A boycott launched in the wake of the February 1 coup has caused sales of Myanmar Beer to plummet – and may even have wiped US$1 billion off the value of its military-linked parent company.
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A boycott launched in the wake of the February 1 coup has caused sales of Myanmar Beer to plummet – and may even have wiped US$1 billion off the value of its military-linked parent company.
BY Frontier
Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
BY Frontier
As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.
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A fascinating contest is emerging in Rakhine State, the only state where local parties performed better than the Union Solidarity and Development Party in 2010.
Without a functional legal system to check their excesses, has Ma Ba Tha set Myanmar on a course to become a Buddhist Iran?
Mandalay Capital, a subsidiary of investment group Silk Road Finance, provides corporate finance and advisory services to foreign investors seeking opportunities in Myanmar. Mandalay Capital also sees itself as a bridge between international investors and domestic companies. Frontier spoke to Mandalay Capital managing director Sardor Koshnazarov about local investment trends and the upside of high-risk investments in Myanmar.
BY Hans Hulst
Myanmar’s economic growth will be tempered by the impact of devastating floods and the November election, according to the World Bank.
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After decades of rote learning, Myanmar’s education system is on the brink of a massive overhaul.
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