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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A recent tourism ministry order to companies in Dawei not to rent motorbikes to foreign visitors threatens to derail the town’s status as an emerging tourism destination.
BY Oliver Slow
December 12 will mark one year to the day since Reuters journalists Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested by police on the outskirts of Yangon. They have been behind bars ever since.
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How to radically improve criminal procedure in Myanmar without spending much money or having to rewrite any laws.
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံမြောက်ပိုင်းမှ အားနွဲ့သော အမျိုးသမီးနှင့် မိန်းကလေးငယ် ထောင်ပေါင်းများစွာမှာ တရုတ်ပြည်သို့ ကုန်ကူးခံရပြီး အတင်းအကြပ် လက်ထပ်ခြင်း ခံနေရသည်ဟု ဒီဇင်ဘာ ၇ ရက်နေ့က အစီရင်ခံစာတစ်စောင်၌ ဖော်ပြထားသည်။
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A standoff over citizenship guarantees and concerns about safety have diminished the likelihood of large-scale repatriation, with government officials saying Rohingya demands are “impossible”.
BY Su Myat Mon
A media trip to northern Rakhine State becomes an exercise in government obstruction and disorganisation.
BY Su Myat Mon
In Kayin State, the upgrade of one of the country’s most important highways has been brought to a standstill and the blame game is in full swing.
BY Thomas Kean
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