Myanmar parliament approves government formation proposal
Myanmar's Union Parliament on March 21 approved President-elect U Htin Kyaw's plan of forming a new government which will see fewer ministries.
President-elect U Htin Kyaw made his first public appearance by delivering a speech in the Union Parliament.
On March 15, Htin Kyaw, 69, of the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi, was elected as Myanmar’s first civilian President in decades.