Life in Ayeyarwady Region is low risk, high reward for the junta’s corrupt police officers, but they live in fear of being transferred to a conflict zone to replenish the Myanmar military’s dwindling ranks.
Officials on the take have long been a scourge in Myanmar. There’s anecdotal evidence that since the 2021 military coup, demands by police, soldiers and civil servants for bribes, tea money and kickbacks have become even more blatant. Doh Athan explores the impact of corruption in Ayeyarwady Region.
BY Frontier
