Transparency must be improved and deep concerns addressed, says former presidential adviser Aung Tun Thet. A raft of infrastructure deals have just been signed, including for a strategically important deep-sea port project. Chinese companies need to improve transparency when they invest in Myanmar, a former presidential adviser in the Southeast Asian nation said, after the […]
Chinese companies investing in Myanmar have ‘a lot of work to do’ to convince public
February 4, 2020 by
The Myanmar-China pact is a setback for India
January 28, 2020 by
The state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Myanmar on January 17-18, the first of its kind in 19 years, was a transformative event in regional politics from the perspective of China-Myanmar bilateral relations as well as regional security, something that should be of major concern for India. A “comprehensive strategic partnership” is moving […]
Speculative Yangon City Mega-Project Draws ‘White Elephant’ Concerns for Myanmar
November 29, 2019 by
YANGON: On the western bank of the muddy Hlaing River, development and prosperity is a distant view. It can be seen across the expanse of water in the rising apartment blocks, office buildings and grinding industry. Over there is Yangon proper, a city of some six million people and the economic hub of Myanmar. Over […]
The Rise and Fall of an Australian Media Mogul in Southeast Asia
November 20, 2019 by
ROSS DUNKLEY was thinking of quitting journalism when he met Rupert Murdoch, a fellow Australian, on a friend’s yacht off the coast of Rhode Island during the America’s Cup boat race in 1983. He had grown tired of working for other people in a newsroom; he wanted to return to his family roots and become […]
Myanmar State Counsellor calls on public not to panic over banking industry rumours
September 23, 2019 by
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi conveyed a message through MPs from her party to people not to panic over the current rumours related with the banking and finance industry. She said these words at a meeting with MPs of the lower house and upper house from her National League for Democracy party from […]
Silk Road sweeteners: China woos Myanmar’s NLD with junkets
August 14, 2019 by
The National League for Democracy was forged in an uprising against one-party rule. Its activists spent years in jail under Myanmar’s military junta. But since taking power three years ago, the party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has found an unlikely ally – the Chinese Communist Party. The friendship has blossomed in […]
Myanmar investment inflows double from China as deals surge
July 24, 2019 by
YANGON — Foreign investment shows signs of recovering in Myanmar, one of Southeast Asia’s frontier markets, led by more than twofold gains in inflows from China and Singapore. Approved foreign investments rose 79% on the year for the six months ended in June, reaching $2.35 billion, according to Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration. […]
Myanmar state counselor stresses utmost effort to increase power production
May 23, 2019 by
YANGON, May 18 (Xinhua) — Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has stressed the need to make utmost effort to increase electricity production, saying that the government has set up new infrastructure for the power system including installation of new cable lines and opening of new sub-power stations. Aung San Suu Kyi, who is […]
China’s Dynamic Grip on Myanmar
May 14, 2019 by
China’s influence in Myanmar manifests on three different levels. At the bilateral level, the government and the military establishment of Myanmar receives diplomatic dividends for maintaining good ties with China. At the domestic political level, China’s relations with the country’s ethnic organizations makes it an important stakeholder in the ongoing reconciliation process. Finally, at the […]
