City official acknowledges there has been a marked increase in the number of children begging at junctions and traffic lights around central Mandalay, and said it was down to “economic…
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93-year-old independence fighter forced to beg to survive
Ninety-three-year-old Thakin Hla Kyaing, who fought for Burma’s independence in the 1930s, has been forced to beg to survive.
Burma’s elders forced onto the streets
In Rangoon, the high cost of living has forced more and more people onto the streets to beg – and increasingly many of them are elderly.