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Covers:  Business, political economy, and Myanmar-China relation.
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Myanmar election campaigns overshadowed by virus and conflict

Myanmar election campaigns overshadowed by virus and conflict

Myanmar Times — Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and rival party leaders formally kicked off their election campaigns on September 8 but struggled to get their messages out, with Myanmar posting a surge in coronavirus cases and conflict worsening in western border areas.
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Chinese developers sweep up 1GW solar bids in Myanmar

Chinese developers sweep up 1GW solar bids in Myanmar

Myanmar Times — Chinese companies and their consortia have won the bid to build 28 out of 29 solar plants tendered by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, according to the results provided by the ministry to bidders.
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Myanmar ruling party sidelines outspoken Mandalay lawmakers

Myanmar ruling party sidelines outspoken Mandalay lawmakers

Myanmar Times — No official reason was given for not nominating some incumbents NLD MPs in the Mandalay state parliament. Lawmakers and civil society told this newspaper that the NLD favoured those who have always voted along the party's position and who are not "stirring up problems" for the regional government.
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Myanmar elections 2020: What businesses should know

Myanmar elections 2020: What businesses should know

Myanmar Times — How does a general election work in Myanmar and what happens after the vote? Myanmar will vote for representatives to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, two houses of parliament , in Nay Pyi Taw, five years after the last general election when the current parliament was elected.
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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

Myanmar Times — China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), seen most visibly in Myanmar through a proposed "economic corridor" between the two countries, requires government and media scrutiny and regulations to ensure projects are done in a socially and environmentally responsible way, an international think-tank says.
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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

Myanmar Times — As the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) prepares to celebrate its centenary later this month, the venerable business association faces pressure from corporate executives in Myanmar who say it must reform and modernise to remain relevant.
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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

Myanmar Times — Yet, power continues to be in short supply. The government is now rushing five so-called "emergency power" projects totalling more than 1000 megawatts with Chinese companies in order to avoid repeating this year's widespread blackouts and scheduled outages, which interfered with business operations and reduced productivity levels.
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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

Myanmar Times — The Women, Peace and Security Index by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Safety slashed Myanmar's rank from 119th in 2017 to 150th this year, marking the largest drop ever in the index. The index ranks 167 countries in terms of inclusion, security and justice for women.
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Vague criteria on tax-deductible donations raise corruption worries

Vague criteria on tax-deductible donations raise corruption worries

Myanmar Times — Investigations by The Myanmar Times show that the government does not have a list of institutions which - according to the law - are eligible to receive tax-deductible donations. Under Section 6(a) of the Income Tax Law, tax deductions are eligible for businesses, which make donations to "religious or charitable institutions" with a legal cap at 25 percent of the taxpayer's total income.
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100 days of internet blackout takes its toll in Rakhine

100 days of internet blackout takes its toll in Rakhine

Myanmar Times — Civil society warns of a dangerous precedent it sets while the UN has joined calls for the government to restore internet services, which it cut without warning in eight townships in Rakhine and one in southern Chin on June 21, citing security concerns.
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Myitsone is litmus test for country's leadership

Myitsone is litmus test for country's leadership

Myanmar Times — Construction of the US$3.6 billion dam, backed by Beijing's China Power Investments Corporation, now known as State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), was suspended by former President of Myanmar U Thein Sein in 2011. Now, the decision on whether to restart the project lies with the National League for Democracy-led administration.
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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

Myanmar Times — Marking the anniversary of the killing, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) repeats its calls for a thorough and impartial investigation in pursuit of establishing the facts, delivering justice and deterring the repetition of similar crimes.
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Amended land law could criminalise millions, obstruct peace talks

Amended land law could criminalise millions, obstruct peace talks

Myanmar Times — With less than two months before the newly amended Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management (VFV) Law goes into force, millions in ethnic rural areas now face the risk of eviction while others across the country may lose their lands upon return.
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'Justice system is regressing': court rejects appeal by Reuters reporters

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

Myanmar Times — Calling the earlier sentences "a suitable punishment", High Court Judge Aung Naing placed the burden of proof on 32-year-old Wa Lone and 28-year-old Kyaw Soe Oo, demanding them to provide sufficient evidence to prove their innocence. For former Dutch diplomat Laetitia van den Assum, a member of the Kofi Annan-led Rakhine Advisory Commission, the appeal rejection is "a travesty of justice".
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Companies in Myanmar quiet about political donations

Companies in Myanmar quiet about political donations

Myanmar Times — An absence of proper regulations governing corporate donation policies and lack of transparency over the relationship politicians and political parties have with large corporations in Myanmar has come under public scrutiny ahead of the November 2020 elections, electoral experts and civil society say.
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