HomeThird time lucky? Thein Sein’s repeated attempts to purge Shwe MannFile photo of Shwe Man, Speaker of the Union Parliament, and Myanmar’s President Thein Sein exiting after he gave a speech at the regular 9th section of the Union parliament on the final day in Nyapyitaw
File photo of Shwe Man, Speaker of the Union Parliament, and Myanmar’s President Thein Sein exiting after he gave a speech at the regular 9th section of the Union parliament on the final day in Nyapyitaw
Shwe Man (L), Speaker of the Union Parliament, and Myanmar's President Thein Sein exit after he gave a speech at the regular 9th section of the Union parliament on the final day in Nyapyitaw in this March 26, 2014 file photo. Myanmar security forces have surrounded the headquarters of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in the capital, Naypyitaw, and prevented party members in the compound from leaving, party sources in the building said on August 13, 2015. Tension has risen between President Thein Sein and ruling party chief Shwe Mann over the selection of candidates for the general election in November, 2015, the party sources said. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
