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Opinion Papers
Traders Cast Doubt on Regime’s Plan to Sell Premium Rice to US
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The Myanmar regime is looking to export premium paw hsan rice to the United States through a US firm, but traders raised concerns about the practicality of the plan.
New Myanmar Regime Launches Coordinated Diplomatic Assault on ASEAN
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Myanmar’s rebranded military regime and its political proxies have launched a coordinated diplomatic assault on ASEAN, following the bloc’s decision to continue barring regime generals from regional summits.
Optics Over Outcomes: Myanmar’s Diplomatic Rehabilitation and India’s Tightrope
Source: Observer Research Foundation | By Sreeparna Banerjee
As Myanmar’s junta trades carefully timed concessions for diplomatic breathing room, India finds itself where it has always been: too entangled to step back, too wary to step forward
Myanmar junta’s forced remittance rules pull in $7.1b
Source: The Straits Times | By Bloomberg
Myanmar has turned migrant remittances into its biggest source of foreign inflows, finance ministry data seen by Bloomberg News show, after the military imposed rules that pressure citizens abroad to send money home.
Prosecution of UK yacht firm by US Gov’t sends warning over illegal Myanmar teak
Source: Environmental Investigation Agency UK
The case marks one of the most significant US enforcement actions involving Myanmar teak since the country’s 2021 military coup and demonstrates the continued importance of robust environmental laws such as the US Lacey Act