An unpaid bill from the Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation. (Frontier)

Electricity boycott buckles in Yangon but powers on in the Dry Zone

While most people living in junta-controlled cities like Mandalay and Yangon have begun paying their electricity bills, a fierce boycott continues in resistance strongholds across Sagaing and Magway regions.

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