Buddhist education centres for children and young adults are multiplying across Myanmar, but while they claim to be politically neutral, critics say they teach toxic nationalism and military propaganda.
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Buddhist education centres for children and young adults are multiplying across Myanmar, but while they claim to be politically neutral, critics say they teach toxic nationalism and military propaganda.
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As regions like Sagaing plunge deeper into the chaos of Myanmar’s post-coup conflict, cases of sexual violence by both sides are on the rise and victims have few avenues to seek redress.
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Widespread conflict has had a devastating impact on paddy farmers in war zones, but the slump in production is driving up prices for farmers in more stable areas, despite new onerous export restrictions.
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Bribery and corruption are rife at public hospitals, where patients can expect endless requests for “donations” but donation boxes are nowhere to be seen.
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A state-owned bank’s cap on lending to farmers is being blamed for contributing to distress and costly disputes amid calls for it to be scrapped.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
As the country marks the 30th anniversary of one of its most significant political moments, student leaders question how far the country has really come.
ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ် ကျေးရွာတစ်ရွာမှ ဒေသခံ ငါးဦးသည် ရှေးဟောင်း ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း တစ်ကျောင်းနှင့်ပတ်သက်ပြီး အငြင်းပွားမှုတွင် ပါဝင်မိခဲ့ရာမှ ထောင်ကျခဲ့ရသည်။
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