Fuel prices rise over 25% in just over 10 days
Photo – A scene of people lining up to refuel. In Myanmar, fuel prices have been rising continuously since late July, with diesel increasing by 810 kyats (25.5%) per liter between July 20 and 31, a period of 11 days, acc
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