It was perhaps inevitable that the disbursement of billions of kyat to help needy households weather the COVID-19 storm would lead to questions about administrative.
It was perhaps inevitable that the disbursement of billions of kyat to help needy households weather the COVID-19 storm would lead to questions about administrative.
Hopes are rising that elections can soon be held in the nine Rakhine State townships where voting was cancelled on November 8, but the National League for Democracy seems unconvinced.
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Despite several setbacks and humiliations, the former junta general and one-time ally of Aung San Suu Kyi has never strayed far from the corridors of power.
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A gas explosion in the Wa Self-Administered Division in Myanmar's eastern borderlands has killed 16 people and injured dozens, the Wa army said.
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A weekend book market has served Yangon’s readers since 2017, but vendors say a slowdown in the economy and growing smartphone use have hit their sales hard.
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Communities in Kachin State are increasingly alarmed about the environmental impact of chemical runoff from burgeoning banana plantations.
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