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Suu Kyi meets with ex-junta chief Than Shwe

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President urges parliament to rush Kyaukphyu SEZ

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BY Kyaw Phone Kyaw

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Leapfrogging the future

Massive growth in mobile phone use in Myanmar has paved the way for the introduction of a money transfer system with the potential to transform the banking sector.

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BY Hans Hulst

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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Danny Fenster

Suu Kyi meets with ex-junta chief Than Shwe

President urges parliament to rush Kyaukphyu SEZ

Leapfrogging the future

The best borrowers in the world

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

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