Myanmar electricity grid losing spark as people power bites


Yangon, July 9, 2021 (AFP): A state-backed Myanmar power company warned its customers on Friday their electricity supplies could be disrupted if they continue refusing to pay their bills as part of a boycott that has hit the junta in the coffers.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government, with hundreds dead in a brutal crackdown and a mass anti-junta strike crippling the economy.

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