1. Myanmar’s new ruling military council has handed out at least three positions to leaders of parties allied to the #Tatmadaw proxy party, the #USDP.
The latest is Thet Thet Khaing, the leader of the controversial People’s Pioneer Party (PPP). myanmar-now.org/en/news/people…
The latest is Thet Thet Khaing, the leader of the controversial People’s Pioneer Party (PPP). myanmar-now.org/en/news/people…
2. The PPP was founded in 2019 by businesswoman Thet Thet Khaing, who left the #NLD after being suspended for criticizing its leader #AungSanSuuKyi
The party also includes former military officers and #ultranationalists. bit.ly/3ro7EFG
The party also includes former military officers and #ultranationalists. bit.ly/3ro7EFG
3. Thet Thet Khaing, who won a seat in 2015 as an #NLD candidate, was soundly defeated in her bid for election last year. bit.ly/2MxSE9a
She was appointed Minister for Social Welfare and Relief and Resettlement, replacing the popular Dr. Win Mya Aye.
She was appointed Minister for Social Welfare and Relief and Resettlement, replacing the popular Dr. Win Mya Aye.
4. The new State Administrative Council also includes Thein Nyunt and Khin Maung Swe, former members of the #NLD who split from the party to form the National Democratic Force in 2010, and Phado Man Nyein Maung, a former leading figure in the #KNU.
5. Thein Nyunt, whose position on the council places him above the cabinet, warned five years ago of the danger of an “elected #dictatorship”. bit.ly/2YIqsD6
6. The ruling council is headed by #Tatmadaw commander-in-chief Senior General #MinAungHlaing, who seized power on the morning of February 1. bit.ly/3pPC8Qz
7. On Thursday, senior #NLD figure Win Htein was arrested as part of the ongoing crackdown on the party that won a landslide win in last year’s #election. bit.ly/3aDYaiA
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