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Burma
South Korean lenders KB Kookmin Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea both say they expect to be approved to offer full banking services in Myanmar soon.
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Analysis
Under the NLD government, inflation has rebounded after an initial fall, while prices have risen steadily. The Irrawaddy’s infographics illustrate key data since 2016.
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Business
The two countries have signed a deal to support bilateral trade and investment, setting Singapore up to secure its status as Myanmar’s biggest investor.
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On This Day
On this day in 1968, communist and rebel leader Thakhin Than Tun was betrayed and killed by a comrade after 20 years fighting the Myanmar government.
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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy takes the pulse of Myanmar’s democracy, religious freedom and the military’s role in it all, with analyst U Maung Maung Soe and columnist Ko Wa.
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Burma
China is screening pro-Chinese movies along the route of the proposed oil and gas pipelines to Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State.
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News
Minister U Kyaw Tin says Myanmar, China will undertake their first joint boundary inspection in 24 years; aerial photography to begin in January.
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Asia
Chinese industrial output growth weakens, dragging down Asian markets; safe-haven assets including gold and yen rise.
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Asia
Business leaders pledged to invest in key industries to calm unstable markets and political unrest, including real estate an tourism, though nothing has been inked yet.
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Business
Last month’s attacks on northeast Myanmar’s Muse highway have pushed up transport prices, leaving consumers to pay the price.
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Analysis
Foreign direct investment in the country has increased sharply this year, but concerns over infrastructure, unclear procedures and the Rakhine issue remain.
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Burma
Two of the five directors of the company to develop New Yangon City, which involves a corruption-tinted Chinese company, have been replaced.
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Burma
Though U Soe Thein’s resignation letter is reportedly being sent to Myanmar’s President’s Office, speculation remains as to whether the president will accept it or not.
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Asia
If current trends persist, it could become the world’s biggest killer in just a few decades, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Asia
Though the United States is Japan's most important ally, Tokyo has fostered economic ties with Iran, who they’d been major buyers of oil from before recent US sanctions.
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