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* U.S., others weighing sanction options after Monday’s coup * Kirin’s stake in MBL valued at $1.4 bln - $1.7 bln - Bernstein * Consumers in Myanmar shun army-linked products (Adds details, Myanmar boycott, context) TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings on Friday scrapped its beer alliance with a conglomerate linked to the Myanmar military after the army staged a coup deposing the democratically elected government earlier this week. The move effectively scraps the jo...

02 Feb 2021 / 17:02 H. (Corrects date of the Saffron Revolution to 2007 in paragraph 17) By Antoni Slodkowski Feb 1 (Reuters) - After an election last November, Myanmars army chief had faced imminent retirement, as well as the sidelining of the armys favoured political party and foreign calls for him to be tried for war crimes against Rohingya Muslims. On Monday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was in full charge of Myanmar after a coup toppled elected leader Aug San Suu Kyi, whose popularity f...

Myanmar's powerful military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is in the spotlight after politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party were detained and the army announced it was taking power.

(This Feb. 1 story corrects date of the Saffron Revolution to 2007 in paragraph 17) (Reuters) - After an election last November, Myanmars army chief had faced imminent retirement, as well as the sidelining of the armys favoured political party and foreign calls for him to be tried for war crimes against Rohingya Muslims. On Monday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was in full charge of Myanmar after a coup toppled elected leader Aug San Suu Kyi, whose popularity for standing against decades ...

5 Min Read (Reuters) - After an election last November, Myanmar’s army chief had faced imminent retirement, as well as the sidelining of the army’s favoured political party and foreign calls for him to be tried for war crimes against Rohingya Muslims. FILE PHOTO: Myanmar military commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, attends a military exercise at Ayeyarwaddy delta region in Myanmar, February 3, 2018. REUTERS/Lynn Bo Bo/Pool/File Photo On Monday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing...

3 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday apologized for denying allegations that his office may have possibly violated Japan’s strict political funding laws and admitted he was unaware what his office had done. Slideshow ( 5 images ) Abe said he will correct his false statements in parliament on Friday, marking a stunning reversal of fortunes for Japan’s longest-serving premier and one of its political bluebloods, whose grandfather and great-uncle a...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the travel subsidy programme dubbed "Go To Travel" would be suspended nationwide around the New Year to contain mounting COVID-19 cases, as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic.

INSIGHT-Japan awarded more than 100 contracts over 10 years to Dentsu-linked non-profit groups Reuters 12/30/2020 By Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami, Mari Saito and Antoni Slodkowski Popular Searches TOKYO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two non-profit groups set up by Dentsu Inc, according to a Reuters analysis of government data, in arrangements that some opposition lawmakers say obscured the role of the advertising giant ...

Japan awarded more than 100 contracts over 10 years to Dentsu-linked non-profit groups Reuters 12/30/2020 By Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami, Mari Saito and Antoni Slodkowski © Reuters/KIM KYUNG-HOON FILE PHOTO: Dentsus logo is seen at its head office building in Tokyo By Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami, Mari Saito and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two non-profit groups set up by Dentsu In...

By Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami, Mari Saito and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two non-profit groups set up by Dentsu Inc, according to a Reuters analysis of government data, in arrangements that some opposition lawmakers say obscured the role of the advertising giant in winning public funds. The contracts, which ranged from administering tourism-promotion projects to distributing coronavirus relief...