Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan
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Thailand and Myanmar’s militaries get cozy, but at what cost?
After Myanmar Senior General and now-Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing seized power on February 1, one of his earliest acts was to compose a letter to Thai Prime Minis­ter Prayut Chan-o-cha explaining why the military had…
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Understanding the three-finger salute from Thailand to Myanmar
In the dystopian Hunger Games novels by Suzanne Collins and in an adapted series of films, the three-finger salute is a gesture of thanks, respect, gratitude, or to say goodbye to someone to a loved…
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Suu Kyi is not blameless in Monday’s military takeover of Myanmar
Twenty-four hours ago Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) were ousted from power by the military (Tatmadaw) in an early morning coup d’état. Journalists in Myanmar reported…
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