Close Aung Sang Suu Kyi ally Htin Kyaw becomes the first ever Burmese civilian President

Myanmar’s parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s new president. Kyaw is a close friend of the Aung San Suu Kyi, head of the governing National League for Democracy party (NLD). But she is barred from becoming president because her children are not citizens of Myanmar. Suu Kyi had indicated she would run the country…

Yangon (dpa) – Close Aung Sang Suu Kyi aide Htin Kyaw won a parliamentary vote Tuesday to become Myanmar’s new president, after landmark elections in November. Htin Kyaw, 69, was given the most votes by lawmakers during a meeting of the Union Parliament, as the combined upper and lower houses are called, from among three nominees.…