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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More than three quarters of all the houses burned down since the military coup in 2021 have been destroyed in Sagaing Region. A local charity is helping to build huts for those who lost their homes. But many are living in limbo, with conflict still raging around them.
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Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday.
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At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Rakhine State broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
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While the National Unity Government has scored some impressive achievements and continues to enjoy widespread support in Myanmar, many would like to see internal reforms or a cabinet reshuffle, but institutional deadlocks make that unlikely.
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Patients have to pay bribes in public hospitals on the brink of collapse for lack of staff and funding, leaving charities struggling to care for the poor while dangerous quacks and charlatans exploit the most vulnerable.
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UN investigators said Tuesday they had gathered strong evidence of surging war crimes in Myanmar, including mass executions and sexual violence, and were building case files to help bring perpetrators to justice.
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As recovery efforts continue in Rakhine after Cyclone Mocha, some children are missing out on their education. Homes, schools and crops were damaged in the cyclone and many families are struggling just for basic survival.
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Resistance forces have arrested a member of the NLD’s central committee, accusing him of collaborating with the junta, but his defenders say he likely had no choice after the Myanmar military abducted his family.
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While fighting has subsided around the Kayin State town since fierce clashes in 2021, displaced residents are unable to return home because the area is sown with landmines planted by both the military and its opponents.
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