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MIN AUNG HLAING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2021
ASEAN to discuss excluding Myanmar junta chief from summit, sources say
The nation, with a long history of military dictatorship and international allegations of systematic human rights abuses, has been ASEAN's trickiest issue since the group was formed in 1967.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021
How family of a Myanmar junta leader are trying to cash in
Family members of the air force chief have enjoyed a lifestyle that is out of reach for the vast majority of Myanmar's people.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2021
Stand with the people of Myanmar
ASEAN must be reminded that its credibility depends on how it deals with Myanmar's coup. Otherwise it could be seen as an enabler of authoritarianism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021
U.N. says 230,000 displaced by Myanmar fighting
The organization said 177,000 people were displaced in Karen state bordering Thailand, 103,000 in the past month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
Suu Kyi appeared to be in good health and held a face-to-face meeting with her legal team for about 30 minutes before the hearing, her lawyer said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021
Myanmar's junta leader says Aung San Suu Kyi will soon face trial
'Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health. She is at her home and healthy. She is going to face trial at the court in a few days,' Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2021
Japan must use its special relationship with Myanmar to facilitate peace
Japan can play a unique role here. Tokyo has ties and contacts with the Tatmadaw, Aung San Suu Kyi and other domestic political forces and citizen groups in the country.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 1, 2021
Will ASEAN's actions match its tough talk on Myanmar?
ASEAN officials, speaking anonymously, said that Gen. Min Aung Hlaing was not treated like or addressed as Myanmar's head of state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2021
Myanmar unity government tells ASEAN no talks until prisoners are freed
The pro-democracy National Unity Government, formed this month by opponents of the military, said ASEAN should be engaging with it as the legitimate representative of the people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2021
Fighting erupts in Myanmar as junta says it will 'consider' ASEAN plan
Southeast Asian leaders had said over the weekend they had reached a consensus with the junta on steps to end violence and promote dialogue between the rival Myanmar sides.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2021
On Myanmar crisis, ASEAN pushes boundaries of 'noninterference'
The summit's concluding 'consensus statement' stretch the bounds of ASEAN's longstanding principle of noninterference in members' internal affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 26, 2021
ASEAN changed Myanmar statement on release of political detainees, sources say
Language on freeing political prisoners was unexpectedly watered down and did not contain a firm call for their release.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2021
ASEAN to broker Myanmar talks in bid to end coup bloodshed
The plan is one of the most concrete moves yet aimed at ending months of violence since a Feb. 1 coup, which has seen the military regime kill hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021
Amnesty urges probe of junta chief ahead of ASEAN summit on Myanmar
'As a state party to the U.N. Convention Against Torture, Indonesia has a legal obligation to prosecute or extradite,' Amnesty said in a statement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2021
ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar crisis as EU imposes sanctions
The meeting is due to take place in Jakarta on Saturday under strict health and security protocols.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2021
Myanmar protesters take up Easter eggs as symbol
Despite killings, protesters are coming out every day to reject the return of military rule after a decade of tentative steps toward democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2021
Strong relations likely to keep Thailand from toughening stance on Myanmar coup
Military ties and fears of a flood of refugees mean Bangkok is unlikely to go further than saying it is 'gravely concerned' over bloodshed in its neighboring country, analysts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2021
Myanmar civil war fears growing after airstrikes on ethnic army
The prospect of a wider fight with potentially dozens of armed militias risks even more bloodshed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2021
Inside the 'spring revolution' opposing Myanmar's military coup
Scores of politicians, officials and activists are taking part in an unprecedented struggle for control of Myanmar playing out across the country and overseas.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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