Amid the collapse of both the economy and the rule of law in Myanmar, moneylenders are setting extortionate interest rates for desperate borrowers and hiring thugs to collect their dues.
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Amid the collapse of both the economy and the rule of law in Myanmar, moneylenders are setting extortionate interest rates for desperate borrowers and hiring thugs to collect their dues.
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Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has led to an increase in the number of severely injured civilians, even as aid organisations stop work in the region and services for the disabled decline.
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Resistance groups in western Mandalay Region have shown signs of greater coordination and effectiveness, but there’s still a long way to go to replicate the successes of their comrades in the north.
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The possible introduction of a ban on logging has already affected the timber industry in Kayah State, where questions are being asked about the transparency of Myanma Timber Enterprise.
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The move in the Pyithu Hluttaw to cancel a controversial deal to build a private hospital on government land was in the public interest but will have alarmed investors.
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Solar-power plants are an obvious solution to Myanmar’s electricity shortage. They are faster to build than their fossil-fuel and hydropower alternatives and are cleaner and cheaper to operate.
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