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Htin Kyaw sworn in as first elected President of Myanmar
Htin Kyaw (69) sworn in as the first elected civilian (non-military) President of Myanmar after 53 years of military rule. Myanmar’s Army was in power since 1962 coup. He belongs to National League for Democracy (NLD) Party and succeeds Thein ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Htin Kyaw elected as first civilian President of Myanmar
Myanmar’s Parliament elected Htin Kyaw (69) as the first civilian (non-military) President of the country after 53 years of military rule. He was candidate of National League for Democracy (NLD) party and was elected after securing 360 of the total ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Myanmar's first UNESCO biosphere reserve Inle Lake launched
Myanmar has launched the country’s first United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake in Shan state. With this launch Myanmar opens a new chapter in its commitment to bio-diversity and eco-system conservation. In June 2015, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project
In October 2015, the Union Cabinet has approved the Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) of Rs.2904 Crores for Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport project. The completion of KMTT project will play a major role in economic development of the North-East India ..
Myanmar Government inks peace pact with 8 ethnic rebels groups
Myanmar government has signed a peace accord with eight of the 15 ethnic armed minorities groups especially belonging to Kayin and Chin groups to end decades of civil war. The ceremony was held by President Thein Sein in Naypyidaw in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh
Cyclone Komen made landfall in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The cyclone has caused heavy rains that inundated vast areas of the coastal towns of Bangladesh, West Bengal and Odisha. Land affected areas due Cyclone Komen include eastern countries north in Bay ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015