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11 January 2021 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 10 Jan, a total of 17,343 samples were tested and found 555 new cases and 20 deaths. MoHS has reported...
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.
How the NLD keeps its lawmakers under control
Renaud Egreteau argues that potential dissidents within the National League for Democracy are unlikely to gain influence in the near term.
Eight seats in play for by-election due later this year: UEC member
A member of the Union Election Commission tells a session of Parliament’s Upper House that a by-election will be held sometime in 2018 to fill eight vacant seats in legislatures at the state, regional and national level.
Burma’s president calls for a ‘suitable constitution’
In his Independence Day speech, Htin Kyaw called for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for justice for all recognised minorities under a federal system, but made no mention of the Rohingya.
Seizing on legacy of ’88 uprising, ‘Four Eights’ makes bid for political party status
A political party formed by members of the “88 Generation” is one step closer to becoming a reality this week, as organisers of the effort submitted an application to the Union Election Commission (UEC) on Tuesday seeking official recognition.
