Myanmar’s Military Chief Becomes President
YANGON, Myanmar – Five years after seizing power in a coup that upended a fragile democratic transition, Min Aung Hlaing …
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Myanmar Expels East Timor’s Top Diplomat
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Myanmar’s military government has ordered the expulsion of East Timor’s most senior diplomat in Yangon, escalating tensions …
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ASEAN Signals Cautious Shift on Myanmar
CEBU – By adopting the language of restraint rather than recognition, Southeast Asia’s leaders are edging toward a more pragmatic, …
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JAKARTA/MANILA – The Philippines, serving as the current chair of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said it was prepared …
Continue readingMyanmar Holds Phased Election Amid Conflict
YANGON – The first phase of a tightly controlled, military-run election concluded in Myanmar over the weekend, an exercise widely …
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