In the last six months, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has flown to more countries than he did in the years after he grabbed power in a 2021 coup that ousted an elected civilian government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-chief-jet-setting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #minaunghlaing #china #russia #india
Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-school-junta-air-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #junta #arakanarmy #unicef #minaunghlaing
A Washington lobbying firm has signed an agreement worth $3 million a year with Myanmar's Ministry of Information to help the long-time military-ruled country rebuild relations with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-us-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #myanmar #donaldtrump #minaunghlaing
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