(AFP article from the FRANCE-24 on 02February 2025.)
Seeking light in dark times four years after
Myanmar coup: Power outages are common in his township, a result of rolling
blackouts scheduled by the junta government as it battles for control of areas
seized by rebel groups.
Aung Bo Bo, another Yangon resident, bemoaned the
power cut timetable that can see houses plunged into darkness 12 hours a day. He
has to wake up at midnight to cook and pump water when the electricity comes
on, he told AFP. "We're getting no sleep," he said.
Yin Kay Thwe, an office worker in Yangon, said the situation is especially difficult for families with children. It would be better for power cuts to happen during office hours, she told AFP, not in the evenings until past midnight. "How can we live with that?" she said.
