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Myanmar’s Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at a meeting in Naypyidaw in January. Photo; Myanmar’s Ministry of Information/Handout via Xinhua
Myanmar

Does China think Myanmar junta is key hurdle to peace talks over civil war?

Analysts say junta lacks capacity and influence to organise fair and free election despite pressure from Beijing to ‘change gears’.

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Myanmar

Explainer | What happens to Myanmar if the US imposes new sanctions?

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Myanmar's leader vows to curb poverty

Shinzo Abe

Japan unveils huge aid and loans deal for Myanmar

Japan yesterday announced a development aid and loan package for Myanmar worth hundreds of millions of dollars as it boosts trade ties with the fast-changing nation seen as a key regional emerging market.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) and Myanmar's President Thein Sein offer toasts during lunch in Naypyidaw. Photo: Reuters

Obama praises Myanmar reform but warns on Muslims during Thein Sein meeting

Barack Obama

Major role for military in Myanmar government, says Thein Sein

The military that ran Myanmar for decades will continue to play a major role in the country, according to the former general who has presided over the transformation of a nation that only three years ago was considered one of the world's most repressive.

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Human rights issues niggle as US firms eye Myanmar

Myanmar President Thein Sein. Photo: AFP

Who said it?

US visit endorses ‘Myanmar’s Spring’, says Thein Sein aide

Cyclone 'could delay' Myanmar president's landmark state visit to US

Myanmar President Thein Sein's landmark state visit to the United States could be delayed because of a cyclone threatening to strike his country's northwest coast.

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Xi Jinping

President Xi Jinping holds summit with Myanmar President Thein Sein

A summit between President Xi Jinping and his Myanmese counterpart, Thein Sein, signalled both nations' desire to revive their strategic partnership, which had cooled since the civilian government came to power, according to a Chinese expert on the Southeast Asian nation.

President Xi Jinping welcomes Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo: Xinhua

Talking points

President Xi Jinping welcomes leaders from two of Southeast Asian neighbours for talks in Beijing. Myanmar's President Thein Sein and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei's prime minister, are both due in the capital.

Myanmar president rejects religious extremism

Asean

Australia eases defence curbs as Myanmar leader visits

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard (left) and the President of Myanmar Thein Sein speak to the press at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday. Photo: AFP

Myanmar government and Kachin rebels renew talks

Myanmar’s government met Kachin rebels for renewed peace talks in China on Monday, an analyst said, as the rivals seek to resolve a festering ethnic conflict that has undermined reforms.

Delegates from Kachin state sit at a street after the end of National League for Democracy party's (NLD) congress in Yangon. Photo: Reuters

Myanmar committee to ‘grant liberty’ to dissidents

Myanmar abolishes 25-year ban on public gatherings

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Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi keeps door open to US and China

Stronger ties with the United States, which is keen to increase its political influence in Asia, should not be considered a challenge to Myanmar’s long-time relationship with China, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said.

Rotary International president Sakuji Tanaka presents Aung San Suu Kyi with the Hawaii Peace Award. Photo: EPA
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Briefs, January 21, 2013

Myanmar's president said he wanted peace talks with all ethnic rebel groups in the country, but government troops again attacked rebel positions in Kachin state in the northeast despite his order to cease fire, rebels and a local source said. President Thein Sein had issued the ceasefire order on Friday to troops in the La Ja Yang area of Kachin near the border with China, where fighting has been fierce.

Myanmar aims to improve lives, modernise with new reforms

Three civilians dead in Myanmar attack on Kachin base

Kachin refugees wait for rations at Je Yang IDP camp, near Laiza, in northeastern Myanmar. Photo: AP

Myanmar army, rebels trade claims over helicopter crash

Kachin rebels display the ammunitions they seized from Myanmar soldiers in Laiza, northern Myanmar, last month. Photo: AP
Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi says any peace bid up to Myanmar government

King Bhubimol Adulyadej

Briefs, December 27, 2012

Myanmar's president has voiced rare public criticism of his government, saying rampant corruption, bribery and inefficiency were getting in the way of the country's much-touted reform process. 

President Thein Sein visits tomb of Myanmar's last king

Thein Sein stands next to a photograph of King Thibaw. Photo: AFP
Barack Obama

Scripted visit to Myanmar may help build presidential legacy for Obama

Barack Obama visits the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Photo: AP

Myanmar ministries to repay ‘embezzled’ cash

Aung San Suu Kyi

Obama praises Myanmar's reforms on landmark visit

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Thein Sein
Thein Sein
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Born
20 Apr 1945
Industry
Politics, Military
Job Title
Former President of Myanmar
last updated:
7 October, 2024
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