The most likely outcome of the economic turmoil triggered by the coup is a period of slow economic growth and joblessness, even as inflation rises and the value of the kyat continues to slide against the US dollar.
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The most likely outcome of the economic turmoil triggered by the coup is a period of slow economic growth and joblessness, even as inflation rises and the value of the kyat continues to slide against the US dollar.
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An escalation in fighting between the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Tatmadaw near the town of Mong Ko on the China border has emptied villages, while inflaming longstanding tensions over who controls the area.
As military repression ramps up, some trade unions and activists are calling on brands to boycott Myanmar’s garment sector – but not everyone believes the campaign will hit its intended target.
BY Frontier
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An officer in the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army is in custody over a housing project in Myawaddy Township that has left several thousand people out of pocket.
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အိမ်ယာစီမံကိန်းဖော်ဆောင်သူ ဒီကေဘီအေအရာရှိလည်းအဖမ်းခံရပြီး ရွှေမြစန္ဒီအိမ်ယာတွင်နောက်ဆက်တွဲပြဿနာများစွာတက်ခဲ့ကာ ကရင်ပြည်နယ်အစိုးရပါခေါင်းကိုက်ခဲ့ရသည်။
In the final installment of our series about award-winning responsible tourism businesses, we meet Inle Princess Resort managing director Daw Yin Myo Su to discuss the industry slowdown and how the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Awards can serve as a platform for new visitors.
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Spectacular displays of acrobatic skill enthral audiences during the annual chinlone festival held at the Maha Muni Pagoda in Mandalay in the two months leading to the end of Waso.
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The murder of a famous servant of the British Raj in Maymyo nearly 90 years ago was hushed up and there’s speculation that delicate negotiations in London were the reason.
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