News Myanmar Debt: Sri Lanka succumbs to China’s debt-trap diplomacy: Report
Sri Lanka is now experiencing its greatest economic crisis since obtaining independence from the British in 1948. The slump is blamed on currency shortages caused by the travel ban imposed during the COVID-19 epidemic. This has resulted in the nation’s inability to purchase sufficient fuel, resulting in an extreme shortage of food and essential commodities such as heating fuel and gas.
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News Myanmar Debt: Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five years in corruption case
In the first verdict in several corruption cases leveled against her, Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to five years i ...
News Myanmar Debt: Myanmar GDP and Economic Data
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Myanmar economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population ...
News Myanmar Debt: Pay your power bill, or be ready to die: Soldiers threaten consumers
"One soldier pointed his gun at me and said, 'If money is more important than life, don't go pay the bill,'" she recalled. She was so terrified that she got goosebumps. She grabbed her money and ...
News Myanmar Debt: Pay Your Power Bill, Myanmar Soldiers Say, or Pay With Your Life
Facing a huge loss of revenue amid economic turmoil, the military has sent soldiers to act as debt collectors.
News Myanmar Debt: Junta turn soldiers into debt collectors
Millions of people also began refusing to pay for energy, an act of civil disobedience intended to deprive the junta of a vital source of money. Experts believe these attempts alone will not be enough ...
