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Suu Kyi still grapples with cabinet line-up
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 21/03/2016
» In a little over a week Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), will formally take over the reins of government. The Herculean task of preparing to rule the country is well under way. But the role of the military remains strong -- with the future government likely to be a power sharing arrangement.
Myanmar starts new parliamentary era
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 01/02/2016
» Myanmar's new members of parliament are convening in the legislature Monday. The first session since their election in November last year, this marks a significant step in Myanmar's road to full and genuine democracy.
Myanmar's new era
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 23/11/2015
» Myanmar's election has been convincingly won by the opposition party, but hopes of a smooth and peaceful transition remain uncertain. Amid the public euphoria, business leaders in the country are cautiously optimistic about the future, though most have reservations about the new government's policies and its capacity to deliver.
Now comes the hard part, really running Myanmar
Spectrum, Larry Jagan, Published on 15/11/2015
» The people of Myanmar are now enthusiastically preparing for life under a democratic government led by Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy, after the party swept to an enormous victory in last Sunday’s elections.
Democratic era dawns on the generals
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 10/11/2015
» Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), are heading for a historic landslide victory in Sunday's elections. Although the official results are days away -- the charismatic pro-democracy leader seems certain to control the lower house, and may even have an absolute majority in the parliament as a whole.
Suu Kyi supporters revel warily with an unfamiliar hope
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 08/11/2015
» YANGON: When Aung San Suu Kyi took to the stage during the campaign, there was as much a sense of anticipation as there was of unfinished business. A feeling that this time she would claim the election win denied her 25 years ago.
Small parties lay out big ambitions
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 08/11/2015
» YANGON: Three parties that have been overshadowed in the campaign are determined to be a force to be reckoned with after the polls close.
Suu Kyi's rivals are trying to steal election
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 02/11/2015
» As electioneering enters its final days, most people in Myanmar are increasingly worried that these elections will not be free, fair nor credible.
Can the NLD deliver?
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 07/09/2015
» With campaigning for Myanmar's forthcoming elections about to start officially in a few days, the main parties are putting their finishing touches on their policy platforms.
Presidential rivals gear up for race
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 29/07/2015
» Myanmar's elections are only three months away and the battle to become the country's next president is already in full swing, with the current incumbent seeking a second term in office. The two goliaths within the governing party — the current president Thein Sein and the speaker of the lower house, Shwe Mann, are the leading contenders.The Union Solidarity Party (USDP) has been a two-headed dragon, with both of them vying for control of the party and government policy: with the party's presidential nomination the key prize. But the battle for the presidency is far from being a two-horse race.