Soe Win named new prime minister of Myanmar
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Myanmar, also known as Burma, has confirmed the ousting of its prime minister Khin Nyunt. A senior figure in the country&#39;s ruling military junta, said he has been replaced by a deputy to one of the top two generals in the country.
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The ouster of Myanmar&#39;s prime minister, architect of a tentative &quot;roadmap to democracy,&quot; has dashed faint hopes for an end to military rule and leaves Southeast Asia&#39;s policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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BANGKOK, Thailand - The secretive military government of Myanmar was at the center of rumors today that the prime minister, the long-powerful Lt.
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Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the country's political reform movement, Foreign Minister Nyan Win said Thursday.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose  Ramos-Horta is to be East Timor&#039;s new prime minister, President  Xanana Gusmao told reporters on Saturday, a move aimed at  ending weeks of political uncertainty in Asia&#039;s newest nation.
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Khin Nyunt has been sacked as prime minister of military-ruled Myanmar amid allegations of corruption and placed under house arrest, a Thai government spokesman says.
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Guinea's ruler appointed a new prime minister, state-run radio said Friday, in a move apparently aimed at appeasing union leaders who led a crippling two-week strike.
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Myanmar top leader Senior-General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), began a state visit to India Sunday, signifying that the two countries&#39; relations are going to reach a new height.
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The situation in Myanmar&#39;s capital of Yangon remained normal on Wednesday, one day after a fresh and major reshuffle of the cabinet, in which former Prime Minister General Khin
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The world's largest democracy India welcomed Myanmar's army strongman General Than Shwe, who arrived on an official visit days after sacking his prime minister in what was seen as a bid to promote military hardliners.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set Monday to head Thailand's first single-party government  following a big election win that was widely expected but was  turning out to be more one-sided than forecast.
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YANGON, Myanmar - Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the countryâs political reform movement, Foreign Minister
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YANGON, Myanmar  - Mynamar Prime Minister Khin  Nyunt has been allowed to retire for health reasons and been  replaced by army General Soe Win, state television and radio  announced Tuesday.
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: Somalia&#39;s new president named a prime minister, choosing a member from another of the four largest clans to preside over what is hoped will be a government of reconciliation in the war-ravaged country.
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THE new Prime Minister of military-ruled Myanmar was behind an attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her convoy last year, the United States charged yesterday, amid calls for UN Security Council action against the South-east Asian nation.
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BANGKOK, Jan. 28 -- A combative veteran politician representing deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's interests was chosen as Thailand's new prime minister Monday, a move that could put him on a collision course with the military that ousted Thaksin in a 2006 coup.
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BUDAPEST Hungary&#39;s ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday chose Ferenc Gyurcsany, a charismatic millionaire, to be the country&#39;s new prime minister.