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Myanmar ministerial reformation plan to be completed soon: Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday that the outline of ministerial reformation plan would be completed earlier than expected, according to the President's Office.

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Aung San Suu Kyi reaches out to rebels with federalism vow

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday (April 18) vowed to press for greater autonomy for the nation's ethnic minorities, in an early move to soothe the rebellions roiling the country after her party's ascent to power.

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Myanmar new leadership's pledge highlights New Year prospects

Myanmar's New Year, which fell on Sunday, was highlighted by pledges of both President U Htin Kyaw and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to build the country with a high level of political and economic development.

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State counselor bill to be debated in Myanmar Lower House

Myanmar's Lower House on Monday accepted debating a bill calling for appointment of a state counselor in the new cabinet, a post to be created for Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Suu Kyi aide sworn in as president in historic power shift

Myanmar entered a new era on Wednesday as Aung San Suu Kyi's democracy movement took power after 50 years of military domination, with a close aide of the Nobel laureate sworn in as president.

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Htin Kyaw sworn in as Myanmar's first elected civilian president in decades

Mr Htin Kyaw, the man chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as her proxy, was sworn in as Myanmar’s president on Wednesday (March 30) in a historic power shift away from outright army rule.

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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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Aung San Suu Kyi appointed as committee chair in Myanmar's lower house

Myanmar's Parliament of Representatives (Lower House) has appointed Aung San Suu Kyi as chairperson of the Joint Coordination Committee for Development of Parliamentary Affairs, according to the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) on Thursday.

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China-Myanmar ties remain promising with election of new president

​The fundamentals of friendly relations between China and Myanmar will remain unchanged after Myanmar's new leadership comes to power.

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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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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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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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Myanmar gov't forms support committee to manage power transfer

Myanmar government has formed a support committee to manage power transfer following a significant meeting between President U Thein Sein and Chairperson of the election-winning National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi early this month, an official report said Friday.

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Suu Kyi holds secret dialogue with ex-junta leader over transition of power

Aung San Suu Kyi met secretly with the ex-junta leader apparently to ensure a smooth transition of power following her pro-democracy opposition party's landslide win last month in Myanmar’s parliamentary elections, sources said.

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Ki holds first "National Reconciliation" meeting

​Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and current Parliament Speaker U Shwe Mann on Thursday agreed to place emphasis on national reconciliation and national consolidation in forming the new parliament, said a joint statement following talks between the two figures in Nay Pyi Taw.