The political, economic, social and cultural situation in regions bordering Burma

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Description: "In 2018, the clock kept ticking for economic reforms as businesses in Myanmar started to lose their cool. Foreign law firms pulled the plug, the liberalisation of insurance was delayed, restrictions for foreign investment lingered and business confidence plummeted. Above all, the ongoing Rakhine crisis, in the words of a business group, is “certainly one issue that hangs over Myanmar like a sword of Damocles.” Europeans complained that trade promotion abroad for the country had become “mission impossible”. These all painted a grim picture for the economy in the year. Yet, it would be wrong to say Myanmar saw no progress in 2018. Two landmark pieces of legislation – the Companies Law and Investment Law – were in force, spelling significant changes for the private sector. Meanwhile, the government scaled up anti-corruption efforts, empowering the anti-graft body, and changed its top economic team, creating a new ministry and appointing a new finance minister..."
Source/publisher: "Belt & Road News" (China)
2019-01-01
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-21
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Description: "Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. With ongoing communal and ethnic violence on one hand and the implementation of bold reform initiatives on the other, Myanmar?s transition from authoritarianism to democracy presents immense challenges as well as opportunities for neighboring India. How New Delhi reacts to these tests will have wide-ranging impacts on the future of India-Myanmar relations. The challenges are many. The diplomatic row over pillar number 76 in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur on the Indo-Myanmar border in Holenphai village near Moreh has added to long-running border problems. Although the two sides have agreed to negotiate the issue peacefully, past misunderstandings and alleged intrusions have raised alarm bells on both sides of the border..."
Creator/author: Sonu Trivedi
Source/publisher: "Asia Times Online"
2013-09-13
Date of entry/update: 2014-05-28
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Language: English
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Description: The last gasp of old traditions or the beginning of something new? Jim Goodman writes about progress and the ethnic minorities of China?s Yunnan Province.
Creator/author: Mick Elmore
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" Vol 11, No. 4
2003-05-00
Date of entry/update: 2008-05-02
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Language: English
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