On June 17, The Asia Foundation will honor His Excellency U Thura Shwe Mann, speaker of the lower house of Myanmar’s parliament, at Foundation headquarters for a special breakfast hosted by President David Arnold and the Pacific Council on International Policy. Read about the recent MOU marking the Foundation’s expansion of programs to support Myanmar’s democratic transition and plans to reestablish a resident office in the country.
Although not much was at stake in terms of administrative power and financial resources in Sri Lanka’s council elections, people still paid close attention because they were a popularity test of the UPFA and TNA. Photo by Karl Grobl.
The Asia Foundation, Sri Lanka
