Top Headlines - 16.03.2016

Top Headlines - 16.03.2016
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1. Myanmar's parliament elected U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party as the new president, the first civilian to lead the country after over 50 years of military rule.

2. Cuban and U.S. telecom firms have signed an agreement to establish direct international voice traffic, basically in incoming and outgoing calls.

3. After its first woman president and speaker, Nepal is set to have its first woman chief justice. Sushila Karki will be the first woman chief justice of Nepal.

4. Wipro Limited, a leading IT company has appointed technologist and venture capitalist Patrick J. Ennis as an independent director to its board.

5. Corporate giants like RIL, Vedanta, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, and Wipro are among the top 10 companies which have emerged as India's most sustainable firms. Besides, there are ITC, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Hindustan Zinc and ACC, the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development survey said.

6. Bangladesh Reserve Bank Governor Atiur Rahman has resigned following a $ 80 million cyber theft from the Bank's Reserve Fund Account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

7. An Indian-origin Sikh Amar Singh has become the Police Commissioner of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, the first Sikh to achieve the top police post in the Muslim-majority country. He will succeed Tajuddin Mohamed.

8. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) to take its commitments to Responsible and Sustainable tourism to the next level.

9. Customers with Post Office savings can now operate their accounts from 20,106 branches as they have been connected with core banking facility.

10. India's Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd have agreed to guarantee payments to finance the first phase of Karnalyte Resources Inc's Canadian potash mine project.