
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.
BY Frontier
The involvement of the Kayin State Border Guard Force in the dodgy Shwe Kokko project has triggered a showdown with the Tatmadaw and fears of a return to war.
Some expected drug trafficking routes to be disrupted by stepped-up enforcement and COVID-19 travel restrictions, but seizure data shows the industry has proved resilient.
BY Ne Lynn Aung