A former factory worker who lost her job pictured in her hostel dormitory in Hlaing Tharyar Township in 2021. (Frontier)

‘All I want is a shower’: all-day blackouts make life miserable in Myanmar

With the hot season well underway, residents fear worsening cuts to come, while rising fuel prices and an increased reliance on gas generators threaten to send business costs and commodity prices soaring.

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