Communities in Yangon live surrounded by garbage – blocking doorsteps, piling up in front of windows and clogging water systems. While much of this waste is homegrown, some of it was shipped halfway around the world.
BY Frontier
Villagers in remote Rakhine State are presenting development plans to township authorities and building their own infrastructure.
The Tatmadaw has said it will conduct an investigation into allegations of abuses by security personnel in northern Rakhine.
In remote Kyaukphyu, members of local fishery groups are anxiously waiting to hear the decision on a draft law that could ensure sustainable management of fisheries.
Innovative water filtration techniques are being pioneered in Rakhine State in response to deadly cases of diarrhoea among children.
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