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.

The lower and upper houses have announced they will decide between two candidates respectively for their submissions to the presidential pool of nominees.

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.

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.

Muskets and melodies kicked off celebrations for the 70th Chin National Day in Mindat, Chin State, on Monday, commemorating the remote region’s long struggle for democracy and self-determination.

Aung La Nsang's third straight victory on home turf has won him praise from the country, the military, and Aung San Suu Kyi.