Cash-strapped schools on the border are struggling to accommodate children fleeing war and poverty in Myanmar, while teachers in the Civil Disobedience Movement who fled to Thailand have to work in fields and factories due to lack of support.
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Cash-strapped schools on the border are struggling to accommodate children fleeing war and poverty in Myanmar, while teachers in the Civil Disobedience Movement who fled to Thailand have to work in fields and factories due to lack of support.
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Recent construction on militarised islands off Myanmar has sent the media into a tizzy, but despite rampant speculation, experts say it’s unlikely China is behind it, though India may still have cause for concern.
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Following the devastation of Cyclone Mocha, the Arakan Army says it will work with the military regime to help people in Rakhine, but that cooperative spirit appears to be one-sided, with the junta still facing accusations of holding up aid for political purposes.
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“Seven Decades” is a watershed moment for Myanmar’s art scene, giving major artists a public platform to reflect openly, and without censorship, on the past for the first time.
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A recent Myanmar Investment Commission notification allowing foreign investment in private schools is the first in a raft of changes for the sector, with a planned Private School Law set to introduce government licensing for teachers and the vetting of international school curricula.
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Have you recently seen a Myanmar TV ad for body oil, spotted an impossibly handsome background extra, and launched a Cinderella-style citywide search to find him?
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