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Patience tested
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 01/05/2017
» The government of Aung San Suu Kyi has been in power in Myanmar for just over a year. But many people have become disillusioned with its performance. For the urban elite, the country seems directionless, amid an acute policy vacuum.
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Myanmar's new economic blueprint
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 15/08/2016
» Threadbare on details and containing mainly sweeping statements of principle, none of them new, the much-anticipated new economic plan outlined for Myanmar by the National League for Democracy (NLD) has disappointed academics, analysts and business leaders.
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Suu Kyi heads to China for key talks
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 17/08/2016
» Aung San Suu Kyi is to arrive today in Beijing on a four-day official visit, which both sides hope will strengthen their relationship. Relations between the two countries have seesawed in the past few years, after the former military leader Than Shwe stood down. Bilateral economic ties, regional security and Myanmar's peace process will dominate the agenda, according to diplomats in Nay Pyi Taw and Beijing.
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Myanmar's new era
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 23/11/2015
» Myanmar's election has been convincingly won by the opposition party, but hopes of a smooth and peaceful transition remain uncertain. Amid the public euphoria, business leaders in the country are cautiously optimistic about the future, though most have reservations about the new government's policies and its capacity to deliver.
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Foreign banks head for Myanmar
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 24/03/2014
» Myanmar’s government is preparing to allow foreign banks to operate independently within the country before the end of the year. Already a “fast track” process for the selection of up to 10 banks has begun, according to sources in Myanmar’s Central Bank. But there is already resistance from local banks.
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Army key to Myanmar’s political future
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 27/03/2014
» As the country celebrates Armed Forces Day, Myanmar’s president Thein Sein is in the throes of making an unusually decisive move aimed at ending the current political impasse. Everything is currently stalled, with the government and bureaucracy paralysed by the absorption with constitutional change and the growing preoccupation with the forthcoming elections next year.
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Election fever grips Myanmar, 2 years ahead of time
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 13/05/2013
» Myanmar's next national elections - more than two years away - are already preoccupying the country's leaders and the opposition. "Everyone is focused on 2015," said a Myanmar government official, who declined to be identified. "All the parties have started to gear up for the next election campaign."
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