalists appeared in court on Wednesday, which marked their 100th day behind bars facing charges under Burma’s Official Secrets Act, a second attempt by their defence team…
Min Aung Hlaing warns against anti-military sentiment
“There have been incidents of persons inciting hatred against the Tatmadaw,” the commander-in-chief told a military gathering in Putao.
Win Myint steps down as Lower House speaker
The speaker of Parliament’s Lower House, Win Myint, has resigned his post, with word of his stepping down coming shortly after the President’s Office announced that President Htin Kyaw would…
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.”
Carbon prices too low to protect Southeast Asian forests from rubber expansion
The price of carbon credits must rise drastically if they are to help protect Southeast Asia’s tropical forests against rubber plantation expansion, according to researchers.