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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ပြီးခဲ့သည့် ဒီဇင်ဘာလကတည်းက ဖမ်းဆီးခံထားရသည့် ရိုက်တာသတင်းထောက်နှစ်ဦးဖြစ်သူ ကိုဝလုံးနှင့် ကိုကျော်စိုးဦးတို့အား စွဲချက်တင်ရန် တရားရုံးက လက်ခံလိုက်သည်။
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Mother-tongue teaching is a feature of the Mon National School system but parents say their children would benefit from more institutions beyond primary level.
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Daw Angela May Pan Oo completed a Master in Early Childhood Education at Columbia University in New York in 2015 before returning to Myanmar and establishing Central Park Preschool in Yankin Township.
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Born in Myanmar, raised by Christian teachers in Thailand, and now trapped in a flooded cave, Adul Sam-on's unflinching politeness is capturing hearts.
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When the European Union announced sanctions against senior military and police officials on June 25, a few names were conspicuously absent.
Pa-O children in southern Shan State have to travel far from the highlands they call home if they want a better education.
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