Thick mangrove forests once lined Burma’s coastline, but in the past 30 years over half of the country’s mangrove forests have been destroyed.
Author: ZAW HTET
Summer beach boosts local businesses
Thousands of visitors from Rangoon and the Irrawaddy region head to Yankinthar beach to escape the summer heat – and it’s bringing unexpected job opportunities for the local farmers.
A love story for 21st century Burma
Myo Min Htet and Tin Ko Ko talk about coming out as a gay couple publicly in Burma, and how the surrounding press interest exaggerated their story.
Rural teachers push for educational reform
As 70 percent of Burma’s population live in rural areas, teachers in rural schools feel that education reform should ensure they get better training and opportunities to obtain masters degrees.
Their hands, our future
A campaign called, “Their Hands, Our Future” has been set up in Rangoon to raise awareness for children whose parents cannot afford to send them to school.
Life among the logs
Whole families are working day and night in Rangoon’s logging ports, husking the bark from logs to sell as firewood.