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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The United Kingdom is lending a hand on a project that will assess the condition of the state-of-the-art sewerage system it built in Rangoon during the colonial era.
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A government decision to resettle Kaman from Rakhine IDP camps in Yangon has focused attention on the discrimination they experience, despite being eligible for full citizenship.
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For the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to southeast Bangladesh in the past nine months, the approaching monsoon season poses a serious threat.
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More than five decades of government propaganda and draconian censorship in Myanmar has contributed to a culture of denial.
Rosalie Metro deftly explores some of the key issues confronting Myanmar in her debut novel Have Fun in Burma.
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Rosalie Metro deftly explores some of the key issues confronting Myanmar in her debut novel Have Fun in Burma.
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