Never mind the insurgents: Myanmar says Rakhine state is open for business

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 Rakhine state in western Myanmar is home to a Buddhist rebel insurgency, as well as an ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya Muslims. Yet Myanmar’s political leader is actively promoting investment there. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

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