Rising demand, border closures and a depreciating kyat have sent prices of medicines soaring – and now pharmacies are closing as staff become infected with COVID-19.
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Rising demand, border closures and a depreciating kyat have sent prices of medicines soaring – and now pharmacies are closing as staff become infected with COVID-19.
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The National Unity Government’s plan to end discrimination against the Rohingya and replace the 1982 Citizenship Law could face opposition from among its own supporters – if the parallel government gets the chance to implement it.
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A network of hardline, pro-military groups known as Pyusawhti is doing its best to spread terror among the population as it fights a dirty war against the democratic forces resisting the coup.
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Media outlets throughout the country are struggling with low revenues, the risk of legal harassment and subsidised competition in the form of state-owned dailies.
BY Oliver Slow
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ဝ ပြည်နယ်အနေဖြင့် "လက်ရှိအနေအထား၊ အခြေအနေအတိုင်း" ဆက်လက်စောင့်ထိန်းသွားမည်ဟု ဝ ပြည်နယ်၊ ပြည်သူ့အစိုးရ ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ ဦးပေါက်ယူချန်းက ယနေ့ (ဧပြီ ၁၇ ရက်နေ့)တွင် ပြောဆိုလိုက်သည်။
Filling your flat with inexpensive, good-looking homewares is easy – but only if you know how.
Sumlut Gun Shawng has devoted nearly 40 years to making the Myitkyina YMCA one of the city’s best appreciated and most innovative community service organisations.
There are no rides or performances for visitors at an award-winning elephant care camp in the Shan hills where the animals’ health is the top priority.
BY Thomas Kean
On October 31 last year, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing praised recent demonstrations that were staged in support of the Tatmadaw and in opposition to “one-sided allegations and interference” from abroad.
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BY Ye Mon
Democracy activists who protest for peace risk a beating and time in jail but it’s a different story when hardline nationalists gather to express their views.
BY Su Myat Mon
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