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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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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The sprawling Arlein Nga Sint monastery in northern Yangon’s Insein Township is home to the old, mysterious and bizarre.
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New research and anecdotal reports suggest that some owners are refusing to rent or sell to Muslims, Chinese and other minority groups.
BY Su Myat Mon
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