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Day: August 25, 2014
Latpadaung locals shunned from sacred site
Locals at the site of the Latpadaung copper mine were not invited to participate in the reconsecration of a hallowed pagoda.
Hpa-an farmers march for return of seized lands
More than a hundred farmers from nine villages in Hpa-an Township, Karen State, staged a rally on Monday demanding the return of lands they say were seized by the military…
Locals flee extreme floods in Hpakant
Most neighbourhoods in Hpakant, a jade-mining town in Burma’s northern Kachin State, have been evacuated following days of heavy rain.
Shan farmers dissatisfied with dam relocation site
Villagers in Paunglaung, located between Naypyidaw and Shan State, have said that a relocation project designed to make way for the Upper Paunglaung Dam is insufficient.
Education would help stop child labour, say experts
A compulsory middle school education for all children in Burma would help to eradicate child labour in the country, several educational experts have said.