Htin Kyaw
Parliament Elects Ex-House Speaker Myanmar's Next President
YANGON — The Union Parliament on Wednesday elected former Lower House Speaker U Win Myint the country's 10th president after U Htin Kyaw left the post last week citing the need to rest.
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on March 21 leaving the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a close confidant and political ally as she faces rising international opprobrium over the Rakhine crisis.
Willing to play a constructive role in Rohingya crisis: China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Myanmar President Htin Kyaw on Nov. 20 that China is willing to keep playing a constructive role over the Rakhine state issue, China's foreign ministry said.
Historic vote hands Myanmar first civilian president in decades
Myanmar's lawmakers on March 15 elected a close aide and longtime friend of Aung San Suu Kyi to become the country's first civilian president in decades, a historic moment for the formerly junta-run nation.
Aung San Suu Kyi will not become Myanmar's next president
The party of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi officially confirmed March 10 that she will not become Myanmar's next president.