The regime’s decision to set an import quota on palm oil has sent edible oil prices skyrocketing, and with domestic production yet to fill the gap, impoverished families have been left with little choice but to cut back.
BY Frontier
The regime’s decision to set an import quota on palm oil has sent edible oil prices skyrocketing, and with domestic production yet to fill the gap, impoverished families have been left with little choice but to cut back.
BY Frontier
Unwilling to accept military rule, many in Kachin are looking to the Kachin Independence Organization to fill a void in governance. As the KIO strengthens its influence, it is facing mounting pressure to regulate environmentally destructive gold mining.
The Karen Border Guard Force is providing the military with frontline soldiers in exchange for business protection, allowing its “new city” project to emerge as a hub for online scams.
BY Frontier
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Kempinski opened its first hotel in Myanmar to great fanfare last November. The hotel’s general manager Franck Droin talked to Frontier about the challenges ahead.
BY Frontier
Jeon Byeong-eal, CEO of Daewoo International, has stood down from his position following a fallout related to its Myanmar natural gas project.
BY Frontier
