“We don't want to go back to the system that we used to be in before,” says Kyaw Moe Tun referring to rule by military autocracy....
Japanese businesses face tough decisions on whether to stay or pull out, as Myanmar citizens oppose business activities and payment of taxes as supporting the military...
The military has launched indiscriminate attacks on unarmed civilians. The United Nations Security Council, ASEAN, and Japan should step in.
Japan, with its technology and infrastructure investment, is an integral part of India’s “Act-East Policy,” just like the ASEAN countries. Together they can help lift the...
The United Nations Security Council, where China and Russia hold permanent seats, should be shamed for failing even to reference the U.N. Human Rights Council resolution...
The Myanmar army’s shock when the military-backed opposition was utterly defeated is no excuse for its strong-arm tactics taking over the government and violating the rule...
The Myanmar people chose democracy, not military despotism in last November’s election. The military should immediately release Suu Kyi and stay out of politics.
There is concern that if diplomatic relations with China are established, Chinese infiltration of Palau, which has a population of less than 20,000, will proceed further....
~The nurturing of democracy in this nation of nearly 55 million people is critical if a “free and open Indo-Pacific” is to be realized.~ ...
The Japanese government has started to ease its restraints on entry, exit, re-entry and return to Japan from particular countries and regions. Vietnam...
There is no sign of the prevalent novel coronavirus infections letting up in India as of the end of May. Nevertheless, India’s central government has...
It is nearly four months since the entire world was struck by the deadly Wuhan virus. No country, region, or continent has been able...