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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Dealing with deadly exploding warehouses, understaffing and sub-standard equipment is all in the line of duty for members of the Myanmar Fire Services Department, who need to ready for action around the clock.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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BY Su Myat Mon
Conservationists hope that ecotourism might be the answer to protecting traditional fisheries and the dolphins they partner with.
BY Mongabay
Lawmakers have accused the Yangon Region government of failing to disclose information to parliament amid suggestions of a power struggle within the National League for Democracy.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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BY Hein Ko Soe
Deadly conditions, understaffing and sub-standard equipment is all in the line of duty for members of the Myanmar Fire Services Department.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Regional ministers deliver an unconvincing performance at a press conference to discuss the Yangon government’s achievements in its first year — two months after the government’s first anniversary.
Artist Arker Kyaw found notoriety in 2012 with a mural of Barack Obama and more recently has been expressing life’s struggles on canvas with a pet fish as his muse.
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