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Ethnic and resistance forces in Myanmar have completely blocked a key trade route to China, halting cross-border commerce and further damaging Myanmar's already struggling economy. The Mandalay-Lashio ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Trade: No Letup in Checkpoint Extortion on Roads to Mandalay
Drivers say roadside corruption has if anything got worse since regime boss Min Aung Hlaing’s call last week to reduce “unnecessary” checkpoints.
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Trade: Myanmar torches drugs worth half a billion dollars as illicit trade soars
The authorities in Myanmar destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day on Monday, police said. The ...
News Myanmar » Mandalay » Trade: Myanmar anti-coup forces target Mandalay in struggle to oust military
Myanmar’s second-biggest city is beginning to feel like a city under siege. But while armed groups might be at the gates of Mandalay, most residents do not consider them the enemy. “I’ve lived in ...