At least 21 people including nine children died after a boat capsized off the coast of Myanmar’s Rakhine state on April 19, said Pierre Peron, UN spokesman said.
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on April 18 said the new government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD) will begin to build new good things for a change starting from the New Year
Myanmar's House of Representatives (Lower House) on April 5 passed a bill on the appointment of a state counselor in the new cabinet, a post to be created for Aung San Suu Kyi – chairperson of the Nat
Myanmar’s new President Htin Kyaw on April 4submitted to the Union Parliament a proposal for changing two out of four portfolios held by Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stressed the need for Myanmar’s new government to invest more in transportation to develop its economy, according to the ADB’s latest report.
Myanmar's new government has appointed 29 regional ministers for ethnic affairs for 13 regions and states, according to an order of the President's Office released on March 31.