Tin Shwe, MP from the National Democratic Force, a breakaway faction of the National League for Democracy headed by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, was appointed Deputy Minister of Hotel and Tourism by President Thein Sein.
Thein Sein appoints opposition MP to cabinet position
By DAVID STOUTThein Sein appoints opposition MP to cabinet position
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Published: 7 February 2013
President Thein Sein officially brought a member of the
opposition into his inner circle yesterday with the appointment of
National Democratic Force (NDF)’s Tin Shwe to the military-dominated
cabinet.
The NDF executive member and upper house representative was
appointed as the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism’s deputy-minister by the
president.
The opposition figure was one of five civilians appointed to
deputy minister positions within the president’s cabinet on Wednesday.
“It’s not a lot, but it’s the beginning. I think the government
has shown they are willing to bring opposition figures into the
cabinet,” said Aung Naing Oo, deputy head of the Thailand-based think
tank Vahu Development Institute.
With more than 40 members in the presidential cabinet, Aung
Naing Oo admitted that the move may be merely symbolic, although the
appointment was still was an important step forward for the nascent
government.
“A friend of mine from Columbia University told me years ago
that the first government that comes into power after long,
authoritarian rule never lasts,” said Aung Naing Oo.
“To me, it’s a miracle that this government has lasted this long and it’s forging ahead.”
Tin Shwe — a retired physician and religious enthusiast — was
elected to the upper house of parliament in the discredited 2010 general
elections, after his party split from the National League for
Democracy. It followed a high-profile dispute with Aung San Suu Kyi over
whether to participate in the process.
The NDF’s chairman Khin Maung Swe said that Tin Shwe has become
increasingly out of touch with his party since becoming an MP, and the
gap is likely to grow larger now that he is a cabinet member.
“Although he’s our executive committee member, he could only
attend leadership meetings held once every six or seven months since
he’s been busy in the parliament. So he hasn’t been able to effectively
serve his role as an executive member,” said Khin Maung Swe.
“Now that he’s becoming a minister, the gap will be even bigger — a minister can’t take part in the party’s activities.”
According to Burma’s 2008 constitution, Tin Shwe will also be required to resign his seat in parliament.
The NDF was formed after a schism erupted within the NLD over the leadership’s decision to boycott the 2010 general elections.
The newly formed NDF finished fifth in the polls in 2010 and secured 16 seats in parliament.
In the wake of the elections, the NDF experienced its own
schism, resulting in the creation of a new party when one of the group’s
leaders and elected representatives Thein Nyunt and four other NDF
parliamentarians broke away and formed the New National Democratic
Party.
In May, the NDF announced plans to restructure the party after
losing more members, who rejoined the NLD after the major opposition
party participated in the 2012 by-elections where it picked up 43
parliamentary seats.
Political parties outside of the Union Solidarity and
Development Party and NLD’s tutelage are commonly referred to as “Third
Force” organisations in Burma.
- Peter Aung contributed reporting.
ដោយ ៖ ថាច់ យ៉ាត
ថ្ងៃទី 07 កុម្ភះ 2013 Nokor Wat News
សារព័ត៌មានមីយ៉ាន់
ម៉ាបានផ្សាយ ថ្ងៃពុធនេះថា ប្រធានាធិបតីមីយ៉ាម៉ាបានតែង
តាំងតំណាងរាស្ដ្រមកពីគណបក្សប្រឆាំងមួយរូបឱ្យចូលកាន់ការណ៍នៅ
ក្នុងទីស្ដី ការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ដ្រីធ្វើឱ្យមានសំឡេងប្រកួតប្រជែង
ក្នុងគោលនយោបាយកែទម្រង់ របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល ។
លោក ទិន ស្វេ (Tin Shwe)
សមាជិកសភាជាន់ខ្ពស់មកពីគណបក្សកម្លាំងប្រជាធិបតេយ្យជាតិ (NDF)
ត្រូវបានប្រធានាធិបតី ថេន សេន តែងតាំងជាអនុរដ្ឋមន្ដ្រី
ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍និងសណ្ឋាគារដែលការតែងតាំងនេះធ្វើឱ្យមានការមិន
សប្បាយ ចិត្ដពីប្រធានបក្ស NLF ផងដែរ ។
លោក Khin Maung Swe
បានប្រាប់ប្រភពAFPថា «មិនមានការពិភាក្សា ជាមួយគណបក្សនោះឡើយ
ហើយយើង មិនបានដឹងទេថា វាមានមានគោលបំណង អ្វីទេ។
យើងនឹងជំទាស់រាល់អ្វីដែលមិនមែនជាផលប្រយោជន៍ចំពោះប្រជាជន» ។
លោក ទិន ស្វេ
ជាសាស្ដ្រាជើងចាស់អាយុ៦៧ឆ្នាំនឹងលាលែងពីតំណែងសមាជិក
សភាដើម្បីទៅចូលរួមការងារនៅទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ដ្រី ៕
2 comments:
it is a big change if the appointee is from NLD . some Burmeses say that NDF was created by current government
to destroy NDL of Aung San Sukyi . In that case , Hun Sen
already offered many government positions to the persons
whom he bought from SRP.
Nice one ear hate bro...
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