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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Some say Facebook has overreached, but it's debateable whether rights to expression and information are being violated.
ဆွာချောင်းရေလှောင်တမံ၏ ရေပိုလွှဲ ယနေ့နံနက်ပိုင်းက ပဲ့ကျမှုကြောင့် ရေများလျှံထွက်ပြီး ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ရှိ ရန်ကုန်-မန္တလေးအမြန်လမ်း နှင့် ဆွာမြို့အပါအဝင် ကျေးရွာများတွင် ရေကြီးမှုများ ဖြစ်ပေါ်နေကြောင်း သက်ဆိုင်ရာက သတင်းထုတ်ပြန်သည်။
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The Myanmar government rejected on Wednesday the findings of a UN probe alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya.
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At the moment that the United Nations Fact-finding Mission was delivering its damning verdict to the UN Human Rights Council on August 27, a punishment of sorts was simultaneously handed down… by Facebook.
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