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.
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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.
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President U Htin Kyaw broke down in tears on the weekend while recalling his father’s contributions to Myanmar’s literary canon.
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The 47-year-old British victim, named as Peter Gary Ferguson, was found dead on Sunday with wounds to his head and chest.
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Mr Stephen O’Brien, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, speaks to Frontier following his tour of Kachin and Rakhine states.
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Ending tension in Rakhine State was always going to be a big challenge for Aung San Suu Kyi and the recent attacks have complicated her efforts to resolve a deep and complex situation.
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A foreign journalist at the Myanmar Times was dismissed after the Ministry of Information complained about her coverage of alleged human rights abuses in Rakhine State.
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