YANGON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has appointed three new deputy ministers and one Nay Pyi Taw Council member to reinforce its cabinet, according to an order of the President's Office late Monday.

U Kyi Min was named as deputy minister of religious affairs and culture, while Dr. Ye Myint Swe as deputy minister of natural resources and environmental conservation and U Hla Maw Oo as deputy minister of ethnic affairs.

The presidential office also appointed U Nyi Tun as a member of Nay Pyi Taw Council.