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.
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Differences over the need for changes to the constitution are the main reason why relations between the government and the Tatmadaw are far from smooth.
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The Arakan Army, which is locked in a vicious fight with the Tatmadaw will not "get peace by praying", its commander said as he vowed his forces would fight on.
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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.
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ဝ ပြည်နယ်အနေဖြင့် "လက်ရှိအနေအထား၊ အခြေအနေအတိုင်း" ဆက်လက်စောင့်ထိန်းသွားမည်ဟု ဝ ပြည်နယ်၊ ပြည်သူ့အစိုးရ ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ ဦးပေါက်ယူချန်းက ယနေ့ (ဧပြီ ၁၇ ရက်နေ့)တွင် ပြောဆိုလိုက်သည်။
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