A lack of development and a shortage of job opportunities in Rakhine State has created hard times for the women whose husbands have left the family home to find work.
An incident in 1995 involving Daw Aung San Suu Kyi may cloud relations between a National League for Democracy government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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A decision by the United States to lift remaining sanctions against Myanmar would be a boost for the incoming NLD government, but a key factor in any US move will be the politics of its presidential election.
