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Category: Obituary

Posted inObituary

‘Godfather’ of Myanmar’s crony capitalists dies

by Dominic Oo May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

YANGON – Myanmar’s foremost beverage and media tycoon Thein Tun, who was once seen as a “godfather” in the old world of crony business, has died aged 85. After decades of business in the beer, banking, media, retail and property industries, the octogenarian passed away in Bangkok on April 18, local media reported. Thein Tun […]

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Albright saw US as indispensable, NATO as an ideal

by Peter Harris March 24, 2022March 24, 2022
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Chinese author Zhang Jie passes away in New York

by Francesco Sisci February 18, 2022February 21, 2022
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Shintaro Ishihara: a politician who peddled hatred

by Jake Adelstein February 4, 2022February 10, 2022
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Recalling lunch with nationalist Shintaro Ishihara

by Robert Whiting February 3, 2022February 4, 2022
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Korea’s luckiest and most despised president dies

by Andrew Salmon November 23, 2021November 26, 2021
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Roh Tae-woo, Korean general and president, dies

by Andrew Salmon October 26, 2021October 30, 2021
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Father of Pakistan’s bomb A Q Khan dies at 85

by Nasir Jaffry October 11, 2021October 11, 2021
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Passing of a great and fearless American mind

by Spengler September 22, 2021September 24, 2021
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Indian Kashmir separatist icon Syed Ali Geelani, 92

by Parvaiz Bukhari September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
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Famed A-10 Warthog pioneer passes away

by Stephen Bryen August 24, 2021August 27, 2021
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Former US envoy, Boeing & Motorola exec Skipp Orr

by Pacific Forum August 19, 2021August 19, 2021
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Economist Manuel Suarez Mier, Asia Times writer, 74

by David P. Goldman August 4, 2021August 7, 2021
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Philippines mourns for former President Aquino

by Richard Javad Heydarian June 24, 2021June 28, 2021
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Japanese journalism giant Takashi Tachibana dies

by Bradley K. Martin June 23, 2021June 26, 2021
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US guardian of Korean heritage passes

by Andrew Salmon May 16, 2021May 19, 2021
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Robert Mundell, architect of Reaganomics, is dead

by David P. Goldman April 6, 2021April 10, 2021
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Famous-infamous Korean auteur dies of Covid

by Andrew Salmon December 12, 2020December 14, 2020
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Maradona: the fragile god of the Global South

by Pepe Escobar November 26, 2020November 29, 2020
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Palestinian official Saeb Erekat dies of Covid-19

by Hossam Ezzedine November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

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