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.
BY Frontier
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A $250m upgrade funded by the Japanese government is good news for commuters, who have long been waiting for better service on the Yangon Circle Line railway.
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မှန်ကန်သင့်တော်တဲ့ အရည်အချင်းနဲ့ လုပ်ငန်းကျွမ်းကျင်မှုရှိတဲ့ လူငယ်ပရော်ဖက်ရှင်နယ်တွေ၊ နည်းပညာရှင် တွေ ရှားပါးတာကြောင့် အလုပ်သမားဈေးကွက်အတွင်းက လုပ်ခလစာနှုန်းထားတွေ မြင့်တက်လျက်ရှိပါတယ်။
BY Ann Wang
The influential 88 Generation member on Suu Kyi, the election, and the thorny issue of Rakhine State.
BY Hans Hulst
A consortium of ten Western donor governments is set to launch a new fund to bolster Myanmar’s fraught peace process.
Social media has become an important new player in this year’s election campaign, providing both positive and negative spin on the polls.
BY Oliver Slow
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A tense calm prevails in Laukkai as the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone recovers from months of fighting earlier this year.
BY Mawkun
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