BY PATRICK BARTA
A raft of new investment laws are expected to make Myanmar draw more foreign interest if sanctions are lifted in the coming year. But the overhaul leaves some problems unresolved—and might stoke new ones.
A plan to give tax holidays and other incentives to foreigners is expected to be approved as early as this week, ahead of a closely watched April 1 parliamentary by-election. That vote could put democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi into elected office for the first time. Ms. Suu Kyi suspended campaigning Sunday after she fell ill from heat exhaustion in southern Myanmar, her doctor said.
