by Admin | Mar 9, 2026 | Cronyism, Daily News
Source: The Irrawaddy Nationwide fuel shortages and a junta-imposed odd-even ban on petrol and diesel vehicles have sent prices of electric vehicle (EVs) in Myanmar soaring—creating a windfall for EV import businesses owned by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing’s children....
by Admin | Feb 14, 2026 | Cronyism, Opinion Papers
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Aung Zaw “Ross, you are distorting. Can you move away from microphone?” BBC correspondent Christopher Gunness told the Myanmar Times editor in chief, Ross Dunkley, while testing sound levels before an interview. There was a strange irony in...
by Admin | Feb 14, 2026 | Cronyism, Opinion Papers
Source: The Irrawaddy | Commentary by Aung Zaw “Ross, you are distorting. Can you move away from microphone?” BBC correspondent Christopher Gunness told the Myanmar Times editor in chief, Ross Dunkley, while testing sound levels before an interview. Read Full...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2026 | Cronyism, Daily News
Source: The Irrawaddy Since staging his coup, Min Aung Hlaing has sought to cultivate a new generation of loyal cronies https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/junta-crony/24-hour-group-tycoon-aung-aung-zaw-new-generation-myanmar-crony.html
by Admin | Feb 2, 2026 | Cronyism, Daily News, Economy
Source: The Irrawaddy Myanmar and China have launched a new business association with the goal of luring about half a trillion US dollars in Chinese investment to Myanmar Read Full Story
by Admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Cronyism, Daily News, Economy
Source: The Irrawaddy From tour guide to tycoon, Aung Myo Min Din’s rise tracks Myanmar’s early 2000s tourism boom—and the military ties, land seizures and controversies that followed. Read Full Story