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.
BY Frontier
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.
BY Frontier
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Police on Tuesday said they had arrested three people over the murder of journalist Soe Moe Tun, known for his investigations into illegal logging and brothels.
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The amount of green space has shrunk in Yangon as a result of deals between the former regional government and businesses – but the full details of these contracts remain hidden from the public.
BY Htun Khaing
Frontier takes a look at some of the figures who have had the biggest impact on the country – for better or worse – over the past 12 months.
လူမှုအဖွဲ့အစည်း ခရီးသွားလုပ်ငန်းများသည် ဒေသတွင်း လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်းအတွက် အကျိုးဖြစ်ထွန်းစေလျှက် ရှိသော်လည်း နိုင်ငံအဆင့် မူဝါဒများကြောင့် အသေးစား လုပ်ငန်းများ ဝင်ရောက် လုပ်ကိုင်မှုတွင် အတားအဆီးများ ရှိနေသေးသည်။
Finding housing in Yangon can be a dispiriting task, but the market is beginning to work in tenants’ favour – and our handy tips can help you avoid some basic mistakes.
BY Oliver Slow
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The government has so far been unable to entice private investment in low-cost housing, leaving hundreds of thousands of families in Yangon unable to buy even a modest apartment.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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