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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Grassroots groups want comprehensive land reform, including changes to legislation that they say gives tycoons and the military an unfair advantage.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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From his prison cell, Reuters journalist Wa Lone has written a children’s book about a schoolboy reporter who rescues his community from disaster.
BY Ben Dunant
A variety of acacia from Australasia is becoming the preferred choice for commercial plantations, including those planned as part of a reforestation project.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
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A variety of acacia from Australasia is becoming the preferred choice for commercial plantations, including those planned as part of a reforestation project.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
A story by a former political prisoner, set on the other side of the thick green line that ruled Myanmar for fifty years. After waging war in the ethnic states, it is in the then-capital, Yangon, during the 1988 national uprising, where soldier Nyo Aung is compelled to question the authority of those above and accept responsibility for his own.
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A story by a former political prisoner, set on the other side of the thick green line that ruled Myanmar for fifty years.
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