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Myanmar: People queue for cooking oil as economic misery strikes Yangon / 32GQ27J
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Dozens queued under monsoon drizzle for subsidised cooking oil in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon, one of the many commodities that have become scarce as economic misery strikes the city.
Many are relying on charity to get by as a monastery is giving out coupons to 500 people every day for food the monks cook using food donated to them.
The country's economy tanked following the military coup last year and has been further rattled by the junta's attempts to seize scarce foreign exchange and erratic rules governing businesses and imports. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES