Volunteers and humanitarians struggle to meet demand as shortages of food and medicine as well as fear of junta attacks haunt the lives of more than 900,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar.
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Volunteers and humanitarians struggle to meet demand as shortages of food and medicine as well as fear of junta attacks haunt the lives of more than 900,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar.
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The environmental activists who campaigned to defend the nation’s forests are now hiding in them to save their lives and fearful of the destruction that the future and a rapacious military may bring.
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Myanmar’s child immunisation programmes are failing to reach children across the country, particularly in conflict zones. Health experts warn the results could be devastating.
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Proposed changes to a 1993 narcotics law will treat drug addiction as a health problem rather than a crime and emphasise treatment and rehabilitation over long prison sentences.
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The second 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference in Nay Pyi Taw last week ended with some signs of progress but also highlighted the huge challenges the country faces to finally achieve peace.
An amateur stargazer is devoting his life, his business and a Facebook page to encouraging greater interest in the science of astronomy.
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A strategic environmental assessment is needed to enable sustainable development and the fulfilment of human rights for the people of Kyaukphyu, the site of a planned SEZ and deep-sea port.
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