Mobile money agents and informal brokers have been meeting the demand for cash at a time when banks are severely limiting withdrawals, but some accuse them of profiteering by charging steep fees.
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Mobile money agents and informal brokers have been meeting the demand for cash at a time when banks are severely limiting withdrawals, but some accuse them of profiteering by charging steep fees.
BY Frontier
When the killing of defiant protesters began in Myanmar earlier this year, it prompted an evacuee from Beijing after Tiananmen to recall a sign in a Hong Kong jewellery shop 32 years ago.
Many who continue to work under the junta oppose the coup but are kept in their jobs by fear, family obligations and a belief they can do more good within the system than out on strike.
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The Northern Alliance attacks in Shan State have highlighted the need for a greater effort to achieve an inclusive national ceasefire agreement.
The ‘Sweet December’ celebrations that have become increasingly popular among Myanmar people of all backgrounds over the past decade are likely to have originated in one of the country’s Christian communities.
Myanmar has been named as one of 10 global conflicts to watch on a list that refers to threats to the peace process and the plight of Rohingya Muslims.
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U Aung Naing Oo fought the government before becoming involved in the fight for peace and is confident the latest setbacks to the process in which he was once deeply involved will eventually be overcome.
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Rice farmers are enduring hard times because production costs have exceeded the return on months of hard toil, with prices at their lowest levels since 2012.
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