https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/322401/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg When Htin Kyaw was elected president of Myanmar on March 15, domestic and international media hailed him as the first president never to have worn a military uniform. Another distinction, however, was largely missing from the media spotlight: Htin Kyaw will be the first former political prisoner to become president of Myanmar. Htin Kyaw spent several months in prison in 2000. In September of that year, when Aung San Suu Kyi was out of house arrest but under restrictions, Htin Kyaw accompanied... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/1931770/new-myanmar-government-must-be-inclusive-if-it-succeed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/article/1931770/new-myanmar-government-must-be-inclusive-if-it-succeed Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:15:45 +0000