The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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The regional bloc is confronting Myanmar with a mixture of immobilism and wishful thinking, while other actors intervene more effectively – to the regime’s benefit.
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After fleeing conflict in their native Rakhine State, members of the Kaman Muslim minority group are facing work and housing discrimination in Myanmar’s commercial capital.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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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.
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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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