Chairing the first cabinet meeting of the year, Min Aung Hlaing bemoans a population decline of nearly 4 million and blames a falling birthrate and mass emigration.
Trump is not, as some claim, an isolationist. How this will play out in the region remains to be seen, but it is unlikely the junta can expect ties with the US to warm.
Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim faces the weary task of engaging the junta and persuading it to abide by a Five-Point Consensus ASEAN drew up after the coup.
Demand for hard currency is skyrocketing in Myanmar, partly because of rising imports of solar panels, and the regime is desperate to rein in market exchange rates.
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Chairing the first cabinet meeting of the year, Min Aung Hlaing bemoans a population decline of nearly 4 million and blames a falling birthrate and mass emigration.
Homeless youngsters are reportedly being forcibly recruited to replace draft-age members of wealthy families who bribe regime officials. 
Trump is not, as some claim, an isolationist. How this will play out in the region remains to be seen, but it is unlikely the junta can expect ties with the US to warm.
Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim faces the weary task of engaging the junta and persuading it to abide by a Five-Point Consensus ASEAN drew up after the coup.
Arakan Army reports Saturday's bombing of detention center in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State killed 19 women and nine children.
Demand for hard currency is skyrocketing in Myanmar, partly because of rising imports of solar panels, and the regime is desperate to rein in market exchange rates.
Beijing has offered closer security cooperation with Southeast Asian countries to combat scam syndicates operated by Chinese nationals in the region.
At a meeting in Bangkok, ASEAN digital ministers committed to more collaboration to create a safer digital environment.
The regional bloc told a junta representative at a meeting that a poll is "not a priority at the moment," Malaysia's foreign minister said.
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