Myanmar is one of the last frontiers for dirt-cheap labour - cheaper than China, Vietnam, Bangladesh. Just let that sink in for a minute. It answers a lot of questions: Why did the West forgive and forget Myanmar's decades long brutal military dictatorship so suddenly? Why was "our guy" feted with so many honours and awards, fawned over as the next Gandhi, Jesus and MLK combined? Why was Myanmar so hurriedly brought into the (now dead) TPP? 

CHEAP LABOUR

We need "our guy" in charge in Myanmar, so Western interests can plunder the country. We can't let China exploit what is rightfully ours to steal! I bet the IMF is just salivating at the chance to get in there, make some usurious loans and suck anything of value out of the country for their backers (US-based FIs).