MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-UPPER HOUSE-NEW SPEAKER

MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-UPPER HOUSE-NEW SPEAKER

Xinhua
18 Mar 2026, 22:16 GMT+

(260318) -- NAY PYI TAW, March 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- U Aung Lin Dwe speaks during the first session of Myanmar's third Amyotha Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, March 18, 2026. U Aung Lin Dwe, a member of parliament from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was elected as the new Speaker of Myanmar's Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) in a parliament session held in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, according to state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV). (Myanmar's Ministry of Information/Handout via Xinhua)

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