The story
Q: What touched off the current demonstrations in Myanmar?
A: The trigger was the military regime's huge hike of fuel prices, which caused the cost of public transport -- used by most people in Myanmar -- to also rise. But the protests also reflect long-standing discontent with the repressive military regime and were initiated by veteran pro-democracy activists.
Q: What do the demonstrators want? 
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