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.
BY Frontier
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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BY Sean Gleeson
The change of government has revived a debate on creating a federal state and some see the Indian model as best satisfying the aspirations of Myanmar’s national minorities.
BY Hein Ko Soe
Trevor Wilson was Australia’s ambassador to Myanmar from 2000 to 2003, when Western sanctions were pushing the country closer to China, the repression of activists was ruthless, and the country was ruled by the State Peace and Development Council. In August 2003, the SPDC unveiled its seven-point “roadmap to a discipline-flourishing democracy”, that paved the way for the remarkable transition which began under the Thein Sein government in 2011.
သြင်္ကန်ကာလ ၎င်းတို့၏ အဝတ်အစား၊ ပြုမူနေထိုင်ပုံတို့နှင့်ပတ်သက်၍ အမျိုးသမီးများအား သတိပေး ပြောဆိုခြင်းများ ရှိသည်။ ယင်းမှာ အဓမ္မပြုကျင့်သော ယဉ်ကျေးမှုကို အားကောင်းစေရန် ခံရသူများအပေါ် အပြစ်ဖို့သော ဥပမာများပင် ဖြစ်သည်ဟု အမျိုးသမီးဝါဒီတို့က သတ်မှတ်ထားသည်။
Among the small but growing ranks of women taxi drivers in Yangon there’s at least two who are tough, fiercely independent, and doting mothers.
Among the small but growing ranks of women taxi drivers in Yangon there’s at least two who are tough, fiercely independent, and doting mothers.
The mortician at a cemetery in Pakokku is a plucky woman who has endured discrimination and the unwanted attentions of violent men.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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