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Shwe Kokko is ‘not part of BRI’ says developer Yatai

In Frontier’s first interview with Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group, the company said it wanted to be a model for Chinese investors.

Shwe Kokko is ‘not part of BRI’ says developer Yatai

In Frontier’s first interview with Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group, the company said it wanted to be a model for Chinese investors.

Chinese companies dominate bidding for Myanmar’s billion-dollar solar tender

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will announce in the coming weeks the winners of a tender for 30 solar projects that received more than 150 bids, many from Chinese companies.

Desperate and debt-ridden, Mon migrants risk journey back to Thailand

A lack of job opportunities in Mon State has turned some migrants to smugglers in order to cross back into Thailand illegally.

By Lawi Weng

New Yangon 'rapid transit' bus service questioned

Selling to the public?

New Yangon ‘rapid transit’ bus service questioned

On October 30, the Yangon regional government launched the Yangon Public Bus Company offering a new Bus Rapid Transit service, with shares in the new company being sold to the public starting on Monday, although crony companies have already snapped up most of the equity.

By Kyaw Phone Kyaw

News, Affairs

Mapping Myanmar’s hotspots

A bilingual website launched by an Australian expatriate uses a map to show users the location of events and incidents reported throughout the nation by the Myanmar media.

By Peter Janssen

Interview, Business

Securities Commission chief: ‘It’s not nuclear physics’

U Maung Maung Thein, chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission Myanmar (SECM), talks with Frontier about plans to open Myanmar’s first stock market in December.

By Kyaw Phone Kyaw

Interview, Business

‘Who are these sanctions helping, and who are they hurting?’

Eric Rose is the lead director of Herzfeld Rubin Meyer & Rose, which describes itself as the “first American law firm to open a law office in Myanmar.” Since July 2013, the firm has offered a range of legal services and maintains a pro-bono practice. Mr Rose has risen to prominence for helping Americans to navigate the financial sanctions regime the United States maintains against Myanmar, including a high-profile suit against U Tay Za’s Htoo Group on behalf of an American couple injured in the Air Bagan crash at Heho airport on Christmas Day 2012. He spoke with Frontier about US-Myanmar relations and Washington’s unique sanctions regime, of which he is a vocal critic.

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Volume 6, Issue 6

July 27, 2020

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Out of the wild: Myanmar’s controversial plan to harvest endangered species

Legalising commercial farming of rare species will undercut poachers, says Myanmar’s Forest Department, but conservationists expect the move to lead to increased demand.

Editorial, Opinion

The military’s business is all of our business

When the military enters the business arena, it needs to play by the same rules as everyone else.

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