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A court in military-run Myanmar has put up for auction the villa where ex-leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest, and set starting bids at 315 billion kyats (S$201 million), a source said on Thursday (Jan 25).
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime is breathing new life into major infrastructure projects with China and Russia, courting their support amid a protracted conflict with armed rebels at home.
Myanmar’s dictator Senior General Min Aung Hlaing showcased a major infrastructure project on June 8, opening the Thanlyin Bridge 3 across the Bago River, linking the commercial capital Yangon with the Thilawa Special Economic Zone.
YANGON — Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years and growth in the conflict-torn nation is likely to remain at a measly one per cent in the current fiscal year with little respite in sight, the World Bank said on June 12.
BANGKOK -- Efforts by the military regime in Myanmar to halt the flight of war-weary citizens' remaining wealth could cut into the real estate market of neighboring Thailand, where Myanmar nationals have climbed the ranks of top condominium buyers.
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Tin Oo, co-founder of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Myanmar's political party led by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died on Saturday, a NLD source told Nikkei. He was 97.
BANGKOK (AP) — Tin Oo, one of the closest associates of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as well as a co-founder of her National League for Democracy party, has died. He was 97.
Hello from Tokyo. Recent remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden saying Japan is "xenophobic" and doesn't want immigrants have prompted the Japanese government to hit back, saying his comments were not based on an accurate understanding. But the fact remains that foreign residents account for just over 2% of Japan's total population, far less than in major Western countries such as the U.S. and Germany.
BANGKOK (AP) — Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war.