The NLD’s candidate to succeed Suu Kyi in Kawhmu is Kyaw Win Swe, an English tutor and son of well-known writer Myaungmya Ba Swe.
Tag: Rangoon division
Possessed by ghosts: 3 children killed in Rangoon ‘exorcism’
The would-be exorcist, named as Tun Naing, has now been arrested and is likely to face charges of murder.
Burmese man mauled to death by wild elephant
According to locals, at least three people in Taikkyi are killed by wild elephants every year.
Interview: 'No more violent crackdowns under this government'
Nay Phone Latt, a well-known blogger and new NLD MP for the Rangoon Division parliament, discusses what the city should prioritise under the new government.
Thingyan restrictions force party organisers to look for loopholes
Organisers of commercial Thingyan stages in Rangoon are scrambling to find a way to work around new restrictions.
NUP, the party that survived
“Some people are surprised our party has survived,” says National Unity Party candidate Phyu Phyu Nyunt.