New civilian government is sworn in to finally end decades of repressive Burma military rule

New government sworn in Ends 54 years of military rule Aung San Suu Kyi will be foreign minister Myanmar’s new government Htin Kyaw has been sworn in as president of Myanmar. Breaking: Suu Kyi’s proxy Htin Kyaw sworn in as president in historic Myanmar power shift — AFP pic.twitter.com/v3h20KQytW— Jerome Taylor (JeromeTaylor) March 30, 2016 He…

Yangon (dpa) – Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in Wednesday as Myanmar’s minister of foreign affairs, while her longtime friend Htin Kyaw assumed the presidency, as the country formally transferred power to the first civilian-led government in more than five decades. In addition to the foreign affairs post, Suu Kyi will also be the minister…