New ministers nominated by Tanintharyi CM take oath

29 March 2019
New ministers nominated by Tanintharyi CM take oath
Photo: Demo Thway

Three newly appointed ministers in Tanintharyi Region government took oath at second Tanintharyi legislative assembly emergency session held on March 28.

The ministers were nominated by Tanintharyi Region government chief minister and were former legislators in region assembly.

The ministers are Yee Yee Cho (former Myeik constituency 2 legislator) as Planning and Finance Minister, Aung Thura (former Tanintharyi constituency 1 legislator) as Electricity and Energy Minister and Hla Htwe (former Yebyu constituency 1 legislator) as Natural Resources and Environment Conservation Minister.

These three ministerial posts became vacant after former Natural Resources and Environment Conservation Minister Myint Maung Maung was promoted to Chief Minister of Tanintharyi Region government on March 22 in the morning and former Planning and Finance Minister Phyo Win Tun, former Electricity and Energy Minister Kyi Hlaing resigned from their posts on March 19.