With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
With the Tatmadaw chief reaching retirement age this year, some speculate that a fresh face could achieve a détente with the NLD – but the appointment process itself could hold the key to better civil-military relations.
Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.
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Members of the two biggest opposition parties say rulings by the NLD's Union Parliament speakers are muzzling debate on important national issues.
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Before foreign banks are allowed to offer more services, Myanmar needs to enact reforms that make its domestic banks more competitive and encourage them to extend more credit to the private sector.
Traders are right to feel aggrieved given the many snap policy changes since 2011, many of which have often left them worse off.
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Fear, rumours and the sound of fighting accompanied Frontier on a precarious journey through the battle zone in northeastern Shan State.
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