Authored by – Rajiv Bhatia, Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House, former ambassador to Myanmar and author, India-Myanmar Relations: Changing Contours.
In dirt-poor Myanmar, smartphones are transforming finance
MYANMAR’S democratic transition sometimes seems marked as much by continuity as by change. Depressingly, the army continues its bloody persecution of Rohingya Muslims in the west, for example (see …
Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Is Now a Scrap Over Phone Records
In Myanmar, the phone records of pro-democracy activists connect them together like suspects on a cork board. When many of those activists fled the military crackdown and went into hiding after the …
Police raids reveal Indonesia as new hub for scam syndicates
Hundreds of foreigners have been arrested in Indonesia recently following crackdowns against crime groups in Cambodia and Myanmar.
Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights in Myanmar/Burma – Key Steps to Take Now
With the relaxation of sanctions regimes around the world in 2012, Myanmar (also known as Burma) offers opportunities for both small businesses and the largest and most recognized companies around the …
Myanmar: Frontier Asia’s Trickiest Puzzle
Sources: Asia Times, Asian Development Bank, Best’s Country Risk Report—Myanmar, International Monetary Fund, Myanmar Times, Reuters, Transparency International, United States Institute of Peace, US …
Myanmar releases GI regulations and application documents
Khin Yadanar Htay and Khin Myo Myo Aye of Tilleke & Gibbins summarise Myanmar’s new Geographical Indication Rules, covering application procedures, local representation requirements, and GI logo …
Protecting industrial designs in Myanmar: a practical filing guide
Khin Myo Myo Aye and Niko Myint Soe of Tilleke & Gibbins outline the key filing requirements and practical considerations for securing industrial design protection under Myanmar’s developing registrat …
China’s top diplomat meets leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government on regional tour
China’s top diplomat has visited Myanmar’s capital and met with the leader of its military-backed government as Beijing deepens regional ties.
Rohingya campaigner in Indonesia case urges Muslim world to oppose Myanmar junta
A Rohingya rights campaigner spearheading a genocide complaint filed in Indonesia against Myanmar’s next president urged the Muslim world on Wednesday to oppose the junta accused of the abuses.