DURING THE HALF century that they ruled the country, Myanmar’s military dictators occasionally turned to astrology for policy decisions. In the late ’80s, for example, the government switched the currency from units of 10 to nine, a more auspicious number. Economic turmoil followed. More recently, after an astrologer reportedly warned of an imminent American air […]
Myanmar’s Internet Disrupted Society—and Fueled Extremists
October 2, 2017 by Thiha
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