An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance, and sparked a race to build bomb shelters.
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United States funding cuts have hit TB treatment in Myanmar particularly hard, leaving many of the country’s most vulnerable in a precarious position after the post-coup healthcare collapse erased years of progress.
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The swift delivery of aid to survivors of the recent earthquake must take precedence over transient political gains in a long-running conflict.
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Four Myanmar women recently travelled to the US to witness the historic election there, and despite many criticisms of the campaign, still found many positives to be taken from the country’s political system.
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There is a way for the State Counsellor to end the impasse that has led to yet more armed clashes in Myanmar's north.
The Muslim community outside Rakhine State has reacted with understandable concern over recent events in Maungdaw, but many discount government claims of 'terrorist' involvement.
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A ¥300 million (about K3.52 billion) donation from the Japanese government to the United Nations World Food Programme in Myanmar will benefit more than 140,000 people affected by food insecurity, the WFP said.
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