Trade between the once-thriving border towns of Muse and Ruili is restarting after nearly three years, but remains restricted to a trickle of trucks, with Myanmar wary of the COVID-19 surge in China.
Trade between the once-thriving border towns of Muse and Ruili is restarting after nearly three years, but remains restricted to a trickle of trucks, with Myanmar wary of the COVID-19 surge in China.
The regime's sudden decision has hobbled Myanmar citizens seeking better lives overseas and risks depriving migrant workers of legal protections, with rights groups suspecting a ploy to target dissidents.
Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times of war and peace.
The US effort to recover the remains of missing World War II airmen in Myanmar had yielded no results, until one of the country's most notorious tycoons offered his help.
With the ASEAN Economic Community looming large and competition expected to increase, SMEs are struggling to access capital and overcome their distrust of banks.
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.