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Roving clinics tackle TB among Myanmar's poorest people – in picturesAn initiative sending teams into isolated communities to X-ray patients and give treatment is improving diagnosis rates, in a country where TB is one of the leading causes of death for people aged 15-49 -
More than 1,000 Rohingya feared killed in Myanmar crackdown, say UN officialsAung San Suu Kyi criticised for failure to condemn army despite mounting evidence of atrocities on a huge scale -
Buddhist monk held after millions of meth pills found in monasteryMonk in custody in Myanmar after police swoop following record haul of stimulant seizures last year
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Myanmar: thousands attend funeral of Aung San Suu Kyi adviserDeath of Muslim lawyer Ko Ni, shot in the head at Yangon airport, highlights persecution of Muslims in the country
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Images of the DisplacedThe ferocity of crises worldwide is forcing a record number of people to flee their homes, seeking some form of safety within their own country or across international borders. There are 65.3 million displaced people worldwide, including 21.3 million refugees. Most have lost their homes to armed conflict or natural disasters but other factors, such as extreme poverty and climate change, also drive displacement. The International Organisation for Migration commissioned photojournalist Muse Mohammed to document the plight of the displaced
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Displaced: faces of some of the world’s 63 million people fleeing disasterWar, weather, climate change and terrorism have made millions homeless. UN photographer Muse Mohammed has documented how they have coped
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Nobel laureates warn Aung San Suu Kyi over 'ethnic cleansing' of RohingyaLetter says Myanmar’s leader and peace prize winner has failed to act as ‘grossly disproportionate’ crackdown on minority Muslim group kills hundreds
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After 130 years of obscurity, Myanmar's forgotten royals make a comebackThe descendants of exiled King Thibaw sense a revival and hope to bring his body home a century after he died in India
Business and the sustainable development goals 'A company of my own': the rise of Myanmar's tech pioneers