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Min Aung Hlaing

Min Aung Hlaing
Min Aung Hlaing
The latest news on Min Aung Hlaing, Burmese army general and chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar, including political news and updates.
Born
3 Jul 1956
Industry
Military, Politics
Job Title
Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta during an interview with The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 27 last year. Photo: AP
Myanmar

East Timor triggers Asean first, accuses Myanmar of war crimes

East Timor’s laws allow its domestic courts to investigate and potentially prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed.

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Asean

Asian Angle | How Asean can resolve its Myanmar dilemma post-election

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Asean

How far can Asean engage Myanmar without legitimising military rule?

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Myanmar

‘What was the point?’: Myanmar’s loaded election brings win for junta allies

Disenfranchised citizens and migrants dismiss the election as a meaningless exercise designed solely to validate the military’s iron grip.

Myanmar electoral officials count ballots at a polling station in Yangon on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

Video | Can Myanmar’s elections bring an end to its civil war?

International observers and bodies have slammed the elections as a sham that is neither free nor fair.

Myanmar

Video | Police find village-sized meth labs in Myanmar jungle

Junta authorities said they made the discovery after regaining control of land previously run by rebel groups.

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Myanmar

Philippine minister’s ‘premature’ Myanmar visit casts doubts over Asean’s role

Critics say the visit may be viewed as the bloc’s new chair endorsing a controversial junta-led election in Myanmar.

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A woman casts a ballot during the second phase of Myanmar’s election in Yangon on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

As I see it | Why China is Myanmar’s only real hope

A general election won’t end the country’s brutal civil war, but regional coordination by key neighbouring countries without Western interference might.

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Myanmar

‘They always lie’: pro-military party claims big lead in Myanmar’s disputed vote

The overwhelming lead claimed by the USDP in the first poll phase is met with condemnation from rights groups warning of a rigged process.

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‘Military has destroyed our lives’: Myanmar votes in election amid civil war

The multiphase election, which the junta insists is ‘free and fair’, comes nearly four years after it took power in a coup.

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A voter shows her inked finger after casting a ballot in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

‘Lost my future’: Myanmar’s ‘charade’ election dims hopes of diaspora

The junta’s phased election starting on Sunday has been slammed as a ploy for its generals to stay in power.

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A Myanmar police officer stands guard during the Union Solidarity and Development Party’s election campaign on the final day of campaigning in Naypyitaw on Friday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

China brokers Myanmar rebel pullback from ruby mining town

Rebels abandon key areas Mogok and Momeik after Beijing-led talks, signalling a shift in the civil war’s dynamics.

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Myanmar

UN chief urges Myanmar junta to prioritise aid over holding election

Antonio Guterres has also called on all parties to support Asean’s push for an immediate end to the conflict in Myanmar.

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Asean

Asean in a bind: can bloc halt Myanmar junta’s ‘sham’ election?

Pressure is mounting on Asean chair Malaysia to issue a statement that outright rejects the election and any government that emerges from it.

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Men check for names on an officially published eligible-voter list at a ward administrative office in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on September 30. Photo: AP
Myanmar

Asean’s failure to meet Myanmar junta over election shows its ‘limited leverage’

A trip by an Asean delegation to Myanmar to discuss the country’s election plan has been postponed to October.

The Asean summit held in Kuala Lumpur on May 26. The bloc has yet to discuss with Myanmar about its general election plan. Photo: AFP
China-Asean relations

How Southeast Asia showed its support for China and sent a message to the US

Top leaders from the region attended this month’s military parade in Beijing in a ‘reminder’ to Washington that they have alternatives.

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India

‘Short-sighted’: India’s realpolitik on Myanmar imperils Asean’s peace plans

Modi’s meeting with Min Aung Hlaing risks lending the junta legitimacy and undermining efforts to resolve Myanmar’s civil war, analysts say.

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SCO

Xi’s diplomatic blitz casts new light on China’s foreign policy

Chinese president’s meetings this week with several key leaders highlight Beijing’s shifting overseas priorities.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this week. Erdogan was one of several leaders Xi met during bilateral talks over the week. Photo: Handout/Turkish Presidential Service/ AFP
China-Asean relations

Indonesia’s Prabowo attends China’s military parade as protests rage at home

Indonesian president makes one-day visit to Beijing for WWII anniversary after skipping SCO summit earlier this week.

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SCO

Foreign leaders ride the rapid rails of China’s tech prowess after SCO summit

Blazing from Tianjin to Beijing on China’s signature high-speed railway, several state leaders are given a glimpse of rapid and lucrative modernisation efforts.

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Myanmar

Myanmar junta’s ‘sham’ election plan slammed as gateway to more bloodshed

The military regime has unveiled plans for an election in December, which opponents have criticised as senseless amid the civil war.

A voter casting her ballot at a polling station on November 8, 2020, in Yangon. Myanmar’s next election is slated to begin on December 28, with additional stages to follow. Photo: AP
Myanmar

Myanmar to hold election from December 28, junta says

With the opposition either boycotting or barred from running, the poll has been dismissed by the West as a ruse to keep the junta in power.

A Myanmese official shows how to use a voting machine for elections in Yangon. Photo: AFP
US-Asean relations

Tariffs and truces: how Southeast Asia bargained with erratic US economic might

Most nations ended up with tariffs reflecting a ‘baseline of sorts’, but not without major concessions – and two were singled out.

Myanmar

Video | Myanmar forms commission for December polls

The country also abolished the state of emergency imposed since the 2021 coup, ramping up preparations for the December election  

Myanmar

Myanmar’s state of emergency ends as junta prepares for controversial election

Opposition groups are set to boycott the December poll, which a UN expert has already branded ‘a fraud’.

Myanmar’s junta chief military Min Aung Hlaing arrives at a ceremony in Naypyidaw last March. Analysts predict he will keep a role as either president or armed forces chief. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Myanmar junta enacts new law to jail election critics, protesters

Anyone who commits an offence under the new law could face five to 10 years in prison, or even the death penalty.

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Myanmar junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends a press conference following talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in March. Photo: Reuters
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Myanmar hails Trump’s ‘strong leadership’, gets rewarded with sanctions relief

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing had asked Trump to ‘reconsider easing’ the measures as they ‘hinder the shared interests of both countries’.

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Trump’s ‘huge diplomatic gift’ to Myanmar junta via letter sparks concerns

By addressing Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing over the tariff issue, Trump has ‘unintentionally legitimised’ the junta, analysts say.

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