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Most of the meth is produced in northern Myanmar and pushed all over the world, with syndicates exploiting endemic graft, weak law enforcement and lax border regulations.
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What, beyond vanity, the sanctions may materially mean remains to be seen. “The leaders don’t travel to the US, and they need not travel there,” a spokesperson said.
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The economic wing of BJP constituent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh called government plans to sell foreign currency bonds ‘un-patriotic.’
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Trump’s reversal, and rapid implementation by the Commerce Department, suggests chip industry lobbying, coupled with Chinese political pressure, may have paid off.
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Singapore Home Affiars accuse the deportees and the brother of an AA chief still in the custody of organizing and raising funds for the Arakan Army from Singapore.
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Monsoon rains are crucial in a country with more than half its arable land rain-fed and agriculture accounting for 15 percent of its economy.
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US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said licenses will be issues to do business where national security is not threatened. What the means remains opaque.
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US President Donald Trump tweeted that India has “long had a field day” slapping tariffs on US goods. “No longer acceptable!” he wrote. Indian officials beg to differ.
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After decades of failed attempts, stakeholders are overjoyed. But new hotels and management transparency issues mean challenges still lie ahead.
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A feasibility study and deep discussions between Kachin State officials and a Chinese company are now underway, despite criticisms over a lack of transparency.
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While protest organizers said 230,000 marched in a protest across a harbor from the Asian financial hub’s CBD, police put the number at 56,000.
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The suggestion comes after US President Donald Trump said the US might slap a 456 percent increase on South Korean and Taiwanese steel processed in Vietnam.
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Social media-based commerce is booming in Thailand and across Southeast Asia, where small sellers are engaging with and selling directly to customers via social apps.
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First Myanmar Investment Co. saw a 36-percent rise in gross profits over last fiscal year, while expenditures of 14.4 billion kyats held net profits back by 41.7 percent.
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The Ministry of Home Affairs tells The Irrawaddy that drug traffickers often open bank accounts in relatives’ names or purchase assets to launder money.
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