Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.
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Attempts by the regime to more tightly control assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake have had a chilling effect on volunteer aid efforts in Myanmar’s second largest city.
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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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Myanmar’s earthquake has left the regime’s already shaky administration reeling, with thousands of its staff in the capital now living in temporary shelters and complaining of limited assistance from their masters.
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Buddhism might be a religion of peace, harmony and compassion, but for the Venerable U Uttara, the past three decades have been filled with conflict and strife.
BY Hans Hulst
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Buddhism might be a religion of peace, harmony and compassion, but for the Venerable U Uttara, abbot of the Myanmar Europe Buddhist Missionary Center at Pale Myothit in Yangon’s Mingaladon Township, the past three decades have been filled with conflict and strife.
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Small parties have despaired over media attention given to ‘soft campaign’ flood relief activities by the Union Solidarity and Development Party and the National League for Democracy.
The Tatmadaw is in no hurry to release its grip on the seven-step roadmap for the transition to a ‘disciplined’ democracy it unveiled in August 2003.
BY Larry Jagan
In 2012, the Tatmadaw committed to releasing all remaining child soldiers from its ranks. Three years on, it hasn't.
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