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News Myanmar » Tanintharyi » Economy: Myanmar Regime Steps Up Clearance Ops for Russia-Backed Dawei SEZ

News channel or source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-steps-up-clearance-ops-for-russia-backed-dawei-sez.html

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

Regime troops are taking local civilians as human shields as they rampage through Tanintharyi Region’s Yebyu Township, trying to “wipe out” the local resistance.

News Myanmar » Tanintharyi » Economy: How China Built a ‘Kill Switch’ Into Myanmar’s Power Grid

News channel or source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/analysis/how-china-built-a-kill-switch-into-myanmars-power-grid.html

Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

From cross-border electricity imports to grid interconnection projects, Myanmar’s energy system is becoming increasingly reliant on Chinese infrastructure.

News Myanmar » Tanintharyi » Economy: Myanmar Economy to Shrink Further in 2025, World Bank Says

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/12/myanmar-economy-to-shrink-further-in-2025-world-bank-says/

Published on: Wednesday 11 December 2024

Myanmar’s economy is set to contract further in 2025, the World Bank said in its latest outlook, after a year of conflict in which resistance groups made significant inroads against the country’s ...

News Myanmar » Tanintharyi » Economy: How Myanmar’s Railways Reflect the Nation’s Uneasy History

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/07/how-myanmars-railways-reflect-the-nations-uneasy-history/

Published on: Monday 01 July 2024

A new book highlights the role that the country’s rail network has played in the making – and unmaking – of a conflict-torn country. A gate lies across the tracks at the Gokteik viaduct in Myanmar’s ...

News Myanmar » Tanintharyi » Economy: Compounding crises hit Myanmar’s economy and its people

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/12/11/compounding-crises-hit-myanmar-s-economy-and-its-people

Published on: Tuesday 10 December 2024

YANGON, December 11, 2024 —Natural disasters, ongoing conflict, and widespread shortages of basic commodities have hit Myanmar's economy hard, while the economic outlook remains bleak. According to ...

News Myanmar » Tanintharyi » Economy: As elections approach, Myanmar's economy is in shambles

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/2025/12/26/nx-s1-5637413/as-elections-approach-myanmars-economy-is-in-shambles

Published on: Friday 26 December 2025

Nearly five years after the coup, Myanmar is poorer, hungrier, and plagued by blackouts. Few believe the upcoming election will change anything. It has been nearly five years since Myanmar's military ...

News Myanmar » Tanintharyi » Economy: Myanmar’s Economy shows tentative stabilization, but fuel shock intensifies pressures

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/06/16/myanmar-s-economy-shows-tentative-stabilization-but-fuel-shock-intensifies-pressures

Published on: Monday 15 June 2026

Myanmar’s Economy shows tentative stabilization, but fuel shock intensifies pressures Myanmar’s economy was showing tentative signs of stabilization prior to the Middle East conflict, but activity ...

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