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

The Straits Times Podcasts · May 12, 2021 · 18m

Asian Insider Ep 70: Myanmar descending into economic collapse

18:29 mins

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.

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

They discuss the following points:

People risking their lives to withdraw cash (4:16)

UN should consider delivering aid through mobile phones (9:33)

Criminal networks already well-entrenched in Myanmar (12:40)

Risk of…