Opinion

The military elephant in the room

The armed forces have held power in Myanmar for decades, inflicting untold suffering on its people, but they are hardly understood and their study has been largely neglected by scholars and researchers.

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Cambodia has nothing to gain from Min Aung Hlaing’s visit

The Cambodian government’s invitation for Min Aung Hlaing to visit the country risks legitimising the murderous Myanmar regime and damaging Phnom Penh’s international standing.

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The twilight of Myanmar’s NUG part 2: A flawed foreign policy

The National Unity Government’s foreign policy has been marred by a lack of vision, overdependence on advisors with limited knowledge of Myanmar's conflict dynamics, and a tendency to ignore criticism.

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The twilight of Myanmar’s NUG part 1: Internal dynamics

Five years after its founding, the National Unity Government has proved unable or unwilling to significantly reform itself, rendering it increasingly irrelevant.

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Why isn’t the Central Bank following its own rules on fintech?

Given its refusal to clarify the situation around OK Dollar, you have to wonder whether there is something they do not want to disclose.

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How to list a company on the YSX

It is expected that foreign investors will likely be allowed to partake in Myanmar’s first bourse by the end of this year. Here is a helpful guide to getting your company listed.

BY Ross Taylor

The peculiar priorities of the Myanmar Police Force

The Myanmar Police Force seems to have been devoting more time and effort to hunting down journalists than suppressing crime and maintaining law and order.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Phyo Min Thein's deals on wheels

“Trust us” just doesn’t cut it any more.

BY Frontier

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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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