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SEOUL -- Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon indicated a desire to run for president upon returning home Thursday, delighting conservative parties but alarming the liberal opposition. Former U.N. [1]

SAO PAULO -- Bigger interest rate cuts are an option for Brazil's central bank, Gov. Ilan Goldfajn told The Nikkei, signalling an emphasis on supporting South America's largest economy as inflation falls faster than expected. [2]

YANGON—A few months ahead of November’s general election, Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing hinted at the possibility of his entering politics, during a recent visit to Russia. [3]

BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha on Monday expressed an interest in politics, signaling that he may want to remain in power after next year's general election. [4]

TOKYO -- The chief U.S. trade negotiator has hinted that he will bring up currency issues in trade talks with Japan, moving beyond the scope of the goods-focused deal that Tokyo had in mind. [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-01-13 · 100% match

Ex-UN chief hints at bid for South Korea presidency

SEOUL -- Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon indicated a desire to run for president upon returning home Thursday, delighting conservative parties but alarming the liberal opposition. Former U.N.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-29 · 100% match

Brazil central bank chief hints at deeper rate cuts

SAO PAULO -- Bigger interest rate cuts are an option for Brazil's central bank, Gov. Ilan Goldfajn told The Nikkei, signalling an emphasis on supporting South America's largest economy as inflation falls faster than expected.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-06-30 · 100% match

Myanmar Military Chief Hints at Political Role in Interview With Russian Media

YANGON—A few months ahead of November’s general election, Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing hinted at the possibility of his entering politics, during a recent visit to Russia.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-25 · 100% match

Thai junta chief Prayuth hints at political role after election

BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha on Monday expressed an interest in politics, signaling that he may want to remain in power after next year's general election.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-03-01 · 66% match

US to press Japan on currency in trade talks

TOKYO -- The chief U.S. trade negotiator has hinted that he will bring up currency issues in trade talks with Japan, moving beyond the scope of the goods-focused deal that Tokyo had in mind.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-07-03 · 50% match

Myanmar’s NLD Distances Itself From Senior Member’s Comment on Presidency for Military Chief

NAYPYITAW—National League for Democracy (NLD) vice chairman Dr. Zaw Myint Maung said party patron U Win Htein’s recent comment on the possibility of the Myanmar military commander-in-chief being elected to the Union presidency does not represent the

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-07-02 · 50% match

Myanmar to Go to the Polls on Nov. 8, Election Commission Announces

YANGON—Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) has fixed Nov. 8 as the date for the general election, which will be the first held under a civilian government in six decades.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-12-15 · 39% match

Myanmar junta hits back at criticism of military-run poll

AFP Myanmar’s military government lashed back on Sunday at international criticism that branded upcoming elections undemocratic, but also hinted junta chief Min Aung Hlaing could have a leadership role in the post-poll government.

[9] MM myanmar-now.org · 37% match

The shadowy past—and present—of the Myanmar Times and Frontier

From the author: “Why I wrote this story?” On a sub-zero Oslo day in December 2021, Norwegian royalty and international dignitaries gathered at city hall for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, hon

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-03-07 · 34% match

Huawei CFO's legal team voices concern about 'political' arrest

Trade warHuawei CFO's legal team voices concern about 'political' arrest Trump's talk of intervening in extradition case rings alarm bells for Meng's side Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou as rendered in a courtroom sketch.

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