Nan Lwin Archives - The Irrawaddy

Potential Environmental and Social Impacts of Chinese Mega-Projects in Myanmar Raise Concerns

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Analysis

Failing to learn lessons from existing projects, officials tout the benefits of BRI projects while ignoring locals’ fears of land-grabs, lost livelihoods and pollution.

Myanmar Military Chief Visits Thai Military’s Major Shipbuilding Supplier

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Burma

By Nan Lwin

On a visit to Bangkok for a series of defense meetings, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing toured Thai shipbuilding company Marsun, a major supplier for the Thai military.

In Myanmar, China’s BRI Projects Are Old Wine in a New Bottle

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Burma

By Nan Lwin

Many of China’s BRI plans are repackaged versions of previously shelved projects driven by the Yunnan provincial government and Chinese state firms, a new study finds.

6 November 2019 Myanmar State Firm Signs Deal to Buy Electricity From Strategic Chinese Project in Rakhine

24 October 2019 Myanmar’s UN Ambassador Rejects Damning Rohingya Rights Report

24 October 2019 Myanmar Climbs Six Spots in World Bank Ease of Doing Business Ranking

23 October 2019 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Acknowledges Myanmar Military’s Unwillingness to Reform Charter

22 October 2019 Tracking the Myanmar Govt’s Income Sources and Spending

21 October 2019 Japanese PM Urges Myanmar Military, Govt to Address Rights Issues in Rakhine

18 October 2019 Myanmar’s Oil, Gas, Mining Sectors Need More Reform, Says Transparency Watchdog

17 October 2019 The World Bank's Latest Report on Myanmar: 5 Takeaways on Growth and Risks

7 October 2019 Deal to Be Signed for BRI-Related Economic Zone in Myanmar's Kachin State

4 October 2019 Thailand and Myanmar Agree to Push Ahead With Dawei Special Economic Zone

2 October 2019 Myanmar’s NLD Presides Over Sharp Rise in Cost of Living

1 October 2019 US Businesses Eye Expanded Myanmar Investment