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Myanmar drafts first opposition MP to cabinet

Myanmar's president has appointed an opposition lawmaker to his cabinet, state media said Wednesday, giving a foothold to a political rival in his reformist government for the first time.

Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks to the media during a press conference in Naypyidaw, on October 21, 2012. Thein Sein has appointed an opposition lawmaker to his cabinet, state media said Wednesday, giving a foothold to a political rival in his reformist government for the first time.

Tin Shwe, an upper house member of parliament from the National Democratic Force (NDF), has been drafted in as deputy minister of hotels and tourism by President Thein Sein, state-mouthpiece the New Light of Myanmar reported.

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