Top Party Officials Apparently Ousted in Myanmar

Myanmar’s president is huddling with government ministers Thursday amid an apparent purge of the leadership of the country’s governing party. President Thein Sein has the upper hand, according to one of his officials. “This is just a party leadership affair, there is no reason to worry,” Zaw Htay, director of the president’s office told AFP, adding that the president had made the move to remove party chairman Shwe Mann, who is also parliament speaker. Officials of the Union...

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