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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2022
Myanmar army defector recounts heavy losses inflicted by Chin rebels
Kaung Thu Win, a captain who defected in December, offered a rare firsthand account of intensified fighting in Chin, where the military junta has faced some of its fiercest armed resistance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2022
Fearing junta, hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children
The notices started to appear in large numbers after the army announced it would take over properties of its opponents and arrest people giving shelter to protesters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2022
How advocates for democracy can stop military coups
Wherever possible, elected leaders should work to build public support for constitutional changes that dilute the power of militaries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2022
A year after Myanmar coup, growing surveillance threatens lives
A new cybersecurity law that is expected to take effect in the coming weeks, is aimed at complete control of electronic communications, data protection and VPN services in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2022
Myanmar generals face spiraling economy and threat of new sanctions
U.S. sanctions have already been leveled against individuals and entities tied to the regime. State-controlled oil and gas operations could well be the next target.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2022
A year after Myanmar coup, families of detainees search for answers
Activists and families say many have disappeared since Myanmar was plunged into turmoil after the military overthrew the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
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BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2022
Kirin says Myanmar unit blocked liquidation in Yangon court
Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Ltd. had filed a petition to liquidate the venture in November, months after Kirin said it was cutting ties there following a military coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2022
Pay your power bill, Myanmar soldiers say, or pay with your life
After the coup, millions in Myanmar refused to work or pay for electricity — an act aimed at depriving the junta of crucial sources of revenue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2022
Japan praises Cambodian leader Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar as bringing ‘progress’
While Japan has called on the junta to stop the violence and restore democracy, it wants to remain close to Myanmar as part of a strategy of countering China's influence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2022
Myanmar visit by Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks protests and ASEAN division
The junta's failure to implement a peace deal has fanned divisions within the 10-member bloc, and some say Hun Sen is backing Myanmar's military rulers by making the trip.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 4, 2022
To democracy and back in Southeast Asia
Clear time limits must be applied to the emergency powers that governments in the region have activated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2021
What to watch for in Southeast Asia in 2022
COVID-19 is not the only challenge countries in the region are facing in the coming year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2021
Stay or go? For Myanmar’s latest wave of refugees, there’s no good choice.
For Biak Tling and his family, who have left Myanmar entirely, it is a life in limbo as they struggle to adapt to a new environment, surrounded by numerous uncertainties about the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2021
Myanmar’s army is accused of massacring dozens of civilians
Members of a human rights group said they found the burned bodies of internally displaced people, including elders, women and children.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2021
Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military
An investigation of Myanmar's Kyaw Thaung family exposes a vast web of military procurement that was strategically hidden from the public.

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