The Irrawaddy Magazine (Mar. 2011 Vol.19 No.1)

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A Port Heading for a Storm? Tavoy is about to become the site of Burma’s first Special Economic Zone. But will this project succeed in transforming the country’s economy, or merely make Tavoy the latest victim of a “win-win” deal between its military rulers and their foreign partners? By Htet Aung and Neil lawrence

Maungmagan beach, north of Tavoy, will be the site of Burma’s first Special Economic Zone.

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