Business boom beckons in MyanmarMyanmar TimesThailand ranks a distant second at 18pc. It becomes increasingly clear that while some countries hang on to their sanctions, others have opted for an ...
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Ethnic MPs urge lifting of sanctions on BurmaMizzima News'Because of the sanctions, our people can only use products made in China and Thailand. They are poor quality. The sanctions damage the economy, ...and more »
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Anti-sanctions chorus out of tuneAsia Times OnlineThey often point to now upwardly mobile Cambodia and Laos, which both receive as much as 10 times more in foreign aid per capita than Myanmar, ...and more »
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International Herald TribuneAn Industrial Project That Could Change MyanmarInternational Herald TribuneFor Thailand, the project would be a cheap and convenient way to export its dirty refineries across the border. “Some industries are not suitable t...
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CTV.caSuu Kyi to Revisit SanctionsWall Street JournalEconomists widely blame US trade restrictions for ripping apart Myanmar's garment industry earlier this decade, throwing as many as 80000 young women out of ...Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmese Sancti...
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Loro Piana looks to lotus flowers for its $5600 jacketBorn RichIn Myanmar, villagers have used lotus fibers to weave a rare fabric for centuries, but it's totally new to the Western textile industry. ...
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