“I will ensure Japan emerges from deflation,” he said, promising to accelerate Kishida’s policies aimed at boosting household income through wage hikes."
I haven't seen anything that suggests Ishiba is an inflation hawk. And as former defense minister, he's going to accelerate Japan's defense spending further and counter Chinese threat in the region. Which will boost economy.
Japan has struggled with deflation for decades. Inflation has been a welcome development for them. With an aging population and low birth rates, they aren't in danger of heading into hyper inflation.
The main group coordinating opposition to military rule in Myanmar has rejected a surprise offer from the ruling generals to hold talks on a political solution to the country’s nationwide armed conflict.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/29840899
> The main group coordinating opposition to military rule in Myanmar rejected on Friday a surprise offer from the ruling generals to hold talks on a political solution to the country’s nationwide armed conflict.
The main group coordinating opposition to military rule in Myanmar has rejected a surprise offer from the ruling generals to hold talks on a political solution to the country’s nationwide armed conflict.
The main group coordinating opposition to military rule in Myanmar rejected on Friday a surprise offer from the ruling generals to hold talks on a political solution to the country’s nationwide armed conflict.
Police have arrested four more people in connection with a viral video that showed a woman stealing a Porsche from a Mississauga driveway and then striking its owner as she attempted to flee the scene.
The 67-year-old former defence minister narrowly prevailed over hard-line nationalist Sanae Takaichi in an unpredictable race with a record nine candidates to lead the Liberal Democratic Party.
Chinese desire for cessation of combat in Myanmar was communicated to MAL during Chinese Foreign Minister's visit in August. This is the Junta following Chinese orders to conduct peace talks. I believe Chinese-influenced and armed guerillas will be amongst the 1st to agree to these "peace talks" - 1st and foremost MNDAA. It'll be interesting to see if Taang National Liberation Army and Arakan Army follows suit as we are approaching the dry winter season when it is most advantageous to conduct warfare in the jungles of Myanmar. This will show us just how tight a leash China has on TNLA and AA.
Chinese desire for peace in Burma isn't based on altruism. Afterall, they have been arming various guerilla groups in Burma since the 1950s to this very day. They want the cessation of combat as it has infringed upon the large infrastructure projects they have been trying to implement through Burma in order to ignite economic growth in the land-locked and poor southwestern part of China by paving a trade corridor through Burma to India whose growing large population is an attractive market, Africa where it has invested billions and billions of dollars to ensure guaranteed supply of resources, and the European market. China has been facing a slowing economy for more than a few years now, and currently is dealing with real-estate collapse and deflation. It is desperate to re-ignite economic growth, the lowest hanging fruits being populous regions with low level of economic development.
Tensions are escalating in the region as resistance forces clash with regime soldiers carrying out the attacks
The military junta council has been continuously arresting individuals involved in social and humanitarian work in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, according to local sources. On September 18 and 20, the military junta council detained eight members, including the chairman of the Independent Social...
"The previous eight were arrested for collecting donations for flood relief. The two others were detained because they refused to collect the bodies of deceased junta soldiers after a clash near the Three Pagodas Pass. Last night, I heard that an abbot was also arrested, but I don't know the exact details," she explained.
Basically trying to bring Ukraine back to stone age. Ukraine needs to do the same to Russia. War is fucked.
He's plainly asking for Russian interference on his behalf.
NSFW in the title. Forgot to tag it.
Did you read the title? Lemmy doesn't seem to have a "tag" function that I can see. Thus I put it in the title.
The whole thing needs rules and regulations. It's lacking.
This will force the hand of US and EU to sanction China one way or another. Of course diplomatic solutions can be worked out. What it will be has yet to be seen. As you're aware, China has tried to avoid supplying arms directly to Russia until this move. It maybe that Chinese will manufacture the drones in Russia to avoid being seen as exporting arms.
NIL mess continues.
Additional details: https://x.com/CoachReedLive/status/1838925402934321156 >All financial commitments for UNLV QB Matthew Sluka were completely met.
>But after wins against KU and Houston, Sluka’s family hired an agent and they collectively feel that his market value has increased, per source.
https://x.com/PalomaFOX5News/status/1838802285423718419 >Per source, UNLV QB Matt Sluka has been approached with more money to transfer.
https://x.com/ESPNRittenberg/status/1838948515113767100 >Bob Sluka, father of UNLV QB Matthew Sluka, told ESPN that his son's agents agreed to an NIL deal with the school back in February, never received payments despite requests and never asked for any adjustments to the original deal.
>"We have no idea what the hell happened."
1:03pm EST update from ESPN: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41438172/matthew-sluka-nil-dispute-unlv-hinges-verbal-offer
>Sluka's agent, Marcus Cromartie, told ESPN that UNLV didn't come through on a verbal offer of $100,000 from an assistant coach. The quarterback's father, Bob Sluka, told ESPN that head coach Barry Odom later said in a phone conversation that the offer wasn't valid because it didn't come from him, but rather from offensive coordinator Brennan Marion, who declined comment to ESPN.
>UNLV and Shannon Cottrell, the director of athlete engagements for the Friends of UNLV collective, also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Time to put sanctions on China. This would be interesting.
Premier Doug Ford says he wants to build a tunnel under Highway 401 that would stretch from Brampton to Scarborough.
The junta continues to attack Lashio more than a month after it was captured by the MNDAA, in an effort to make it ungovernable
Japan is withdrawing its ambassador to Myanmar. Essentially, it is a face loss for Min Aung Hlaing's government. That it is not considered a country and a government worthy of ambassador level relationship. This is also a sharp contrast to the Chinese who have been sending a flurry of dipomats and its foreign minister in recent months legitimizing the illegal government of Myanmar.
His last season with the team he intentionally slowed down his scoring to force Raptors to trade him. Thereby reducing his value. He stopped dunking. He told the other teams what our plays were coming out of time outs.
And in recent years he's said he doesn't regret anything he did.
Ohhhhhh that's not going to go down well with players. Thought he was a leader of men type.
Not sure, others can chime in. Some says he's turned religious.
That's.... amazing. What a fucking good QB play does for ya.
As a Raptors fan, I disapprove of this move. Maybe retire his number way after we retire Lowry's. And Kawhi's. When he's 90 and needs a cane.
This is a "new" move by India in its relations with Burma. In the decades past India had either armed or cooperated with Burmese guerillas operating out of its territory. This policy changed in the past decade and a half to one of cooperation with Burmese military to root out ethnic guerillas on both sides of the border as its regional ambitions grew. This latest turn isn't likely a reversal and reversion to the old policies of arming guerillas, but likely an attempt at becoming a power broker in Burma in order to grow its influence there.