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Boat carrying 100 Rohingyas capsizes off Myanmar
A boat carrying some 100 Rohingyas has reportedly capsized off the Myanmar coast while evacuating people ahead of the incoming Cyclone Mahasen which is expected to touch land within two ...
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Myanmar has regions lowest internet penetration rate
Yangon (Eleven Media/ANN) - Internet penetration rate in terms of population in Myanmar is the lowest in the region, according to the reports of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and world top consultation firm Roland Berger. Only 7 per cent of the population in Myanmar is using mobile phones while neighboring Bangladesh has provided the service to half of its population. Land line ...
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Reflecting on Myanmar’s religious strifes on Good Friday
Although there are reasons to be hopeful about Myanmar now, events of the past ten days have cast a dark shadow over the country. The violence against Muslims in Meiktila, which then spread to Naypyitaw, Bago and threatened Yangon, is so serious it has drawn the attention of the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. If it spreads and is not stopped, it could result in the Good Friday ...
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New Help for Victims of Torture and War Trauma at a Minnesota Medical Clinic
HealthEast Care System and the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today announced Healing Hearts, Creating Hope: Exploring the Efficacy of Integrated Mental Health Services for New Refugees, a three-year collaborative project to provide new, on-site mental health services to refugees at the HealthEast Roselawn Clinic in St. Paul. HealthEast Roselawn Clinic is a primary care clinic ...
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Abe to visit Myanmar to promote investment
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Myanmar from Friday to Sunday, the first Japanese prime minister to do so in 36 years, informed sources said Saturday. He will be accompanied by several dozen business leaders who are interested in investing in the country, the sources said. Abe is expected to have talks with President Thein Sein during his three-day visit. Abe plans to stress the ...
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Foreign couple's novel approach to helping Burmese village
The political situation in Myanmar is well-known throughout the world, but often overshadows the circumstances of local people and our rich culture. A couple overseas have combined the two to create an unusual approach to helping the people of one village in the country.
Myanmar is one of the most politically and socially isolated countries in the world, much bad press is leveled at our country for decisions made and actions taken that the people are not responsible for and while attention focuses on the political dynamic of the country, the plight of many Burmese such as poverty, lack of access to water and education, become overshadowed. One family in the United States has taken a novel approach to giving back to a country that has stolen their hearts. Read more
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