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
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has urged Myanmar to restore democracy, after the Southeast Asian country lifted the state of emergency imposed when its military staged a coup in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/japan/japan-myanmar-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #takeshiiwaya #foreignministry #myanmar #myanmarjapanrelations #aungsansuukyi
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
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
Mx Arjuna
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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.
China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and other Western donors cut aid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/asia-pacific/politics/western-aid-cuts-china-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southeastasia #china #us #donaldtrump #republicans #aid #easttimor #cambodia #laos #myanmar #indonesia
joene 🏴🍉
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De #mensheid is geloof ik de laatste tijd heel effectief geworden in het vermoorden van mensen. Dat is echt ‘levenswerk’ van die mensheid. Of het nou hier is of in #Gaza, #Oekraïne of elders we blinken hier gewoon in uit…
Zeker 22 doden bij #luchtaanval op #klooster in #Myanmarhttps://nos.nl/l/2574772
De #mensheid is geloof ik de laatste tijd heel effectief geworden in het vermoorden van mensen. Dat is echt ‘levenswerk’ van die mensheid. Of het nou hier is of in #Gaza, #Oekraïne of elders we blinken hier gewoon in uit…
Zeker 22 doden bij #luchtaanval op #klooster in #Myanmarhttps://nos.nl/l/2574772
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a monthslong battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-rare-earth-myanmar-rebels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #rareearths #mining #southeastasia #china
In a riverine battleground in western Myanmar, an entrepreneur hunts for reception using a makeshift bamboo antenna, his payphone kiosk providing locals a lifeline to connect with their loved ones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/asia-pacific/society/myanmar-connections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #myanmar #internet