Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
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Sagaing Region residents equipped with single-shot traditional rifles known as “tumi guns” – and in some cases more modern weaponry – are resisting security forces’ attempts to crush anti-coup protests.
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As the military brazenly guns down its own citizens in ever-larger numbers, activists are finding new ways to resist.
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From his prison cell, Reuters journalist Wa Lone has written a children’s book about a schoolboy reporter who rescues his community from disaster.
BY Ben Dunant
A variety of acacia from Australasia is becoming the preferred choice for commercial plantations, including those planned as part of a reforestation project.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
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A variety of acacia from Australasia is becoming the preferred choice for commercial plantations, including those planned as part of a reforestation project.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
A story by a former political prisoner, set on the other side of the thick green line that ruled Myanmar for fifty years. After waging war in the ethnic states, it is in the then-capital, Yangon, during the 1988 national uprising, where soldier Nyo Aung is compelled to question the authority of those above and accept responsibility for his own.
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A story by a former political prisoner, set on the other side of the thick green line that ruled Myanmar for fifty years.
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A project to document orchids in a conflict-hit area of Kayin State has uncovered almost 100 rare species – and some unknown varieties – while also encouraging women to take on leadership roles in their communities.
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