FOR REFERENCE
As of April-May 2014 when the fieldwork was done, the exchange rate was 975 kyat to US$1so
for the purpose of the report and the ease of conversion, we used the following
estimate:
kyat (MMK) = Myanmar’s currency
1000 kyat ~ US$1
lakh = A commonly used monetary measure
1 lakh = 100,000 kyat
1 lakh ~ US$100
Quotes
Throughout this document, we used direct quotes, translated from Myanmar to English. Each
quote was attributed to the participant using a pseudo name to keep their identity confidential.