Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.
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Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.

ကျပ်ငွေကို ဈေးကွက်ပေါက်ဈေးအလိုက် နိုင်ငံခြားငွေကြေးများနှင့် လဲလှယ်ခွင့်ပြုလိုက်ပါ

မြန်မာ့ငွေကြေးပြဿနာဟာ လူတိုင်းပြောနေတဲ့ ဒေါ်လာဈေး ဆက်လက်မြင့်တက်စေမယ့် မှောင်ခိုဈေးကွက် နှုန်းထားအကြောင်းပဲ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
လာရီဂျာဂင် ရေးသားသည်။

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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