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    Rising number of unmarried women lowering Burma's birthrate
    September 28, 2016in Census, Lead Story, News158by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Rising number of unmarried women lowering Burma's birthrate

    The exceptionally high proportion of women in Burma who are remaining unmarried is bringing down the country’s birthrate, according to the latest census findings.

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    Census shows slight increase in number of Muslims
    July 22, 2016in Census, Lead Story, News, Religion262by DVB
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    Census shows slight increase in number of Muslims

    The percentage of Muslims in Burma’s population has barely grown in more than 30 years, according to census data released this week after more than two years of delays.

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    Keeping count in remote, conflict-hit Wa State
    April 13, 2016in Lead Story, News62by UNFPA
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    Keeping count in remote, conflict-hit Wa State

    Bringing Burma’s national census to Wa State paid off in many ways, including increasing cooperation among communities long at odds with each other.

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    One in five children, elderly in Burma forced to work
    March 29, 2016in Census, Lead Story, News245by REUTERS
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    One in five children, elderly in Burma forced to work

    Life is short in Burma, and for many, most of it is spent working for their survival.

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    Kachin IDPs urged to return home despite ongoing violence
    April 22, 2014in Aid, Lead Story, News, Peace Process, Politics2by KO HTWE
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    Kachin IDPs urged to return home despite ongoing violence

    Conditions are dire for thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Burma, who after fleeing armed conflict are now being pressured to return to their villages in Kachin State’s…

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    Term ‘Rohingya’ struck from census
    March 30, 2014in Census, Development, Lead Story225by SHWE AUNG AND ANGUS WATSON
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    Term ‘Rohingya’ struck from census

    The census went ahead in Arakan State today as a decision to eliminate the term “Rohingya” from data collection lead to the cancellation of a planned boycott.

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