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Myanmar Junta Rewards Crony Arms Dealer With Palm Oil Plum

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Burma

By Hein Htoo Zan

U Tay Za’s Htoo Group is handed right to dominate imports as economy slides back toward monopoly conditions under military rule.    

Will Myanmar’s Brutal Military Remain United?

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Analysis

By Bertil Lintner

The current regime faces an unprecedented war in the Burmese homeland and its ruinous policies must be testing the patience of its crony financial backers.

Opium Farming Booming in Myanmar After Coup: UN

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Burma

By AFP

The area of land under poppy cultivation expanded by a third in the 2021-22 growing season as economic insecurity drove farmers back to the crop, the UNODC said.

Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin Dies Aged 96

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Asia

By AFP

In the wake of the Tiananmen crackdown, Jiang steered China towards its emergence as the global trade, military, and political power that it is today.

Indian Foreign Secretary Visits Myanmar Junta Leaders as Ties Deepen

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Myanmar’s Crisis & the World

By The Irrawaddy

Vinay Mohan Kwatra met Min Aung Hlaing and discussed financial, trade and border issues, according to junta media.

Junta Watch: Regime’s Ties With India, Russia and Some Christian Leaders Flourish

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing added ‘health consultant’ to his job description, ordering staff at his regime’s bloated bureaucracy to lose weight.

The Long Strange Story of the (Disappearing) Railway from Myanmar to Southern China

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Guest Column

By Tony Waters and David Wohlers

Building a rail link across the northern highlands is a dream that has eluded global capitalists, British imperialists, Chinese state planners and Myanmar governments.

Myanmar Junta Orders Yangon Factories to Submit Bank Account Info

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Regime tightens control on financial flows in commercial capital, sparking concern among business owners already struggling with soaring costs.

Junta Watch: Regime Boss Makes Wild Economic Claims, Compares Himself Favorably to His Mentor, and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, military personnel were urged to show ‘solidarity’ with the people, and Min Aung Hlaing’s presidential dream took another step toward being realized.

Economic Meltdown Highlights Success of NLD’s Policies

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy assesses the legacy of four National League for Democracy economic figures who helped stabilize finances after decades of military mismanagement. 

Inequality, Discord and Insecurity in Myanmar’s ‘Sacrifice Zone’ 

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Guest Column

By Corporate Accountability Myanmar

Facilitated by militia and military leaders, rare earth extraction in Kachin State near China has serious health, social, environmental and sovereignty implications.

Myanmar Central Bank’s New Leadership, Policies Unlikely to Improve Battered Financial Sector 

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

New governor Daw Than Than Swe and her team, including ex-military officers, are expected to merely rubber stamp the junta’s erratic and damaging financial directives.

Junta Watch: A Desperate Recruitment Tactic; a Move to Erase Suu Kyi’s Legacy; and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, the coup leader offered another bizarre economic prediction, and the junta bristled as the world marked five years since the Rohingya exodus from Rakhine.

Junta Watch: Coup Leader Suffers Economic Delusions, Rebuffs Peace Plan, and More

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, Min Aung Hlaing changed his tune on his recent Russia visit, and the regime parroted Beijing’s line on a controversial US visit to Taiwan.

Junta Watch: Regime in Fantasyland on Electric Cars, Economics

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Junta Watch

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, the coup leader’s obsession with the NLD followed him to Russia, and the military meddled in another place it shouldn’t—the Central Bank of Myanmar.