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Myanmar: Reshuffling the Cabinet

Categories: East Asia, Myanmar (Burma), Governance

In a bold move, Myanmar President Thein Sein reshuffled [1][my] his cabinet by appointing non-army officers and removing controversial ministers. Among those replaced included the Minister of the Ministry of Electric Power who was criticized for the electricity shortage [2] last summer and the Minister of the Ministry of Information who is strict with censorship.