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Myanmar gov't bans cabinet members from appointing relatives as personal assistants

Xinhua, April 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Myanmar government has banned its cabinet members from appointing their own relatives as personal assistants, according to an announcement of the Minister of the President's Office Aung San Suu Kyi Monday.

The targets of the ban include cabinet members' own spouses, children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.

Only public servants are allowed to take up such posts in accordance with public servant rules, the announcement added.

The new government of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), which took office on April 1, was formed with 18 ministers to run 21 ministries. Endit