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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Police are yet to determine the son of a former government minister's motivation for collecting such a heavy arsenal of weapons.
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The public profile of one of Myanmar’s best-known – and perhaps most controversial – tycoons has been on the rise, a development broadly welcomed by the business community.
ရန်ကုန်မြို့၊ ကန်တော်ကြီးကန်စောင်းက ကန်တော်ကြီးပဲလေ့စ်ဟိုတယ် မီးလောင်မှုမှာ နှစ်ဦးသေဆုံးခဲ့ပါတယ်
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Failure will undermine confidence in the government’s ability to deliver on major projects.
Yangon’s regional government hopes that a new water bus service on the city’s rivers will go some way to alleviating the city’s traffic woes.
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