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Batch of 736,000 Chinese vaccines arrives in Myanmar

A batch of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Myanmar on Thursday, an AFP reporter said, the country battles a devastating new surge in cases.

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Myanmar news anchors told to mind their language as Covid spikes

News anchors in Myanmar have been told to stop using the English pronunciation for Covid-19, with speculation swirling the word has been culled to ensure more positive coverage amid a deadly spike of cases.

BY AFP

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‘Dead body carrier’: Covid surge overwhelms Myanmar burial volunteers

With hospitals in Myanmar empty of pro-democracy medical staff and coronavirus cases surging nationwide, volunteers are going house-to-house to collect the fast-rising number of victims dying in their homes.

BY AFP

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As COVID-19 surges, prices of medical goods follow suit

Rising demand, border closures and a depreciating kyat have sent prices of medicines soaring – and now pharmacies are closing as staff become infected with COVID-19.

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Vitriol in cyberspace for celebrities who stayed silent

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‘I can’t even dig ditches’: COVID-19 restrictions test Mandalay’s poor

Mandalay is struggling to balance virus containment with the economic impact of stay-at-home orders, which added another layer of hardship this month to the lives of casual day labourers already struggling to support their families.

BY Lin Tun La Pyae

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Missing data leaves the pandemic’s true death toll in Myanmar in the dark

It may be a long time, if ever, before the country can fully account for the loss of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, and anecdotal evidence from cemeteries and hospitals in Yangon shows a muddled picture.

BY Aung Phay Kyi Soe

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‘A lifetime of selfless endeavour’: David Arnott, The Online Burma/Myanmar Library founder

David Arnott, who died earlier this month in Thailand, was at the vanguard of online activism targeting Myanmar’s regime and spent the last two decades of his life building the largest online collection of material about the country.

BY Timothy McLaughlin

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Give the people more parks

The private ownership of most of Yangon’s green space leaves residents with no choice but to crowd into the few public spaces left for them.

BY Aurora Kazi Bassett

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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