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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The political transition has brought far-reaching change to Myanmar, but for tens of thousands of refugees in camps in Thailand life remains in limbo.
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Former Brigadier-General David Abel was in charge of three economic ministries during military rule, but most of his proposals for reform were shunned.
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Financial consultancy Thura Swiss is among the companies that have applied for a broker’s licence at the new Yangon Stock Exchange. Thura Swiss founder and chief executive officer Ko Aung Thura discussed Myanmar’s economic potential and the outlook for the YSX in a wide-ranging interview with Frontier’s Kyaw Phone Kyaw.
A retirement home in an outer Yangon suburb is providing free accommodation for a privileged community of elderly citizens in need of care.
Anti-smoking campaigners have expressed dismay at the government’s failure to enforce a 2006 law banning the promotion of tobacco products.
တက်ရောက်ခွင့်ကို မတ် ၁ ရက်နေ့မှစတင်ပြီး ပိတ်ပင်တော့မည်ဟု ယဉ်ကျေးမှုဝန်ကြီးဌာနက ဖေဖော်ဝါရီ ၂၂ ရက်တွင် ထုတ်ပြန်ကြေငြာလိုက်ခြင်း ဖြစ်သည်
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