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News Myanmar » Sagaing » Economy: Myanmar Economy to Shrink Further in 2025, World Bank Says
Myanmar’s economy is set to contract further in 2025, the World Bank said in its latest outlook, after a year of conflict in which resistance groups made significant inroads against the country’s ...
News Myanmar » Sagaing » Economy: US rush for rare earths in Myanmar & the risks for India
The U.S. has intensified its engagement with Myanmar's military-backed government, focusing on the country's rare-earth mineral deposits crucial for various technologies, writes Suhas Chakma, Director ...
News Myanmar » Sagaing » Economy: Myanmar: Opium crop hits 10-year high amid conflict and economic collapse
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscoring how prolonged conflict and economic collapse are driving farmers deeper into ...
News Myanmar » Sagaing » Economy: Shortages in Myanmar lead to ‘socialist-era’ economy
Read RFA coverage of these stories in Burmese. The queue for cooking oil stretches down a Yangon street. Householders turn up before dawn to fill a plastic bottle at a subsidized rate in Myanmar’s ...
News Myanmar » Sagaing » Economy: Junta raids in Myanmar’s Sagaing force thousands from homes
Myanmar’s military has launched an operation to clear pro-democracy insurgents from a contested central area, sending nearly 10,000 villagers fleeing for safety, an aid worker and residents said on ...
News Myanmar » Sagaing » Economy: Myanmar’s Child Labour Trap: Rural Poverty and Education Gaps Threaten a Generation’s Future
Myanmar’s child labour crisis is being intensified by rural poverty, debt, conflict, disrupted education and unsafe employment, leaving adolescents particularly vulnerable to hazardous work. The ILO ...