“The rise of private security”, 5 January 2015

…In the coming years…experts forecast that extractive projects and other large-scale industries will drive demand for private guards…Even with imported best-practices, some worry that the growing use of private security firms will lead to legal and human rights-related issues. Daniel Aguirre, a Yangon-based legal adviser, said much of the country’s wealth of economic resources is located in its most dangerous and volatile areas, where rule of law is weakest. Holding companies responsible for the actions of private security firms will also be difficult. “The private security companies are hired as sub-contractors by local subsidiaries of the main investors and are difficult to connect legally with the parent company. This reduces the company’s liability.”…Another issue is the lack of regulations specifying the duties and limits on authority of private security companies…