MYANMAR (BURMA)
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Here’s a eulogy for Miss Cawi Nei Mawi. A day off seems so little to ask, but we know it can make such a difference to maids cooped up for too long.
CHERRY HMUNG
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Myanmar government says open to more microcredit, but experts warn that sector lacks modern rules and regulations.
IRIN
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More than 44 million pills were seized in Thailand alone during first three quarters of 2010, smuggled from neighbouring Myanmar.
IRIN
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A writer transforms her quest for a story into a cause.
WONG MEI LING
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Twenty-eight-year-old Zaw Htat runs a school for 100 pupils in Mae Sot, Thailand. Meet the illegal Burmese migrant teacher.
TSENG HAN-SHENG
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With oppression and limited opportunities in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, Rohingya youths travel south.
IRIN
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Thazin was sold into marriage in China but managed to escape. She’s not alone – 70% of Myanmar’s trafficking cases last year involved stories like hers.
IRIN
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The government is even increasingly targeting unarmed civilians as part of its counter-insurgency tactic.
IRIN
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Violence, drugs and weapons. Life in Down Under's glitziest city may not be that different from that in the jungles of Burma.
HLA OO
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Violence, drugs and weapons. Life in Down Under's glitziest city may not be that different from that in the jungles of Burma.
HLA OO
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Preliminary data from a recent survey in Myanmar shows a large proportion of TB cases are going undetected.
IRIN
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Thailand’s border camp population remains constant despite third country resettlement.
IRIN
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Why do some dictators fall after popular uprisings, while others remain in power? A Burmese blogger explains.
KYAW ZWA MOE
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Is Burma on the cusp of change? Will 2011 be radically different or will it just be more of the same? Here is a month-by-month look at what the New Year might bring for Burma.
KYAW ZWA MOE
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