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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မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ဒီမိုကရေစီကြိုးပမ်းမှုကို ထောက်ခံသည့်အတွက် ထောင်ဒဏ်ကျခံခဲ့ရသော အမျိုးသမီးများသည် သူတို့ခံစားရသည်ထက်ပို၍ အသိအမှတ် ပြုခံထိုက်ရှိသူများဖြစ်သည်။
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Greater English aptitude can open doors, but it’s equally true that open doors can lead to greater English aptitude.
BY Ewan Cameron
The steady growth in global popularity of the ancient Indian practice of yoga is supporting a rising number of studios in Yangon as well as retreats in spectacular locations.
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BY Ye Mon
A dedicated group of youth known as the Session Breakerz is helping to reinvigorate the street dance scene in Myanmar.
Recent high-level talks in Nay Pyi Taw were an attempt to achieve a breakthrough in the peace process but they seem to have made the situation worse.
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