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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Despite fielding only a handful of candidates in this year's election, the FUP has big hopes for the future.
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Micro-hydropower projects have the potential to provide electricity to rural areas throughout much of Myanmar but risk being sidelined by the World Bank-funded National Electrification Plan.
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် ဒုတိယကမ္ဘာစစ်အတွင်း ပျောက်ဆုံးနေသော လေတပ်သားများ၏ အကြွင်းအကျန်များကို ရှာဖွေရန် အမေရိကန်နိုင်ငံ၏ ကြိုးပမ်းအားထုတ်မှုသည် ရလဒ် မရရှိသေးဘဲ အငြင်းပွားဖွယ် ရှာဖွေတွေ့ရှိမှု တစ်ခုဖြင့်သာ အဆုံးသတ်ခဲ့သည်။
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It’s no secret that Thura U Shwe Mann has long coveted the presidency. Recent comments show his ambition to assume the nation’s top job remains intact, despite a difficult few months.
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