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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More than five years after a woman disappeared while in Tatmadaw custody, a Kachin family waits for answers.
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မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် သဘာဝ သယံဇာတပစ္စည်း အလွန်ပေါ်ကြွယ်ဝသည်ဟု ချီးမွမ်းနေကြသော်လည်း အမှန်တကယ်တွင် ချီးမွမ်းစရာကိစ္စမဟုတ်ဟု နိုင်ငံတော်၏ အတိုင်ပင်ခံပုဂ္ဂိုလ် ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်က ပြောကြားလိုက်သည်။
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When it comes to recent events in Rakhine State, nobody has a monopoly on the truth.
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Eleven Media has long had a reputation for bombastic reporting and aggressive pursuit of its critics. Will it survive the jailing of its outspoken chief executive?
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