The March 28 earthquake rattled Myanmar’s fledgling insurance industry, with companies that offered quake coverage now obligated to pay out massive amounts of compensation in.
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The March 28 earthquake rattled Myanmar’s fledgling insurance industry, with companies that offered quake coverage now obligated to pay out massive amounts of compensation in.
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Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport – a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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Outdated infrastructure and increased urbanisation are placing a huge burden on water supplies for the commercial capital.
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Alleged links to ‘terrorist organisations’ prompted the Ministry of Education to file a case against the international school for not having a licence, even though it is not eligible for a school licence under Myanmar law.
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Where possible, contracts that have robbed the state of much-needed revenue should be renegotiated to reflect market rates.
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The bank's deputy governor says that foreign lenders will soon have some restrictions lifted on offering services, after an assessment of the banking sector is finished.
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