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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Some say the new Financial Institutions Law was written by the World Bank. I don't think this is necessarily intended as a criticism but to what extent did you play a role in drafting this law?
Drug abuse is emerging as a serious problem at universities in Yangon and police say there’s increasing evidence that some students are among the dealers.
Frontier speaks with Colonel Hkun Okker, patron of the Pa-O National Liberation Organisation.
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Thilawa Special Economic Zone has attracted US$760 million in investment since plots went on sale there in March 2014.
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Strict rules introduced after the financial crisis are holding back the financial sector but the independence of the central bank could be a barrier to the NLD’s reform plans.
Drug abuse is emerging as a serious problem at universities in Yangon and police say there’s increasing evidence that some students are among the dealers.
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