Episode 78: Still waiting for change in the Naga hills

This week, Doh Athan travels to northeastern Myanmar to report from the Naga Self Administered Zone. The remote area has seen significant development in recent years, in particular since economic and political reforms began in 2011. Many of these developments have come in the area of education, which residents say has improved considerably.

Despite this, few economic opportunities are available to local people, meaning that there is a shortage of job opportunities after people have left school.

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