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Part of North Korea's missile arsenal. Photo: AFP/North Korean Central News Agency

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

North Korean missiles officially banned and widely available

by Bertil Lintner April 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar and China share a long and often troubled border. Photo: iStock/Getty images

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

A Chinese war in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma speaks during a bilateral meeting with US President Barack Obama (not seen) at the White House in Washington, September 14, 2016. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, China, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Peace process descends into farce

by Bertil Lintner April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Myanmar President Htin Kyaw during a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Sochi on May 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Host Photo Agency / -

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Enter Russia into Myanmar’s armed fray

by Bertil Lintner April 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A member of the youth wing of the National Front, Malaysia's ruling coalition, holds a placard at a protest at the North Korea embassy, following the murder of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Tougher scrutiny for North Korean-Southeast Asian ties

by Bertil Lintner March 20, 2017February 18, 2020

US Army 23rd chemical battalion soldiers put on their gear in South Korea, where America maintains nearly 30,000 troops, in a Reuters file photo from April 2013.

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

As US loses patience, North Korea holds a chemical card

by Bertil Lintner March 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Raw opium is prepared for smoking in an opium field in western Myanmar in this December 28, 2014 file photo. Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, India, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Myanmar has a drug problem

by Bertil Lintner March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi reviews honour guards during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

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China uses carrot and stick in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner February 28, 2017February 18, 2020

In tune: United Wa State Army soldiers during a media display in Panghsang, Wa territory in northeast Myanmar October 4, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar

Wa rebel group torpedoes Suu Kyi’s peace drive

by Bertil Lintner February 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends an event marking the 69th anniversary of Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs' Mausoleum dedicated to the fallen independence heroes in Yangon July 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Indonesia, Myanmar, South Asia, Vietnam

Suu Kyi falls short of great expectations

by Bertil Lintner February 28, 2017February 18, 2020

People carry the coffin of prominent Muslim lawyer Ko Ni during a funeral ceremony held in Yangon, Myanmar on January 30, 2017. Ko Ni was shot in the head at Yangon International Airport on Sunday evening as he returned from a visit to Indonesia as part of a Myanmar delegation of Muslim leaders and government officials. Photo: Kyaw Kyaw / Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, Myanmar

Assassination puts Myanmar on a razor’s edge

by Bertil Lintner January 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) shakes hands with ethnic rebel leader General Gun Maw (R) from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the military wing of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), at the conclusion of a peace conference in Naypyidaw on September 3, 2016. Photo: AFP / Aung Htet

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

No peace in sight for Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Myanmar residents displaced from fighting between ethnic rebel groups and military troops arriving by foot and local trucks to cross the river boundary between Myanmar and China at the border village of Lung Byen near China's Yunnan province.
Photo: AFP/Joint Strategy Team/handout

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Kachin war explodes Myanmar’s peace drive

by Bertil Lintner January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

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