Four Burma Presidential candidates selected include Htin Kyaw, a close supporter of Suu Kyi

Conservative minister Priti Patel likened the EU ‘Leave’ campaign to the suffragette movement at the launch of pro-EU exit group Women for Britain on International Women’s Day on Tuesday, which has faced increasing criticsm this week. In a speech at the launch she said: “As a Suffragette, Pankhurst fought for the rights of women to have…

Naypyitaw (dpa) – Myanmar’s National League for Democracy party put forward its nominations for president Thursday, four months after a landslide election victory, and confirming that its leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not hold the post. A close advisor to Suu Kyi, Htin Kyaw, is the NLD’s nominee from the lower house, making him a…