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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A decision by the United States to lift remaining sanctions against Myanmar would be a boost for the incoming NLD government, but a key factor in any US move will be the politics of its presidential election.
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An incident in 1995 involving Daw Aung San Suu Kyi may cloud relations between a National League for Democracy government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Professor Robert H. Taylor, author of a biography of General Ne Win, shares his sometimes controversial insights on the former dictator.
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Professor Robert H. Taylor’s meticulously-researched General Ne Win: A Political Biography is an important contribution to understanding the life and times of one of the dominant figures in modern Myanmar history.
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