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Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Syria

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 21 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 21, 2017

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi gives a speech at the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Sweden June 13, 2017. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson via Reuters

AT Finance, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia

When will Suu Kyi challenge the military?

by Bertil Lintner June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A Myanmar man counts his money at a market in Yangon on April 19, 2017. Photo: AFP/Roberto Schmidt

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, World

Minimum wage war in Myanmar

by Eli Meixler June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Syria

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 20 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 20, 2017

A photograph released by Myanmar's Armed Forces on October 14, 2016 with a Myanmar soldier holding a banner with Arabic writing with pouches containing bullets and documents seized inside a house during military operations in search of attackers in Maungdaw located in Rakhine State. Photo: AFP/Myanmar Armed Forces/Stringer

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Rohingya insurgency takes lethal form in Myanmar

by Kayleigh Long June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Type 002, is seen during its launch ceremony in Dalian in May. The second made-in-China carrier will have a similar steam powered propulsion system. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pentagon report highlights Chinese submarine buildup

by Bill Gertz June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

As of February 2017, a Wildlife Conservation Society team counted around 69 Irrawaddy dolphins. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Last waltz looms for Myanmar’s dolphins and fishermen

by Kayla Walsh June 17, 2017February 18, 2020

This photograph taken on November 10, 2013 shows Muslim lawyer Ko Ni delivering a public address on amending Myanmar's 2008 constitution, as senior National League for Democracy (NLD) party patron Tin Oo (R) listens, in Yangon. Thousands of mourners gathered on January 30, 2017 to bury Ko Ni, a top Muslim lawyer and adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, who was gunned down outside Yangon airport in what the ruling party called a political assassination. / AFP PHOTO / Hong Sar

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore

No justice for slain Myanmar lawyer Ko Ni

by Bertil Lintner June 17, 2017February 18, 2020

View of the old cannon at the entrance to the Fort Adelaide overlooking the city in Port Louis, Mauritius. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Iraq, Japan, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Island states targeted in great power competition

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Local residents' houses in front of buildings of a Chinese oil pipeline project (pink roof) on Madae island, Kyaukpyu township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. The wider project, part of China's One Belt, One Road initiative, envisions twin oil and gas pipelines, a deep sea port and special economic zone. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Myanmar as China’s corridor to the sea

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A Lynx Helicopter hovers over the Indian Ocean in a file photo. ANP via AFP Forum/Robin Utrecht

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Vietnam, World

New Cold War in the Indian Ocean

by Bertil Lintner June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

The Interlace, Depot Road, Singapore Photo: Google Map

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia

NGO urges public to halt speculation on Myanmar maid’s death

by Asia Times staff June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

The Modi Doctrine envisages expanding Indian influence in East Asia. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Why India is switching from a Look East to an Act East policy

by Sudhanshu Tripathi June 15, 2017June 20, 2017

A blurred image photo of a prostitution area on Thailand's Patong Beach on the island of Phuket. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Australia bids to end child sex holidays

by Helen Clark June 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stanislav Krasilnikov/Tass/Host Photo Agency/Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Thailand, World

Proposed North-South Transport Corridor not just BRI rival

by Sudha Ramachandran June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 12 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 12, 2017

Myanmar solders patrol the streets at Thapyuchai village, outside of Thandwe in the Rakhine State. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Shadowy rebels extend Myanmar’s wars

by David Scott Mathieson June 11, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, European Union, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Friday, 9 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 9, 2017

A Buddhist monk walks with his alms bowl early morning in the Myanmar city of Mandalay. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand

Misunderstanding Myanmar’s Ma Ba Tha

by Matthew J Walton June 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A still image taken from video released on June 7 shows the Y-8-200 F military aircraft. Photo: Facebook CINCDS Myanmar via Reuters TV

AT Finance, Myanmar

Debris found in sea after Myanmar military plane goes missing

by Admin June 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps march during a military drill as the sun rises at a military base in Taonan, Jilin province. Photo: Reuters/China Daily

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

China likely to build more overseas bases: Pentagon report

by Reuters June 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha (center) observing a construction project in Bangkok in a 2015 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

A new industrial vision for Thailand?

by Peter Janssen June 6, 2017February 18, 2020

US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session at the 16th Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 3, 2017.
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defense ministers from around the region and runs from June 2 to 4. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

US defense chief takes new hard aim at China

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Buddhist nuns chant in the Sathira-Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation center in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters/Sukree Sukplang

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Liberation struggle for Thai Buddhist nuns

by Richard S Ehrlich June 3, 2017February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Myanmar’s unspoken northern enemy

by Bertil Lintner June 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Students wearing costumes representing Myanmar's different ethnic groups welcome delegates as they arrive for the 25th ASEAN summit at Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw on November 13, 2014. Photo: AFP/ Ye Aung Thu

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia

A question of race in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner June 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping listens to Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw during their meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China April 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Yohei Kanasashi/Pool

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

China captures Myanmar’s peace process

by Bertil Lintner June 3, 2017February 18, 2020

A mosque in downtown Colombo. Other mosques and Muslim-owned shops in Sri Lanka have been attacked by Buddhist extremists. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk unleashes terror against Muslims

by Munza Mushtaq June 1, 2017

Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against the launching of a Chinese industrial zone by China Merchants Port Holdings Company, in Mirijjawila, Sri Lanka January 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Setback in Sri Lanka for China’s silk road

by Dániel Balázs June 1, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 30 May 2017

by Richard Cook May 30, 2017