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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For 50 years, successive Myanmar governments have banned the import of foreign liquor but the only beneficiary has been the black market.
As the influential distilleries industry opposes lifting an import ban, the illegal trade in whisky and other spirits is estimated to be costing at least US$13 million annually in lost tax revenue.
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ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံတွင် မြန်မာရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သားများ ခေါင်းပုံဖြတ်ခံရမှု ရပ်တန့်သွားစေရေးအတွက် ထိုင်းအစိုးရက ဥပဒေပြဌာန်းထားသော်လည်း ခေါင်းပုံဖြတ်မှုအမြတ်ထုတ်မှုများ ရှိနေဆဲဖြစ်သည်
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The UN slammed Friday India's deportation of seven Rohingya men to Myanmar despite warnings they could face persecution.
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