Podcasts News Asian Insider S1E69: Myanmar descending into economic collapse: Asian Insider Ep 70

S1E69: Myanmar descending into economic collapse: Asian Insider Ep 70

Published: May 12, 2021, 2 p.m.

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Asian Insider Ep 70: Myanmar descending into economic collapse

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18:29 mins

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Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times\' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week\'s global talking points with expert guests.

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The international community needs to brace for a humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar, as analysts Richard Horsey and Pwint Htun tell Asian Insider.

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They discuss the following points: 

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  1. People risking their lives to withdraw cash (4:16)
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  2. UN should consider delivering aid through mobile phones (9:33)
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  3. Criminal networks already well-entrenched in Myanmar (12:40)
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  4. Risk of state failure spreading to centre of Myanmar (14:00)
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  5. Military has undone decades of progress in poverty alleviation (15:27)
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Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team

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Edited by: ST Video team and Aleemah Basirah

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