Myanmar to end Kirin row based on law: investment minister
December 11, 2021
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By: Yuichi Nitta
Myanmar's Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Minister Aung Naing Oo said in an Dec. 8 interview that he hopes Japan will restart aid. (Screen...
Myanmar minister says 'there is no torture' of protesters
November 21, 2021
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By: Yuichi Nitta
In an online interview on Nov. 16, Myanmar Information Minister Maung Maung Ohn, claimed pro-democracy protesters are not subject to torture, c...
Myanmar: Inside the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's g...
After days of stop-start threats by the military, on Feb. 1 the government of Myanmar silently and seamlessly changed hands, without a shot. (Photo...
Myanmar military-Suu Kyi rift widens amid coup fears
The rift between Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and commander in chief Min Aung Hlaing seems to be deeper than ever...
Kirin fails to dispel doubts on military-linked Myanmar pa...
Myanmar Brewery, a joint venture between Kirin and Myanma Economic Holdings, is the dominant beer company in the southeast Asian country and&nb...
Thai PTTEP set to invest $2bn in Myanmar gas fields and po...
January 6, 2021
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By: Yuichi Nitta
As urbanization and industrialization moved forward in Myanmar, hydroelectric power, which had previously been the main domestic power source, could...
Myanmar industrial parks offer precious infrastructure to...
January 4, 2021
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By: Yuichi Nitta
The 225-hectare Korea-Myanmar Industrial Complex north of Yangon will cost around $110 million
South Korean state-linked Korea Land and...
Myanmar conflict zones kept offline despite Suu Kyi digita...
Myanmar authorities began strengthening their grip over the nation's cyberspace in March, with directives to mobile operators to block cer...
Trash pickup takes a quantum spin in Myanmar's biggest cit...
January 4, 2021
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By: Yuichi Nitta
Sanitation workers pick up garbage in Yangon, Myanmar. The nation's crowded commercial capital is looking for the most efficient way to collect tras...
Myanmar airline to fly again domestically after 3-month pa...
December 16, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
A Myanmar National Airlines' jet sits on the tarmac at Yangon International Airport: The government will allow the carrier to fly domestically...
Japan urges Suu Kyi to hold by-elections in Myanmar ethnic...
December 7, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
Yohei Sasakawa, Japan's special envoy to Myanmar, told Nikkei Asia in an interview on Thursday that he urged Aung San Suu Kyi to hold early...
Suu Kyi's Myanmar election win fails to excite foreign inv...
November 25, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
Aung San Suu Kyi's fervid supporters show a clear contrast from the cool attitude of western media and human rights organizations. Photo: ...
Myanmar election tests democracy under Suu Kyi: 5 things t...
November 7, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
The National League for Democracy's election billboard near the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon
Myanmar will hold general elections ...
Frustrated Myanmar minorities aim to thwart Suu Kyi in ele...
Thousands demonstrate in support of the Kachin State People's Party in Myitkyina, Myanmar, on Oct. 17. (Photo by Zau Ring Hpra)
Ethnic minorities...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi projects 'pro-economy image' before elec...
October 30, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
The government has eased work-at-home orders for Yangon in the run-up to the November election
Ahead of a general election on Nov. 8, the M...
With an eye on China, India gifts submarine to Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi, left, Myanmar's de facto leader, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are strengthening their countries' defense ties. (Source...
Myanmar opposition vows to break Suu Kyi's spell over vote...
Thet Thet Khine, left, leader of the People's Pioneer Party, and Ko Ko Gyi, right, head of People's Party, will challenge Aung San Su...
China dominates bidding for Myanmar solar power plants
September 4, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
Chinese Sungrow Power Supply is one of three Chinese companies that together account for about a third of the bids generated by Myanmar's aggre...
US and China engage in 'war of words' over Myanmar and Phi...
July 28, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
China-occupied Subi Reef, part of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea
The US and China have engaged in a diplomatic spat re...
Suu Kyi's party picks preelection fight with Myanmar milit...
March 10, 2020
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By: Yuichi Nitta
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (center)
The party of Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has pushed ahead with proposed consti...
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Although the elections just held in four States and one Union Territory in India were provincial, they had immense national importance because national issues and national conditions impinged on them...
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