Myanmar coup has caused prices to rise, leaving millions unable to buy food – South China Morning Post
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Aye Mar sits with her seven children in their Yangon kitchen and worries whether their meal of rice and stringy vegetables – all she can afford in coup-stricken Myanmar – will satisfy their hunger.The national economy and banking system have been paralysed since a military power-grab which pushed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi out of office in February.Livelihoods have been lost after strikes and factory closures, fuel prices have shot up and those lucky enough to have bank savings face day…Read More
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