A greenback still talked louder than the Myanmar kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Deadly Promises] Reference
They also made a beef jerky over the fire used to distill the local rice drink, kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Trying Food in India « Colleen Anderson] Reference
The city functions primarily on cash; residents must carry fat wads of local currency, known as kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Hope: Once Glittering, Yangon] Reference
If you forget to bring one, a guardian at the temples may lend one to you for a few kyat, the local currency. From Wordnik.com. [Asia's Lost Treasure Trove] Reference
They cannot get married without state authority, and that costs the bride's side and the groom's side 400,000 Myanmar kyat -- a fortune. From Wordnik.com. [Heidi Kingstone: The Worst Refugee Situation in the World] Reference
Betting on soccer is a multimillion kyat business. From Wordnik.com. Reference
That has taken a toll on Myanmar's currency, the kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
But only the three big notes (200, 500 and 1,000 kyat) are common. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Ne Win circulated 45 and 90 kyat notes by the advice of his astrologer. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Slide 5: Burma and its Borders In Burma the cost of a "normal" GSM sim card is 2.5 million kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
"So far as I know, they print only 1,000 kyat notes now," said a retired economist from Yangon University. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Myanmar has not publicly released money supply data since 1996-97, when it put the value at 179.82 billion kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Officially there are 13 denominations of notes in circulation -- starting from 50 pya (one cent) up to 5,000 kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
In the commercial capital, Yangon, 100 kyat (around 10 U.S. cents) is worth a sachet of coffee-mix or a small container of shampoo. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Thet works 14 hours each day - from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. - seven days a week, but receives a salary of only 35,000 kyat (35 U.S. dollars) a month. From Wordnik.com. [Global Issues News Headlines] Reference
"The shopkeeper gave me three sweets for change of 150 kyat when I bought a bottle of cough mixture last week," said Ba Aye, a Yangon taxi driver. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Benny go to sleep with ole fat kyat for a pillow. ". From Wordnik.com. [Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls] Reference
The price of rice has gone beyond 30 kyat for a bag. ". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 5, 2008] Reference
"I ain't seed you for yever so long, ole fat kyat!" he continued; "where has you been?. From Wordnik.com. [Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls] Reference
Including inflation, multiple official exchange rates that overvalue the Burmese kyat, and a distorted interest rate regime. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
And he tassed him tartly and he sassed him smartly, tig for tager, strop for stripe, as long as there’s a lyasher on a kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Finnegans Wake] Reference
Hi, ole kyat!. From Wordnik.com. [Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls] Reference
"Funny old kyat!" he cried, clapping his hands. From Wordnik.com. [Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls] Reference
"Vat ole kyat. From Wordnik.com. [Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls] Reference
1 kyat (K) = 100 pyas. From Wordnik.com. [The 1994 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Ole fat kyat, I lubby you. ". From Wordnik.com. [Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls] Reference
I has my sweet old fat kyat for a pillow. ". From Wordnik.com. [Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls] Reference
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