Myint Swe, Myanmar’s acting president and a former general sanctioned by the U.S. for his role in a 2021 coup, died at the age of 74 from Parkinson’s disease and related neurological disorders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-myint-swe-dies-74/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #southeastasia
Philippine senators have voted to shelve an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte after the country's top court ruled it as unconstitutional. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/asia-pacific/politics/philippine-senate-duterte-impeachment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines#saraduterte #ferdinandmarcosjr #southeastasia
The Philippines may temporarily suspend rice imports to support local farmers in the world’s biggest buyer, potentially increasing the risk of expanding a global surplus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/04/rice-importer-philippines-farmers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #philippines #rice #agriculture #trade #southeastasia
Dai-ichi Life is considering mergers and acquisitions in Southeast Asia as part of its plan to expand overseas, eyeing a growing but increasingly crowded market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/companies/dai-ichi-life-ma-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daiichilife #mergers #acquisitions #lifeinsurance #southeastasia
Myanmar's junta has ended the country's state of emergency after 4½ years as it ramps up plans for a December election that monitors say will be used to consolidate the military's power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-end-state-of-emergency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #southeastasia #aungsansuukyi #minaunghlaing
When weeks of tensions escalated into a major border conflict with Thailand last week, former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appeared to take charge of his country's response. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/asia-pacific/politics/cambodia-hun-sen-border-thailand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hunsen #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged allegations of breaching a ceasefire deal that has largely halted the open combat that engulfed their frontier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/asia-pacific/thailand-cambodia-truce-breaking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia
Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border came to a halt after military commanders from both countries met to enforce a ceasefire agreement reached on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-cambodia-truce-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Thailand's captive lion population has exploded in recent years, with nearly 500 registered in zoos, breeding farms, petting cafes and homes in the country where ownership of the big cat is legal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/society/thailand-pet-lion-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #lions #thailand #pets #animalwelfare #southeastasia
Thailand's army accused Cambodia of violating an hours-old truce, saying clashes continued despite a deal meant to end the fighting that has engulfed their shared border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/thai-army-cambodia-break-truce/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has heard proposals that would alter U.S. policy toward Myanmar, with the aim of diverting its vast supplies of rare earth minerals away from strategic rival China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/world/politics/trump-myanmar-rare-earths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #myanmar #southeastasia #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #trade
A ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand came into effect at midnight hours after both sides agreed to halt their deadliest conflict in more than a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/politics/ceasefire-thailand-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #china #us #southeastasia
Thousands of Malaysians rallied in the nation’s capital over the weekend demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over alleged unfulfilled promises and recent controversies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/asia-pacific/politics/malaysia-pm-anwar-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #anwaribrahim #malaysia #southeastasia
Thai and Cambodian leaders are set to hold peace talks driven by Donald Trump, who used the threat of tariffs to press for a ceasefire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/asia-pacific/politics/thai-cambodia-peace-talks-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #us #donaldtrump
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Really sad news from #Myanmar. Ma Wutt Yee Aung sounds like a true hero. We've lost another bright, young leader, someone we should have empowered and elevated, not ignored and allowed an oppresive regime to murder.
Really sad news from #Myanmar. Ma Wutt Yee Aung sounds like a true hero. We've lost another bright, young leader, someone we should have empowered and elevated, not ignored and allowed an oppresive regime to murder.
Thailand said late Saturday it agrees in principle to entering a ceasefire with Cambodia and beginning a "bilateral dialogue" aimed at ending the nations' deadliest fighting in more than a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/27/asia-pacific/thailand-dialogue-cambodia-conflict/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Cambodia wants an "immediate ceasefire" with Thailand, the country's envoy to the United Nations said, with Bangkok also signaling an openness to talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/26/asia-pacific/cambodia-ceasefire-thailand-clashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #un
Thai F-16 fighter jets struck military sites in neighboring Cambodia as a border dispute between the nations that stretches back decades erupted in fresh clashes that killed at least 14 people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/asia-pacific/thailand-cambodia-f16-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Thailand has recalled its envoy from Phnom Penh and expelled the Cambodian ambassador following a second land mine explosion that injured its soldiers amid a simmering border dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-ambassador-cambodia-border/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia