Fishing for profit at Yangon’s bustling markets
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Fishing for profit at Yangon’s bustling markets

AFP Yangon's fish markets are bustling as workers sort through piles of fresh catches like fish and prawns along the Hlaing River at dawn. Workers, clad in protective rubber gloves and boots, are laboriously unloading fi

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  • Fishing for profit at Yangon’s bustling markets

    Vendors wait for customers at the Shwe Padauk fish market in Yangon on July 8, 2026.The Shwe Padauk and older San Pya fish markets are integral links in the Yangon food chain, transit points for protein that feeds millio