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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Fierce competition and cheaper bandwidth have sent broadband prices tumbling – and put some ISPs out of business – but speed and service quality still often lags behind mobile data.
BY Thomas Kean
The election of U Win Myint as president has fuelled speculation about changes in the power balance at the highest levels of government.
A group of reporters had to keep their questions short on a recent visit to northern Rakhine State in the company of camera-toting, plain-clothed security officials.
BY Htun Khaing
Fierce competition and cheaper bandwidth have sent broadband prices tumbling – and put some ISPs out of business – but speed and service quality still often lags behind mobile data.
BY Thomas Kean
The basics of a digital marketing campaign are no different from traditional marketing, but digital brings advantages that can be harnessed to make your marketing spend go that much further.
BY Yu Yu Din
Four women in a village near Yangon are earning an income by making and distributing reusable sanitary pads.
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A coalition of local and international groups has launched a website to present data on online defamation cases and strengthen their push for reforming the Telecommunications Law.
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