Southeast Asia

Burma Real Estate – Boom or Bust?

EconomySoutheast AsiaBurma

By Kyaw Kyaw

With growing optimism that reforms in Burma are for real, property prices are soaring. But is the boom sustainable?

  1. Economy Key to Burma’s Democracy

    EconomySoutheast AsiaBurma

    Signs that Burma’s economy is opening aren’t just good news for Western firms hoping to make some money – democracy in the country could depend on it.

  2. Wanted: A Proper Home

    SocietySoutheast AsiaPhilippines

    Hundreds of thousands have been displaced by conflict in the southern Philippines. Those left in resettlement camps say they are being forgotten.

  3. Burma’s Business Revolution

    EconomySoutheast AsiaBurma

    Burma won’t be making iPads anytime soon. But the country’s size and location mean that international businesses are still circling in hopes the current reforms stick.

  1. Time for Burma Exiles to Go Home?

    SocietySoutheast AsiaBurma

    With signs that Burma’s government may be genuinely reforming, long-exiled media organizations are starting to believe the time is right to head home.

  2. Don’t Forget the Children in Burma

    SocietySoutheast AsiaBurma

    The government in Burma appears to be making some progress on human rights. Hillary Clinton should take the chance to press it over the country’s forgotten minority children.

  3. Mekong Battle Delayed

    EnvironmentSoutheast AsiaLaos

    The announcement that a decision over whether to proceed with the controversial Xayaburi dam has been delayed has been welcomed by NGOs. But will Laos push ahead anyway?