Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar military's bombing of civilians set for record year
Amnesty International and United Nations report failure of jet fuel sanctions
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Myanmar's fuel dilemma
Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar detains Aeon unit exec for high rice prices
Military regime targets big businesses as public frustration over economy mounts
International relations
Japan supermarket chain Aeon says official detained in Myanmar
53-year-old employee held for alleged rice pricing violation
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar regime uses Chinese tech to surveil internet users, report says
VPN ban worsens repression and further sours the country's business environment
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar military shifts arms financing to Thai banks from Singapore
Siam Commercial Bank and others urged to cut ties with Myanmar state-owned entities
Politics
Thailand's political factions struggle to gain military influence
Pheu Thai leaders are on their guard about another possible coup attempt
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar revives stalled infrastructure projects with China and Russia
Military regime moves to woo key partners amid pressure at home
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International relations
Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says
Myanmar's total jumped as clashes escalated; Afghanistan had the most refugees
Myanmar Crisis
Bridge built by Yokogawa, Sumitomo handed to Myanmar regime
Japan has frozen new aid projects but work continues on older ones
Comment
What fuels Thai ex-PM Thaksin's drive to broker peace in Myanmar?
Former populist leader seems eager to remake his image for political gain
Opinion
China will not give up on Myanmar's military
Fresh elections seen as best way out of stalemated conflict
Obituaries
Myanmar's Thura Tin Oo, an officer and a gentleman from another age
The last in a line of former military officers who tried but failed to bring change
Obituaries
Myanmar's NLD co-founder and Suu Kyi ally Tin Oo dies at 97
Key figure in democracy movement spent 10 years as political prisoner
Myanmar Crisis
Foreign fighters training anti-regime forces in Myanmar
Numbers too small so far to be game changing in overall battle situation
Opinion
A new Myanmar is emerging from conflict and climate change
Ethnic armies will not accept reimposition of centralized state
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar's Rakhine state engulfed by conflict as rebels claim victory
Razing of homes and exodus of Rohingya raises fears of mass displacement
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar resistance leaders present united front in Tokyo
NUG and ethnic groups demand that military withdraw entirely from politics
Myanmar Crisis
Thailand, Japan signal policy shifts on engaging Myanmar's resistance
Bangkok orders telcos to cut internet to casino scam centers along border
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar reopens foreign work applications amid draft turmoil
Halt lifted after less than a week following confusion over impact
India elections
India's violence-wracked Manipur holds 'closed-door' election
Fears of more bloodshed force candidates to campaign on the sly in remote region
Comment
Myanmar ruler Min Aung Hlaing yearns for public acceptance
Beleaguered military chief seems torn between ambition and self-preservation
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar strife risks derailing stalled ASEAN peace agreement
Momentum builds for dialogue, but ongoing conflict complicates resolution
Opinion
U.S. 'nonlethal' aid for Myanmar's ethnic armies likely to backfire
Increased violence would be costly for all parties
Commodities
China's rare-earth miners suffer profit falls as new supply chains rise
Global shifts and shaky domestic economy hit prices in strategic industry