The comments come after a junta spokesman indicated last week that talks are ‘not impossible’. Read more at straitstimes.com.
As Asean mulls its options on Myanmar, don’t lose sight of shifting military balance in the country
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been shut out of Asean summits since he staged a military coup last year and declared himself prime minister.
Japan’s Kirin gives up stake in Myanmar Brewery
Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings plans to transfer its stake in Myanmar Brewery to the joint venture in a share buyback transaction. That will leave its local partner Myanma Economic Holdings …
China’s top diplomat visits Myanmar amid opposition protest
China’s top diplomat has arrived on his first visit to Myanmar since the military seized power last year to attend a regional meeting …
Veto plea: French government urged to block TotalEnergies’ payment to Myanmar
Human rights groups are urging the French president to stop TotalEnergies making a final $250 million payment to the Myanmar junta as the supermajor prepares to exit this month from the Southeast …
Kirin Holdings to sell Myanmar JV shares to partner
Kirin Holdings is to sell its stakes in ventures in Myanmar to its military-linked partner in the businesses. The moves, announced yesterday (30 June), comes four months after Kirin said it would …
Thailand scrambles fighters after Myanmar jet airspace breach
Thailand scrambled fighter jets near its border with Myanmar on Thursday and ordered its defense attache to issue a warning to the military government, its air force said, over what it called an …
Thailand scrambles fighters after Myanmar jet airspace breach
Thailand scrambled fighter jets near its border with Myanmar on Thursday and ordered its defense attache to issue a warning to the military government, its air force said, over what it called an …
Japan’s Kirin exits Myanmar business with military-linked partner
TOKYO: Japanese drinks company Kirin Holdings will sell its Myanmar business to its military-linked local partner, it said on Thursday (Jun 30), exiting the Southeast Asian country more than a year …
Thailand’s Special Envoy Risks Becoming a Tool of Myanmar Junta
Pornpimol Kanchanalak should recall the history of bilateral ties before putting too much stock in a ‘special relationship’ between Bangkok and the Myanmar military.