The estranged brother of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday he is making a new bid to sell the lakeside house where the democracy activist turned politician spent 15 years under house arrest. Aung San Oo, who spends most of his time in the United States, submitted an appeal at the supreme […]
Estranged brother of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi bids to sell lakeside home
October 22, 2018 by Thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: 54 University Avenue, Aung San Oo, aung san suu kyi, Barack Obama, democracy, Hillary Clinton, Inya Lake, Myanmar leader, National League for Democracy, NLD, Rohingya Muslim, United States
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Brother Appeals Inheritance Ruling to Supreme Court
October 18, 2018 by Thiha
Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s brother has filed a special appeal to the Union Supreme Court asking it to review a Yangon court’s decision in his legal dispute with her over an inheritance. Yangon’s Western District Court ruled in 2016 that the home on Yangon’s University Avenue in which Daw Aung San […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Barack Obama, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Inya Lake, lakeside villa, Myanmar State Counselor, Naypyitaw, New Delhi, State Counselor, U Aung San Oo, U Khin Maung Aye, U.S. President, Union Supreme Court
China Showers Myanmar With Attention, as Trump Looks Elsewhere
July 28, 2017 by thiha
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — When Myanmar’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, wanted to hold a peace conference to end her country’s long-burning insurgencies, a senior Chinese diplomat went to work. The official assembled scores of rebel leaders, many with longstanding connections to China, briefed them on the peace gathering and flew them on a chartered […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Arakan Army, Barack Obama, Beijing, Burma, China, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Executive Director of the Institute for Strategy and Policy in Myanmar, First American President, Indian Ocean, Kokang Army, Kyaukpyu, Malaysia, Mary P Callahan, Maung Aung Myoe, Mi Khun Chan, Min Zin, Mr Maung Aung Myoe, Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Naypyidaw, philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte, Prime Minister Najib Razak, Secretary of State Rex W Tillerson, Southeast Asia, Sun Guoxiang, United Nations, United States, University of Washington, World War, Xi Jinping
Hydropower threatens peace in Myanmar — but it doesn’t have to
March 28, 2017 by Thiha
Myanmar faces a critical moment for investment decision-making. The Barack Obama administration’s move to lift sanctions on the Southeast Asian country has opened up new opportunities. But the moves that are made today will send political and economic ripples into the future, and the international community must act responsibly. China wants to finance a 3,600-megawatt […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: bank, Barack Obama, Berkeley, Burma, California, China, Chulalongkorn University, country, electricity, Green Development, hydropower, infrastructure, investor, IPP, Kachin, Kensuke Yamaguchi, megaproject, Mong Ton, Myanmar, Myitsone, NSF, Shan, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian nations, stakeholder
If Trump Punishes China, Investors Could Seek Safety in Myanmar
November 29, 2016 by thiha
Financial markets in Asia didn’t fancy the outcome of the US election. Markets fell on the news of the Trump victory, and despite a rebound the MSCI Asia Pacific Index was trading close to a one year low last week. Worst affected have been countries with a high proportion, close to 40%, of their sovereign […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Americans, Asia, Barack Obama, Canada, China, Donald Trump, eu, European Union, FDI, Financial Markets in Asia, foreign direct investments, House of Representatives, Indian IT Services, Indonesia, Japan, Korea US Free Trade Agreement, london, Malaysia, Mexico, MSCI Asia Pacific Index, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, The Apprentice, TPP, Trans Pacific Partnership, United States, United States Census Bureau, Vietnam, Yangon Stock Exchange
State counselor silent on sanctions
May 18, 2016 by Thiha
The United States is expected to announce today an extension of its economic and military sanctions against Myanmar, with some revisions, in line with recommendations by the new civilian-led government, according to Western diplomats in Yangon and reports from Washington. Sanctions are also likely to feature on the agenda when Secretary of State John Kerry […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Asian Studies, Barack Obama, David Steinberg, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Georgetown University, International Emergency Economic Powers Act, John Kerry, Nikkei Asian Review, Richard Horsey, Rubies and Jade, State Counselor, State Department, U Thein Sein, United States, US Chamber of Commerce
US to renew most Myanmar sanctions with changes to aid business
May 16, 2016 by Thiha
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to renew the bulk of its sanctions against Myanmar when they expire next week, but will make some changes aimed at boosting investment and trade, according to several senior U.S. officials and congressional aides. An announcement on extending much of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, could come […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: aung san suu kyi, Barack Obama, Ben Cardin, Buddhist Myanmar, congressional aides, Foreign Relations Asia subcommittee, Frontier Markets, human rights, International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Jack Lew, John Kerry, Kerry, Nobel laureate, Peter Kucik, renew, Republican and Democratic leaders, Rohingya Muslims, Senators Cory Gardner, Southeast Asian, Specially Designated Individuals, U.S. Congress, U.S. officials, U.S. Treasury Department, United States, WASHINGTON
NLD to look West, but not ignore its tough neighbours
April 25, 2016 by Thiha
Revered in the West almost as much as at home, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi may steer Myanmar’s foregin policy to a westward pivot to some degree, although the Nobel Peace Prize winner has already shown she understands the realities of dealing with powerful Asian neighbours. The importance of relations with Beijing was emphasized […]
In Myanmar on cusp of change, former junta ‘crony’ sees business as usual
November 19, 2015 by Thiha
Aung San Suu Kyi’s landslide election win might be bad news for Myanmar businessmen like construction magnate Khin Shwe, who lost his parliament seat and remains barred from doing business with U.S. nationals due to his ties to the former junta. Or maybe not. Sitting comfortably on a beige leather sofa in his plush Yangon […]
Suu Kyi’s focus on rule of law calms powerful groups as NLD takes power
November 16, 2015 by Thiha
Myanmar’s leading opposition party, the National League for Democracy, achieved a landslide victory in the general election on Nov. 8, and its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is slated to lead the new government. Are foreign investors happy with the result or concerned about the NLD taking power? Those who have already invested in the […]
