Myanmar Junta Chief in Line for Presidency
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The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly 100 million baht in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country,
NAYPYIDAW: Elected representatives from Myanmar's Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) and Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) on Tuesday (March 31) elected a vice president each from among their respective candidates.
The military and its allies hold nearly 90% of the seats in the two-chamber parliament, while major opposition parties were either blocked from running or refused to compete.
Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe.
Myanmar’s military government is stepping up fuel rationing by implementing a system of barcodes and QR codes to determine how much customers can buy as the Middle East war accelerates fears of shortages.
Myanmar's Parliament has begun choosing a new president to lead an elective government, though the military retains power and influence.
Bangladesh has submitted data on 8,29,036 Rohingyas to Myanmar in six phases, of which 3,54,751 have been verified and 253,964 identified as “former residents of Myanmar”.
Known as the "eyes and ears" of Myanmar's junta chief, former spymaster Ye Win Oo has been spotted in top-level junta meetings, actively taking notes while his boss lectures from the head of the table.