YANGON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar President's Office announced on Thursday the appointment of the new Security and Border Affairs Ministers for Sagaing and Yangon regions.
According to the announcement, the appointments were made under the Region or State Government Law.
Colonel Win Tin Soe was appointed to replace former Sagaing Region Security and Border Affairs Minister Colonel Than Tun Aung, while Colonel Win Tint is to replace former Yangon Region Security and Border Affairs Minister Colonel Aung Soe Moe, the announcement said.
According to the announcement, the newly appointed regional ministers are senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army).
It was learnt that the former Security and Border Affairs ministers for Sagaing and Yangon regions have returned to the military to perform their original duties. Enditem
