More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
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More than a month after the devastating March 28 earthquake, exhausted relief workers in Mandalay and nearby areas continue to toil in difficult conditions that have left some of them traumatised. We hear from relief workers who have been deeply affected by the death and suffering around them.
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An early pledge by the parallel National Unity Government to replace Myanmar’s racist citizenship law raised hopes for marginalised communities, but impatience is growing as revolutionary groups trade blame for the delays.
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Ko Min said he found his son and daughter's bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly airstrike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.
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BY Htun Khaing
Young men and women with the potential to shine at sport are spurning opportunities to train for national teams and represent Myanmar abroad because of the meagre salaries on offer.
BY Htun Khaing
မြို့ပြ၌ နေထိုင်သူများကြားတွင် ကိတ်မုန့်နှင့် ပေါင်မုန့်များ စားသုံးမှု များပြားလာသောကြောင့် ပြည်တွင်းရှိ နို့ထွက်ပစ္စည်း ထုတ်လုပ်သည့် လုပ်ငန်းများလည်း တိုးတက်လာနေသည်။ ကလေးသုံးယောက်လျှင် တစ်ယောက်မှာ အာဟာရချို့တဲ့နေသည့် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် နွားနို့မှာ အဓိကထားရမည့် အာဟာရတစ်ခုဖြစ်သည်။
BY Thomas Manch
A British resident of Yangon has created a website that highlights the dramatic changes development has brought to the former capital since the turn of the 20th century.
BY Oliver Slow
In World War I, Meiktila and Thayetmyo became the unlikely final resting places for hundreds of Ottoman Empire troops sent to Burma by the British after being captured during fighting in the Middle East.
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The recent resignation of a minister in Ayeyarwady Region has cast doubt on the future of fisheries industry reforms, under which leases were taken off local investors and given to groups of fishermen.
BY Hein Ko Soe
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