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Kyodo News, Published on 21/10/2016
» TOKYO - Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi will make a five-day visit to Japan from Nov 1, the Japanese government announced on Friday.
Published on 27/01/2016
» TOKYO — Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida conveyed Wednesday to senior officials of Myanmar's National League for Democracy Tokyo's support for the Southeast Asian country's incoming government to be led by the party following its landslide victory in last November's general election.
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2015
» Myanmar's National League for Democracy, which scored a stunning victory in November's general election, carried out a litter collection drive over the weekend.
Published on 27/11/2015
» TOKYO — Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday told a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party recently scored a landslide election victory, that Tokyo wants Myanmar's democracy to visit Japan soon and will continue supporting the smooth transfer of power in the Southeast Asian country.
Published on 18/11/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who the government has threatened to arrest if he returns to Cambodia from abroad, on Wednesday accused the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of staging a "constitutional coup" to solidify its grip on power.
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy could be set to pull in as much as 90% of votes in the country's first fully democratic general election in decades, according to an exit poll carried out by a local news organization on Sunday.
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2015
» People in Myanmar voted on Sunday in the country's first fully democratic election in decades, amid reports of voting irregularities, intimidation and problems with advance ballots.
AFP, Published on 13/10/2015
» YANGON - Myanmar election authorities on Tuesday suggested postponing landmark November polls, a spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said, throwing doubt over the timing of the first credible elections in generations.
Kyodo News, Published on 08/09/2015
» Japan decided Tuesday to provide 9 billion yen ($75.4 million) to help Myanmar cope with damage caused by severe flooding, as well as send a monitoring team for the Southeast Asian country's general election in November.
Published on 30/05/2015
» YANGON — The population of Myanmar totalled 51.5 million in the nationwide census conducted jointly by the Myanmar government and the United Nations last year, according to the final results released Friday.