The arrival of Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian-led government to Myanmar in 2016, after decades of military rule, has quickly turned out to be a false dawn for hopeful international investors. It was supposed to create an opening for eager businesses to tap into the nation’s enviable position between the economic engines of China and India — but it hasn’t turned out that way.
(Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar, Photo Credit: Tej Parikh)