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Myanmar election campaigns overshadowed by virus and conflict

Myanmar election campaigns overshadowed by virus and conflict

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and rival party leaders formally kicked off their election campaigns on September 8 but …

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Chinese developers sweep up 1GW solar bids in Myanmar

Chinese developers sweep up 1GW solar bids in Myanmar

Chinese companies and their consortia have won the bid to build 28 out of 29 solar plants tendered by the Min…

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Myanmar ruling party sidelines outspoken Mandalay lawmakers

Myanmar ruling party sidelines outspoken Mandalay lawmakers

No official reason was given for not nominating some incumbents NLD MPs in the Mandalay state parliament. Law…

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Myanmar elections 2020: What businesses should know

Myanmar elections 2020: What businesses should know

How does a general election work in Myanmar and what happens after the vote? Myanmar will vote for representa…

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Scrutiny needed to ensure Belt and Road projects are viable, says think-tank

Scrutiny needed to ensure Belt and Road projects are viable, says think-tank

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), seen most visibly in Myanmar through a proposed "economic corridor" b…

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UMFCCI at 100: Standing up for business, but in need of reform

UMFCCI at 100: Standing up for business, but in need of reform

As the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) prepares to celebrate its ce…

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Businesses bear with rising electricity bills in hopes of better supply next year

Businesses bear with rising electricity bills in hopes of better supply next year

Yet, power continues to be in short supply. The government is now rushing five so-called "emergency power" pr…

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Myanmar slumps 31 spots to 150th on women, peace, security index

Myanmar slumps 31 spots to 150th on women, peace, security index

The Women, Peace and Security Index by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Safety slashed Myanmar's…

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Vague criteria on tax-deductible donations raise corruption worries

Vague criteria on tax-deductible donations raise corruption worries

Investigations by The Myanmar Times show that the government does not have a list of institutions which - acc…

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100 days of internet blackout takes its toll in Rakhine

100 days of internet blackout takes its toll in Rakhine

Civil society warns of a dangerous precedent it sets while the UN has joined calls for the government to rest…

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Myitsone is litmus test for country's leadership

Myitsone is litmus test for country's leadership

Construction of the US$3.6 billion dam, backed by Beijing's China Power Investments Corporation, now known as…

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Two years on and still no justice for U Ko Ni

Two years on and still no justice for U Ko Ni

Marking the anniversary of the killing, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) repeats its calls for a…

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Amended land law could criminalise millions, obstruct peace talks

Amended land law could criminalise millions, obstruct peace talks

With less than two months before the newly amended Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management (VFV) Law goes …

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'Justice system is regressing': court rejects appeal by Reuters reporters

'Justice system is regressing': court rejects appeal by Reuters reporters

Calling the earlier sentences "a suitable punishment", High Court Judge Aung Naing placed the burden of proof…

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Companies in Myanmar quiet about political donations

Companies in Myanmar quiet about political donations

An absence of proper regulations governing corporate donation policies and lack of transparency over the rela…

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