Myanmar's elected parliamentary representative shot dead


Htike Zaw who ran under the ruling National League for Democracy flag won a seat in the House of Nationalities (Upper House). - AFP

YANGON (Xinhua): A parliamentary representative of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), who was elected in the general elections, was shot dead at his home in Myanmar's Shan state on Saturday (Nov 21), a spokesperson of the party told Xinhua.

Htike Zaw, a representative winning a seat in the House of Nationalities (Upper House) in the general elections, was shot in his chest at home in Kyaukme township at around 6 pm local time, said Monywa Aung Shin, secretary of the NLD's Central Information Committee.

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