April 03, 2026 2:57 pm
The move marks a nominal return to an elected government but is widely considered to be an effort to keep the army in power after an election organized by the military that opponents and independent observers deemed neither free nor fair.
March 15, 2016 5:54 pm
Htin Kyaw, 69, won 360 of 652 votes cast by Myanmar's two legislative chambers, paving the way for him to serve as a proxy for the Nobel laureate who is constitutionally barred from becoming president.
March 14, 2016 3:32 pm
The new president is to take office on April 1.
March 11, 2016 9:04 am
Suu Kyi has vowed to rule through a proxy president because she is barred from top office by the army-scripted constitution.
March 09, 2016 11:32 am
The terms that Suu Kyi suggests will apply for the new president indicate that personal loyalty to her will be a key attribute of whoever is chosen. Suu Kyi has few strong-willed, charismatic colleagues in her party, anyway.
June 11, 2012 12:24 am
It is the first time Thein Sein has invoked the measure since becoming president
June 21, 2011 3:03 am
Less than a month after China rolled out the red carpet for the Myanmar President with loan and credit agreements worth more than US$765 million.

