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‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
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‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums

YANGON (Reuters) – After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall…
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
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Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state

(Reuters) – Myanmar police detained three students after breaking up an anti-government demonstration in the restive Rakhine state on Wednesday,…
Rights group: Myanmar army deserters confirmed atrocities
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Rights group: Myanmar army deserters confirmed atrocities

BANGKOK (AP) — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding…
Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
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Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban

YANGON (Reuters) — A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel…
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 123 people
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Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 123 people

HPAKANT, Myanmar (AP) — At least 123 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a jade mine in northern…
First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
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First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The first coronavirus case has been confirmed in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern…
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
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Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips

From meditation to memory games, former political prisoners in Myanmar are dishing out tips on surviving isolation in a pandemic…
Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes
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Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes

With Malaria and tuberculosis screening out front and sacrifices to jungle gods out back, health worker Htan Pi and her…
No country for young women? Myanmar’s battle against rape
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No country for young women? Myanmar’s battle against rape

Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it…
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
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Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court

The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the…
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