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When the Future Comes Too Soon by Selina Siak Chin Yoke

The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin Yoke

The Forgotten Promise by Paula Greenlees

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Historical Fiction - Southeast Asia

89 books — 89 voters

Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff

The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Read Around the World FOR KIDS (No picture books)

170 books — 6 voters

Alexander's Infinity by Lidija Stankovikj

Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin

From the Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo Thwe

Burma

28 books — 10 voters

A Capitalist in North Korea by Felix Abt

The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux

Adventure Travel & Exploration In Asia

353 books — 185 voters

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Myanmar books

34 books — 5 voters

First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung

Best for Backpacking through Southeast Asia

318 books — 339 voters

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“ Established Sino-Burmese businessmen continue to remain at the helm of Myanmar's economy, where the Chinese minority have been transformed almost overnight into a garishly distinctive prosperous business community. Much of the foreign investment capital into the Burmese economy has been from Mainland Chinese investors and channeled through Burmese Chinese business networks for new startup businesses or foreign acquisitions. Many members of the Burmese Chinese business community act as agents for Established Sino-Burmese businessmen continue to remain at the helm of Myanmar's economy, where the Chinese minority have been transformed almost overnight into a garishly distinctive prosperous business community. Much of the foreign investment capital into the Burmese economy has been from Mainland Chinese investors and channeled through Burmese Chinese business networks for new startup businesses or foreign acquisitions. Many members of the Burmese Chinese business community act as agents for Mainland and overseas Chinese investors outside of Myanmar. In 1988, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) came to power, and gradually loosened the government's role in the economy, encouraging private sector growth and foreign investment. This liberalization of state's role in the economy, if slight and uneven, nonetheless gave Burmese Chinese-led businesses extra space to expand and reassert their economic clout. Today, virtually all of Myanmar's retail, wholesale and shipping firms are in Chinese hands. For example, Sein Gayha, a major Burmese retailer that began in Yangon's Chinatown in 1985, is owned by a Burmese Hakka family. Moreover, ethnic Chinese control the nations four of the five largest commercial banks, Myanmar Universal Bank, Yoma Bank, Myanmar Mayflower Bank, and the Asia Wealth Bank. Today, Myanmar's ethnic Chinese community are now at the forefront of opening up the country's economy, especially towards Mainland China as an international overseas Chinese economic outpost. The Chinese government has been very proactive in engaging with the overseas Chinese diaspora and using China's soft power to help the Burmese Chinese community stay close to their roots in order to foster business ties.[9] Much of the foreign investment from Mainland China now entering Myanmar is being channeled through overseas Chinese bamboo networks. Many members of the Burmese Chinese business community often act as agents for expatriate and overseas Chinese investors outside of Myanmar. ...more ”
― Wikipedia: Chinese people in Myanmar

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“ After a year or two, the long term expats won’t see the beggars the same way. After a year or two, the cheeky young monks won’t make them smile. After a year or two, the newest restaurant opening won’t pull them in. To preserve they will withdraw and settle. They will come to accept the limits of it all. The hype won’t bother them. The promise won’t motivate them. They will have accepted their odd expat life, their awkward place in the chimera that is Myanmar today. ”
― Craig Hodges

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