A special sitting of Burma’s Union Parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s first democratically-elected president since 1962.
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Military questions NLD presidential picks
The military questioned the NLD’s presidential picks, as tensions simmered between the two sides before parliament votes on who should get the top job.
Three presidential candidates cleared for final vote
Burma moves another step closer to choosing its next president and vice-presidents.
Two wins for NLD in the presidential elections
The National League for Democracy has safely secured the spot of its two presidential candidates after a landslide win in both upper and lower houses today.
BREAKING: Candidates announced for Burma's next president
The lower and upper houses have announced they will decide between two candidates respectively for their submissions to the presidential pool of nominees.
Human rights watchdog criticises slow progress in resolving land grabs
Advocacy group Human Rights Watch has criticised slow progress in addressing historical land grabs, which continue to leave large numbers of people destitute, and inadequate legal reform in protecting land tenure.