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.
BY Frontier
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.
BY Frontier
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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Face of Indawgyi is working with local and international partners to encourage sustainable tourism development at Kachin State’s Indawgyi Lake.
Myanmar and Cambodia have two of the world’s most outstanding ancient Buddhist sites and they are among the top tourist destinations in each country – but Angkor Wat attracts almost eight times as many foreign visitors each year.
BY Su Myat Mon
There are nearly half a million squatters living in and around Yangon, most of whom are unaffected by power blackouts because they have never been connected to the country’s creaking grid.
BY Kyaw Ye Lynn
After a recent lull in refugee arrivals, Bangladesh has seen another influx from northern Rakhine State.
BY Oliver Slow
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As the crisis in Rakhine grabs headlines, little attention is being paid to blocked aid deliveries, displacement and indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Kachin and northern Shan states.
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