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AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2016
Non-Muslims in conflict-torn Rakhine State to get arms, training
Myanmar police will begin arming and training non-Muslim residents in the troubled north of Rakhine State, where officials say militants from the Rohingya Muslim group pose a growing security threat, police and civilian officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2016
Abe meets Suu Kyi, extends ¥40 billion aid package aimed at Myanmar's ethnic minorities
Shinzo Abe pledges economic assistance over five years to Aung San Suu Kyi to help regions that are home to ethnic minority groups.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2016
Asian MPs urge probe of reported Myanmar abuses as envoys visit troubled Rakhine
A group of parliamentarians from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called on Myanmar to probe reports of human rights abuses in troubled Rakhine state on Wednesday, as top diplomats based in the country set off to visit the area.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2016
Suu Kyi visits Japan amid concerns over plight of Rohingya minority
De facto Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday evening, kicking off a five-day visit where she will meet with government officials, business leaders and students at Kyoto University, where she was once a visiting scholar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2016
Rohingya women say Myanmar soldiers raped them amid crackdown on militants
Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country during the biggest upsurge in violence against the persecuted minority in four years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2016
Obama weighs Myanmar sanctions relief ahead of Suu Kyi's visit
The United States is considering further easing or lifting sanctions against Myanmar around the time of a White House visit this month by the country's new leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. officials said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 26, 2016
Myanmar army chief reshuffles officers, promotes intelligence chief
Myanmar's army chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, reshuffled top posts on Friday, promoting his intelligence chief and other officers leading efforts to present the military as a responsible partner in a democratic transition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016
Suu Kyi picks former UN chief Annan to lead Myanmar commission
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi picked former U.N. chief Kofi Annan on Wednesday to lead a commission to stop human rights abuses in Rakhine State, where violence between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims has cast a pall over democratic reforms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2016
U.S. to downgrade Myanmar in human trafficking report
The United States has decided to place Myanmar on its global list of worst offenders in human trafficking, officials said, a move aimed at prodding the country's new democratically elected government and its still-powerful military to do more to curb the use of child soldiers and forced labor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 22, 2016
In reversal of fortunes, Myanmar's Suu Kyi courts Thai junta
Aung San Suu Kyi leaves democratically led Myanmar this week for military-ruled Thailand on an official visit that highlights the changing fortunes of the Southeast Asian neighbors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2016
Myanmar's Suu Kyi reiterates stance on not using 'Rohingya' term: official
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi told the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on Monday that the government will avoid using the term "Rohingya" to describe a persecuted Muslim minority in the country's northwest, an official said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 13, 2016
New Myanmar government proposes keeping some junta curbs on protests
Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is facing criticism from rights groups and student activists who say her ruling party is planning to retain restrictions on free speech once wielded against it by the country's former junta.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2016
A role reversal for Myanmar and Thailand
Rarely do next-door neighbors move as rapidly in opposite political directions as Thailand and Myanmar have in the last several years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016
New Myanmar government brings challenges for Tokyo
With Wednesday's installation of a new government in Myanmar that will effectively be led by pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, the Southeast Asian nation has arrived at a crossroads in its relationship with Japan.

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