Since seizing power in 1988, Myan-mar's Tatmadaw (armed forces) has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the most fiscally burdensome militaries in Asia - second only to North Korea in this regard.rnDefence spending has amounted to between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of the country's GDP and accounts for as much as 50 per cent of the central government's budget, undercutting investments in education and health infrastructures and thereby jeopardising the country's prospects for future development.
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