Myanmar Muslim MP-elect vows to be rights champion

After five years without a single Muslim MP, Myanmar is in need of someone to help fight for the rights of oppressed minorities, says Sithu Maung as he celebrates his election to parliament. The 33-year-old was one of just two Muslims out of more than 1,100 candidates for Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party — up from zero in the last election in 2015. Muslims number about four percent of the national population…