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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A gas explosion in the Wa Self-Administered Division in Myanmar's eastern borderlands has killed 16 people and injured dozens, the Wa army said.
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Despite several setbacks and humiliations, the former junta general and one-time ally of Aung San Suu Kyi has never strayed far from the corridors of power.
A weekend book market has served Yangon’s readers since 2017, but vendors say a slowdown in the economy and growing smartphone use have hit their sales hard.
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Communities in Kachin State are increasingly alarmed about the environmental impact of chemical runoff from burgeoning banana plantations.
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