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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ဥပဒေအတည်ပြုပြီးပါက ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်အနေဖြင့် အချုပ်အခြာအာဏာ သုံးရပ်စလုံးတွင် ပါဝင်ခွင့် ရရှိသွားမည်ဖြစ်သည်
Shortages of adequate supplies of safe, nutritious food continue to affect poor rural communities hit hard by last year’s floods, says a report by two UN agencies.
BY Oliver Slow
Praise of Myanmar's reform success under Thein Sein fail to note that very little has changed on the country's periphery.
The decision to create a Ministry of Ethnic Affairs has been welcomed by many but some worry it will reduce the influence of ethnic MPs in the Union Parliament.
The NLD's recent attitude towards the media flies in the face of the party's claim it will usher in a new era of government transparency.
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BY Sann Oo
အဆိုပါ ဥပဒေအား ပြဌာန်းပြီးပါက ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်သည် အစိုးရအဖွဲ့အား တာဝန်ခံ ဦးဆောင်နိုင်မည်ဖြစ်သည်
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Speakers at a TEDx event in Yangon that symbolised the hope for a better future make a powerful impression with recollections of the nation’s troubled past.
BY Sean Gleeson
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