Novice monks attend an informal tuition class in Aung Myay Thar Yar monastery in Kyaukme Township, Shan State, on August 6. Like other monastic schools, Aung Myay Thar Yar has been unable to resume formal lessons because of COVID-19. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)
Novice monks attend an informal tuition class in Aung Myay Thar Yar monastery in Kyaukme Township, Shan State, on August 6. Like other monastic schools, Aung Myay Thar Yar has been unable to resume formal lessons because of COVID-19. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

Fear and dread as classes cancelled in northern Shan

The delayed reopening of monastic boarding schools has parents in conflict-affected areas in dread and fear for their children’s lives.

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