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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US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday hailed Myanmar's transition from army rule as a "remarkable statement" of support for global democracy.
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Thai visitors are flocking in droves to pay their respects to nat shrines in Yangon, including one said have aided Leicester City in its English Premier League title victory.
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The new government has made the release of political prisoners a priority but activists say they won’t be satisfied until all repressive laws are changed or repealed.
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If the new government is to succeed in addressing runaway electricity demand, it needs to draw lessons from the failures of the last administration.
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A sudden resignation rocks the Yangon Stock Exchange, where investors who play stocks like gamblers are contributing to big price fluctuations.
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