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Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes during military exercises in the Ayeyarwaddy delta region in February 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/STR

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Myanmar, South Asia, World

US pulls its punch on new Myanmar sanctions

by Bertil Lintner August 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Young soldiers from the Shan State Army in Lecha township, Southern Shan State, on July 16, 2006. Photo: AFP/Hla Hla Htay

AT Finance, Myanmar

Fighting breaks out between rival groups in Shan state

by Bertil Lintner August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli (center) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang review a military honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP / Greg Baker

Beijing, Chengdu, China, India, Nepal, South Asia

Nepal-China joint military exercises a concern for India

by Bertil Lintner August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Maoists train in a camp in a forested area in Chhattisgarh on July 8, 2012. Photo: AFP/Noah Seelam

India, South Asia

India’s Maoists still posing a major threat

by Bertil Lintner August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Royal Malaysian Navy's Naval Special Operations Units. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam

US, Malaysian navies strengthen ties with exercises

by Bertil Lintner August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees walk down a footpath during a heavy monsoon downpour in Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, southern Bangladesh. Photo: UNHCR

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Suu Kyi and Kono tiptoe around Rohingya refugee crisis

by Bertil Lintner August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian military personnel take part in a yoga session on an Indian Navy ship anchored in Mumbai harbour on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP / Punit Paranjpe

China, France, India, Russia, South Asia, World

Politics holding up $3-billion Indian warships deal: report

by Bertil Lintner August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A worker amid a pile of logs at a holding area along the Yangon river in Yangon on July 23, 2015. Photo: AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand

Myanmar overhauls forestry body amid surge in illegal logging

by Bertil Lintner August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Women take part in a rally in Guwahati in Assam in 2008 against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which would give citizenship or stay rights to minorities in India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP/Biju Boro

Bangladesh, India, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

Tension in Assam after refusal to register 4 million people

by Bertil Lintner August 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A fist at the entrance to the 8888 memorial hall which was opened in Yangon to mark 27th anniversary of the 1988 democracy uprising in Myanmar on August 8, 2015. Photo: AFP/Hla Hla Htay

AT Finance, Myanmar

Thirty years after the 1988 uprising, not much has changed

by Bertil Lintner August 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Buddhist monks from Bhutan perform the Black Hat mask dance at the Bhutan temple in Bodhgaya on January 20, 2017. Photo: AFP/Stringer

Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

In a high-stakes dance, China charms Bhutan

by Bertil Lintner July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the flood in Attapeu province in southern Laos two days after the Xe-Pian Xe-Nam Noy dam collapsed on July 23. The government says just 40 died, but monitors say many hundreds were likely killed. Photo: AFP/ Mime Phoumsavanh

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Disaster could spur rethink of Laos’ dam-building frenzy

by Bertil Lintner July 26, 2018February 18, 2020

More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 now live in camps near Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh. But a British move in the UN to set a timeline for them to be returned may not succeed. Photo: AFP / Masfiqur Sohan

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Secret gun factory in Cox’s Bazar raided after camp killings

by Bertil Lintner July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the NLD party lay a wreath in front of the late General Aung San statue to mark the 100th birthday of independence hero Aung San, in Yangon on February 13, 2015. A similar statue was damaged recently in the country's north where a bitter war is being fought against the Kachin. Photo: AFP / Soe Than Win

AT Finance, Myanmar

Green paint thrown over statue of Aung San in Kachin State

by Bertil Lintner July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi leaves after paying her respects to her late father during a ceremony to mark the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2018.Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Suu Kyi loses control of once hopeful peace process

by Bertil Lintner July 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Old Trafford stadium, home of Manchester United, is rolling out the red carpet for the Wild Boars. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Myanmar, Thailand, World

Manchester United invite Thai cave-rescue boys to England. But will they be able to go?

by Bertil Lintner July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Siraj Raisani, a candidate for the Balochistan Swami Party, was killed in a suicide attack on July 13. Photo: @Nooruddinkakar1/ Twitter

AT Finance, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand

Pakistan suicide-attack hero had family links to Thailand

by Bertil Lintner July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Thirteen seats are up for grabs in national and regional assemblies in Myanmar.

AT Finance, Myanmar

By-election seen as indicator of public’s judgment of NLD

by Bertil Lintner July 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Image of US President Donald Trump, China's leader Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Getty Image

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

China resets the tone of US-North Korea talks

by Bertil Lintner July 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A cadre of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) stands guard at a camp near Amarpur in Tinsukia district, 600 kilometers from Guwahati, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Assam. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

The rebels who keep India and Myanmar apart

by Bertil Lintner July 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Combination photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping (L), US President Donald Trump (C), and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Image: Facebook

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

As Trump turns away, China gains in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner July 4, 2018February 18, 2020

More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 now live in camps near Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh. But a British move in the UN to set a timeline for them to be returned may not succeed. Photo: AFP / Masfiqur Sohan

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Bangladesh, UNHCR set to issue ID cards for Rohingya

by Bertil Lintner July 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar's economic policies have been poorly articulated, says The Irrawaddy website. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Myanmar

Investors losing confidence in Myanmar economic planning

by Bertil Lintner June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Boys are forced to work on construction sites in Thailand, according to the US State Department. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand

Human trafficking report slams Laos, Myanmar governments

by Bertil Lintner June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes during military exercises in the Ayeyarwaddy delta region in February 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/STR

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Myanmar, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Will an alleged war criminal become president of Myanmar?

by Bertil Lintner June 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Journalists stage a protest to demand the release of two Reuters journalists who were arrested under a secrecy law that carries a sentence of up to 14 years in jail. Photo: AFP/Thihla Lwin

AT Finance, Myanmar

In Myanmar, a free media is still a pipe dream

by Bertil Lintner June 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The Mekong River near Luang Prabang in northern Laos. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand

Laos stirs controversy with plan for fourth dam on Mekong

by Bertil Lintner June 21, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping, second right, and his wife Peng Liyuan, right, pose with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, for a picture in Beijing in March. Photo: AFP/ KCNA via KNS

AT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea

Kim sends note of thanks and flowers to President Xi

by Bertil Lintner June 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Artist's rendition of the postponed Myitsone Dam project in northern Myanmar. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, China, Myanmar

China wants to restart disputed Myitsone dam in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner June 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A merged Chinese-Taiwanese flag. Image: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Why China and Taiwan agree on the South China Sea

by Bertil Lintner June 17, 2018February 18, 2020