Resistance to change has emerged as an obstacle to the bold move to upgrade Yangon’s bus system, raising questions about the management capacity of the NLD as it pursues an ambitious reform agenda.
Officials on the take have long been a scourge in Myanmar. There’s anecdotal evidence that since the 2021 military coup, demands by police, soldiers and civil servants for bribes, tea money and kickbacks have become even more blatant. Doh Athan explores the impact of corruption in Ayeyarwady Region.
BY Frontier
