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.”
Min Aung Hlaing wished Win Myint “great success in discharging his duties in bringing about national tranquility and development.”
“It is most likely that terrorist organisations based in other countries are backing the ARSA extremist Bengali terrorists,” he said.
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A police officer at the local Taung Bazar police station said the blast occurred inside a building that served both as a mosque and madrassa.
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The party spokesman’s comments come a day after the Office of the Commander-in-Chief filed a complaint against Phyo Min Thein.
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The ill-fated, Chinese-manufactured Y-8-200F aircraft was en route to Rangoon from Myeik when it went missing last week.
Myo Yan Naung Thein had called for Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing to resign following the attack on border guard posts in Maungdaw by militants.
Political activist Yar Pyae, who was yesterday sentenced to six months under the Telecommunications Act over a Facebook post, was this morning released from prison with the sentenced commuted for[…]
Hla Phone, who was accused of posting insulting images and comments on Facebook, was found guilty of violating Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.
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Burma’s Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing claims he pulled no punches when he met with Arakan Commission chairman Kofi Annan.
Lt-Gen Mya Tun Oo is promoted to the joint chief of staff of the army, navy, and air force, the de-facto third most senior position and one seen as a stepping stone to becoming army chief.
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Cavusoglu broke the Ramadan fast at sunset with local Muslims at a mosque in Aung Mingalar. Later, he spoke to members of the community.
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Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani meets with Burma’s Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing in the capital Naypyidaw.
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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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Love them or loathe them, the Burmese the military has run Burma for more than 50 years, far longer than most regimes last.
A deepening rift has opened between Burma’s military and Suu Kyi, threatening the democracy leader’s prospects for forming a successful government.
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Parliamentarians will nominate three candidates for Burma’s presidency on 10 March, ending months of political horse-trading over the office of the country’s first democratically elected leader.
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As he cements himself as the second most powerful figure in Burma post-election, Min Aung Hlaing has transformed himself from soldier into a politician.
Aung San Suu Kyi met again with Myanmar’s powerful commander-in-chief on Wednesday, according to a Facebook post by his office, as talks over a protracted political transition drag on and amid reports that the military chief has secured a five-year extension.
Burma’s powerful army chief Min Aung Hlaing and his deputy are slated to extend their terms for another five years, a local newspaper said on Saturday, as the military and democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi negotiates the terms of transition.
“They are trying to find a solution that doesn’t step on everyone’s red lines.”
Even as the NLD government takes office, the army keeps control of the civil service through the ubiquitous General Administration Department.
Burma’s democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has held talks on the transfer of power with army chief Min Aung Hlaing, before a parliament dominated by lawmakers from her National League for Democracy (NLD) convenes for the first time next week.
An online activist received a six month jail term, minus time already served, in a Friday sentencing at a Rangoon court. After an October arrest, Kachin man Patrick Kum Jaa[…]
The commander-in-chief of Burma’s armed forces has invited the country’s ethnic rebel fighters to join his ranks.
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The fast-increasing use of social media in Burma played a crucial role in the election campaign, with activists and politicians leveraging the medium.
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The National League for Democracy leader has sought to mollify ex-enemies in the Burmese military since officially stepping on to the political scene in 2012.
In the midst of optimism among the mainstream Burmese majority as well as the international cheerleaders of the ‘Myanmar Spring’, it is high time for our four leaders to snap out of the dark legacies of the past military rule.
The US on Thursday called for a credible, independent investigation by Burma’s government of reports of military atrocities in the country’s Shan State.
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Burma’s president and military commander-in-chief met Suu Kyi today for talks billed as the first steps towards the transfer of power.
A USDP member has been arrested for posting a defamatory image of Aung San Suu Kyi on social media during the election campaign period.