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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Southeast Asian leaders will gather today in Indonesia for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar and China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
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With no faith in Myanmar’s broken justice system, some relatives of political prisoners are turning to superstitious practices and fortune tellers – rather than lawyers – in desperate attempts to release their loved ones.
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The conflict which has spread across the country since the military coup has not reached the remote Naga region. But its impact is certainly being felt. Locals are facing severe food shortages because of disrupted supply routes, limits set by the military on the transport of goods and soaring rice prices.
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Myanmar conservationists urge UNESCO to take a stand to protect the Pyu Ancient Cities from conflict and looting, and Bagan’s temples and pagodas from unchecked development.
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Wai Wai Nu is a well-known Rohingya activist and founder of the Women's Peace Network. When she spoke to Doh Athan on this tragic anniversary, she said people need to address past and current wrongs in order to work together for a future truly democratic state.
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Six men prod and poke at dense undergrowth in eastern Myanmar with rakes and hoes - not farmers, but a resistance unit clearing deadly landmines from the war raging between the junta and pro-democracy fighters.
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The National Unity Government recently appointed Rohingya activist U Aung Kyaw Moe as deputy human rights minister. He spoke to Doh Athan about his role in the government and his hopes for equality and inclusion under a future federal government.
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Have you stopped liking or sharing political posts on social media for fear of the consequences? If so, you're not alone. After the arrest of hundreds of people for wearing flowers or posting black profile pictures, what freedom of expression is left in Myanmar?
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The coup has led to a proliferation of armed groups across central Myanmar – some of which have converted to a life of crime – leaving NUG-affiliated resistance outfits scrambling to combat a spate of kidnappings and robberies.
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