The overwhelming rejection of state education since the coup has spawned the emergence of learning alternatives, including plans for both physical and virtual universities.
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The overwhelming rejection of state education since the coup has spawned the emergence of learning alternatives, including plans for both physical and virtual universities.
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The participation of tens of thousands of government medical personnel in the Civil Disobedience Movement has created gaps in healthcare that striking doctors and colleagues working at private hospitals are struggling to fill.
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Despite the dangers, protesters in the Sagaing Region capital say they will keep hitting the streets – to send a strong message to the people, the junta and the world, and to honour fallen comrades.
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၂၀၁၇ ခုနှစ် အောက်တိုဘာတွင် အစိုးရက ကျွဲနွားအရှင်တင်ပို့မှုအပေါ် ပိတ်ပင်ချက်ကို ရုပ်သိမ်းခဲ့ပြီးနောက် ကျွဲနွားတင်ပို့မှုပမာဏ မြင့်တက်ခဲ့သော်လည်း စည်းမျဉ်းသစ်များချမှတ်မှုကြောင့် ကျွဲနွားအရှင် တင်ပို့မှုလုပ်ငန်း ထိခိုက်ခဲ့ရပြီဖြစ်သည်။
The law is vague on the status of vaping in Myanmar, and the Ministry of Health and Sports may ban e-cigarettes before changes can be made to the relevant legislation.
The ninth instalment in our travel series about wild swimming spots takes us to Myanmar’s northernmost state, a land of ethnic diversity, impenetrable jungle and… tubing.
Well, Myanmar, we’ve had some good times, but it’s time for me to leave. Hear that, America? I’m finally coming back.
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Though maligned internationally, a government-appointed commission has prompted an unprecedented acknowledgement that the Tatmadaw committed war crimes.
Kachin’s jade industry is heavily dominated by men, but with the male workforce ground down by drug addiction, more and more women are taking up dangerous work at the mines.
Formerly banned by the military, Chin National Day has been proudly celebrated since a bilateral ceasefire was signed in 2012, but efforts to observe it this year in southern Chin State have been thwarted by armed conflict.
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