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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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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Mysterious associations have been replacing independent student unions, which have long played an active role in the pro-democracy movement.
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A commission headed by former parliament speaker Thura U Shwe Mann has been reviewing the nation’s laws, but some say more clarity – and consultation – is needed from the government on its legal reform plans.
Amid disappointments with the new government's early performance, it's easy to lose sight of where progress has been made.
Myanmar has one of the world’s highest landmine casualty rates. Three organisations are helping survivors by providing them with prosthetic limbs.
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A family in Pakkoku is offering disabled, elderly and unwanted animals a sanctuary to live out their days.
BY Hein Ko Soe
As the NLD government steps up efforts to protect Myanmar’s forests, officers in the Bago Mountain Range face off with increasingly violent loggers.
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Migrants from China have settled in Myanmar for centuries but some more recent arrivals keep a low profile because their presence is illegal in the country they call home.
BY Ann Wang
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