U Khin Yi elected as new speaker of Myanmar's lower house

U Khin Yi, a member of parliament from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was elected as the new Speaker of Myanmar's Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) in a parliament session held in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, according to state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television.

U Khin Yi was elected during the first session of Myanmar's third Pyithu Hluttaw. U Khin Yi, chairman of the USDP, became a member of parliament after winning the general election for the Zeyathiri township constituency.

The election follows a three-phase general voting process, with the first phase held on Dec 28, 2025, across 102 townships, the second on Jan 11, 2026 in 100 townships, and the final phase on Jan 25, 2026 in 61 townships.

According to the data released by the Union Election Commission on Jan 29, 2026 the USDP secured a majority of seats in the Union Parliament, including non-elected military seats.

Myanmar's Union Parliament consists of two houses: the Pyithu Hluttaw with 440 seats and the Amyotha Hluttaw (upper house) with 224 seats, totaling 664 seats including those reserved for the military.

The newly convened Union Parliament is set to elect a new president of Myanmar. The incoming president will then form the country's new Union Government.

U Khin Yi elected as new speaker of Myanmar's lower house

A large pack of wolves wandering through heavy snow in the Altai Mountains of China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been captured on rare infrared camera footage, marking the largest wolf pack recorded in the area since monitoring began in 2018.

The video sequences, retrieved on June 2 in the Fuhai branch of the Xinjiang Altai Mountains State-owned Forest Administration, showed nearly 20 wolves moving in a single line across the snow-blanketed forest terrain.

A clip captured a lone wolf carrying prey in its jaws as it passed directly in front of the camera.

The sighting of such a large pack is considered a sign of steady improvement of the ecological environment in the Altai Mountain forest area.

To date, the bureau's cameras have documented nearly 30 distinct wildlife species, including wolverines, red deer, and wild boars.

Large pack of wolves roaming through heavy snow captured on camera in northwest Chinese forest