In an interview with The Irrawaddy’s Ei Kay Kyaw, Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd says the junta’s new law allowing China to protect its local interests using security firms risks making Myanmar a ‘client state’.
U Kyaw Lwin ran his casino resort on the visa-free island for more than 10 years before facing arrest in...
Read moreDetailsSingapore banks held 67% of the junta’s foreign reserves; in a bank document seen by The Irrawaddy, the junta praises...
Read moreDetailsThe former capital is turning into a ghost town after sunset as workers race to the safety of their homes...
Read moreDetailsRecent truces declared by ethnic armies show that China is still the only outside power that can intervene in Myanmar,...
Read moreDetailsSaw Chit Thu and two others linked to a massive gambling project in Karen State were sanctioned over allegations of...
Read moreDetailsMyanmar’s Private Security Service Law mirrors a pattern suffered by other partners in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, where economic...
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