Doh Athan

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It’s agonising to deal with the death of a close relative or friend but people who can’t find their loved ones often say this is worse. Many people have gone missing since the coup in Myanmar. In this week’s Doh Athan we hear about people unable to get that information and who are also exploited by officials.
One day he was earning good money as an oil driller, the next day he was jobless and living by the roadside. This is one story among thousands in Magway after the military shut down hundreds of private oil wells in June. How did that happen? And what can be done?

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