A war of words has erupted between senior National League for Democracy member U Win Htein and U Wirathu, a leading figure in the Buddhist nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement, over a violent video reenactment of an infamous murder that sparked statewide unrest in Rakhine State and led to the ongoing segregation of much of the state’s Muslim community.
On January 29th, U Wirathu posted to his Facebook account a video graphically recreating the 2012 rape and murder of Rakhine woman Ma Thida Htwe in Ramree Township at the hands of a group of Muslim men. U Wirathu told the Myanmar Times that the video was a trailer for a longer feature planned for release in the following months, with the intent of demonstrating to the incoming NLD government the need to “prioritise protecting the race and religion of the country”.
The video was viewed more than 100,000 times before it was pulled on Monday for violating Facebook’s community standards. (Courtesy of Frontier Myanmar)
February 5, 2016
Political risks may hinder Myanmar’s port development, analyst says
Political risks may hamper the growth of port development in Myanmar, according to UK-based consulting firm Drewry Maritime Advisors, following the country’s recent change from military rule to a democratic government.
Aden Wong, senior consultant at UK-based Drewry Maritime Advisors, told IHS Fairplay that there is a lack of proper institutions to direct the country’s port development, and this may represent a steep learning curve for investors on the uncertainty in trade policy.
“The new-elected government has yet to come on board in March 2016, and after that they still need around six months to [a] year to [established their plans regarding] Myanmar’s port developments,” he explained.
Despite the risk, he highlighted that Myanmar has huge potential to grow with a young workforce and low industrial cost base. The drawback, however, is that the country’s economy is still in its infancy. For instance, the country started an international banking system only a year and a half ago. Communication and road networks remain a problem in cities, and in some parts of the country infrastructure development is primitive at best. (Courtesy of IHS Fairplay)
Aden Wong, senior consultant at UK-based Drewry Maritime Advisors, told IHS Fairplay that there is a lack of proper institutions to direct the country’s port development, and this may represent a steep learning curve for investors on the uncertainty in trade policy.
“The new-elected government has yet to come on board in March 2016, and after that they still need around six months to [a] year to [established their plans regarding] Myanmar’s port developments,” he explained.
Despite the risk, he highlighted that Myanmar has huge potential to grow with a young workforce and low industrial cost base. The drawback, however, is that the country’s economy is still in its infancy. For instance, the country started an international banking system only a year and a half ago. Communication and road networks remain a problem in cities, and in some parts of the country infrastructure development is primitive at best. (Courtesy of IHS Fairplay)
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