People gather near a school damaged by a regime airstrike in Oh Htein Twin village, in Sagaing Rehion’s Tabayin Township, on May 12. (AFP)

No class: National Unity Government schools slow to reopen

In May the NUG ordered schools in areas under its control to close until security measures could be implemented to protect against junta airstrikes, but many villages lack the funds to make the changes, leaving children without access to education.

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