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Hard times brewing for Ta’ang tea growers due to coronavirus closures

April 28, 2020

The closure of the border with China and many teashops in Myanmar’s biggest cities has sent prices crashing for green tea grown in northern Shan State.

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Working for peanuts: The precarious lives of women in central Myanmar

Women in Myanmar’s central plains are unable to travel for work due to security concerns in the midst of civil war, and those who do work are struggling to support their families as they receive lower pay than men.

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