Last week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President David Arnold signed an MOU marking the Foundation’s expansion of programs to support Myanmar’s democratic transition and plans to re-establish a resident office in the country. The Foundation also announced the appointment of Dr. Kim Ninh, who is currently country representative in Vietnam, as the new representative in Myanmar. Read more.
In a polling station located in a vacant storefront, two voters cast their votes in Bandung district local elections behind booths constructed by the polling station committee. Each committee reportedly received around $25 to support the operational costs of one polling station.
