Myanmar hopes to complete its migration from its use of Zawgyi font to the adoption of a unified system of fonts that conform to the international standard called Unicode.

The Unicode system meets international norms and Myanmar language writing system. The National Standard Council set Myanmar Unicode as the national standard on Feb. 21 and the languages of Myanmar ...

The issue of fonts may seem a basic one, but reflects the challenges Myanmar faces in catching up with its neighbours as it sheds decades of military control over politics and the economy.

Myanmar adopts unicode next week, becoming the last nation with significant numbers of people online to embrace the digital text standard ...