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‘A great loss’: Aung San Suu Kyi breaks her silence over assassination of top lawyer who criticised military’s influence

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has broken a month-long silence on the assassination of her adviser, calling his killing a “great loss” for the country.

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Myanmar celebrates Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday by donating blood, planting trees

Members of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) across the regions and the states in Myanmar including Yangon and Mandalay on Sunday celebrated State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi's 71th birthday by donating blood and planting trees.

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Aung San Suu Kyi calls on NLD MPs to cooperate in parliamentary affairs

Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), Monday urged NLD MPs to cooperate faithfully in parliamentary affairs.

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Myanmar president-elect to submit cabinet names to parliament for approval

Myanmar President-elect U Htin Kyaw will submit a list of nominees for cabinet posts to the Union Parliament on Thursday for approval, the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) confirmed Monday.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's party names Htin Kyaw as Myanmar presidential nominee

Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has nominated Mr Htin Kyaw, long-time party veteran and close personal friend of party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for the position of president of Myanmar.

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Aung San Suu Kyi pledges to meet people's aspiration

Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of Myanmar's election-winning National League for Democracy (NLD), Thursday pledged to strive for fully meeting the aspiration of the people as much as possible.

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Myanmar still in the dark over who will be President

​Ms Aung San Suu Kyi's iron grip on the National League for Democracy (NLD) is evident ahead of the nomination of the party's candidates for President and Vice-Presidents tomorrow, but the selections remain a mystery.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's party rebuts 'fake' Myanmar president release

Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party on Monday (March 7) denounced as "fake" a widely circulated letter purporting to reveal its choice of proxy Myanmar president, as speculation over who will take the role reaches fever pitch.

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Myanmar opposition party designates one more spokesperson during transition period

Myanmar's election-winning opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has designated Dr. Zaw Myint Maung as one more spokesperson with regard to the party's policy and matter of transition in addition to Aung San Suu Kyi, the party's chairperson, according to an NLD announcement published here Wednesday.

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Myanmar heads for gov't change

Myanmar is in the transition process for forming a new government in accordance with the result of general election held on Nov. 8 last year.

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Suu Kyi tipped to take up foreign affairs post

Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) leader, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, barred constitutionally from the country's top office, will take up the foreign affairs portfolio, reports quoting sources said as the deadline for announcing her party's candidate for president draws near.

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Myanmar's newly-elected region, state parliament begin first sessions

Myanmar's newly-elected region or state parliament on Monday began their first sessions separately in respective regions and states in Myanmar, which also took place simultaneously with the union parliament.

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Myanmar's newly-elected parliament starts first session in Nay Pyi Taw

Myanmar's new parliament Monday elected U Win Myint of the National League for Democracy (NLD) as Speaker of the House of Representatives (Lower House) and U Ti Khun Myat of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) as Deputy Speaker of the House.

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Possible reasons for Suu Kyi's absence from list of Myanmar's parliamentary nomination

The 13th session of Myanmar's Union Parliament ended in Myanmar's new capital Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday, with Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the election-winning opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) not nominated as the speaker of either of the two Houses.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, military chief discuss new Myanmar gov't formation

Leader of Myanmar's election-winning opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi met with Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday.

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi avoids 'rocking boat' with military ahead of handover

Myanmar election winner Aung San Suu Kyi will not press for an immediate change to the constitution that bars her from becoming president, and will instead appoint a ceremonial head of state, a senior official in her party said on Wednesday.

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Aung San Suu Kyi calls for keeping Myanmar's independence spirit alive

Chairperson of the election-winning National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi Monday urged all ethnic groups to continue to work together to keep the spirit of independence alive.