U Thant Myint-U, a historian
and one of the leading experts on the country, called the changes “the
major reshuffle that’s long been expected.” Nine ministers and 15 new
deputy ministers were announced.
“Many of the changes and additions are in the key economic ministries, a reflection of the president’s focus on getting the economy into some kind of shape after decades of mismanagement,” Mr. Thant Myint-U said.
Jan Zalewski, an analyst covering Myanmar for IHS Global Insight, a research firm, said it remained “extremely difficult to know what is really going on, and whether there are other motives behind the reshuffle.”
But, he said, the reshuffling was “very likely to have strengthened Thein Sein’s position in the government.”
“This bodes well for the longevity of reforms that have already been undertaken, and those that are yet to come,” he said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/
Myanmar Leader, Thein Sein, Reshuffles His Cabinet
www.nytimes.com
In
a move that could consolidate his power, President Thein Sein put his
closest allies in crucial positions and sidelined at least one hard-line
minister left over from the days of military rule.
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