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 relatives of former political prisoners who died in custody want recognition for their suffering but the government does not appear to be listening.
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Members of parliament set another daunting challenge for the government this month when they voted in favour of a crackdown against the scourge of corruption.
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The big difference between President U Thein Sein’s Union Peace Conference early this year and the 21st Century Panglong Conference is inclusion.
The archaeological treasures on the plain of Bagan have suffered many kinds of damage over the centuries, including being defaced by visitors behaving like vandals.
BY Htun Khaing
The arrival in Myanmar of the global craze Pokemon Go is the likely reason for the excited crowds of young people with mobile phones gathering at all kinds of locations.
BY Justin Pun
Members of national minorities criticise a proposal for Myanmar to change the make-up of the country’s states and regions.
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