Karen Youth Organization Elects Totally New Central Committee To Run it
Karen Youth Organization Elects Totally New Central Committee To Run it
Karen News, 12 Jul 2016
URL: http://karennews.org/2016/07/karen-youth-organization-elects-totally-new-central-committee-to-run-it.html/
An 11-memeber new central executive committee was voted in at the 5th Karen Youth Organization congress held on June 29 at Lay Wah (Law Khee Lar), Pa-an district in Karen State.
The new elected central executive members include Saw Ler Ner as chairman, Saw Eh Soe as vice-chairman, Saw Lar Set Wah as general secretary, Saw Thoo Lei as joint secretary (1) and Naw Hser Hser as joint secretary (2). They were elected by over 90 delegates based from the central level, district level and from refugee camps who attended the congress.
Saw Ler Ner, the newly elected chairman spoke to Karen News.
“All leaders elected at the 5th Congress are new people. No leaders who served in the previous committee are in this new committee. Therefore, there may be some difficulty at the beginning for us.”
Under the previous KYO constitution, the congress is to be held every four years, according to an amendment, the new committee will hold office for five years.
The new elected central executive members include Saw Ler Ner as chairman, Saw Eh Soe as vice-chairman, Saw Lar Set Wah as general secretary, Saw Thoo Lei as joint secretary (1) and Naw Hser Hser as joint secretary (2). They were elected by over 90 delegates based from the central level, district level and from refugee camps who attended the congress.
Saw Ler Ner, the newly elected chairman spoke to Karen News.
“All leaders elected at the 5th Congress are new people. No leaders who served in the previous committee are in this new committee. Therefore, there may be some difficulty at the beginning for us.”
Under the previous KYO constitution, the congress is to be held every four years, according to an amendment, the new committee will hold office for five years.