According to the MJA, the documentary about squatters in Rangoon was chosen for its “thought-provoking presentation” of issues that are all too often hidden from or forgotten by the general…
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Debt, health and education woes bedevil Rangoon’s urban poor
Many among Rangoon’s urban poor are being forced to rely on high-interest loans to survive, a new report by Save the Children has found.
INTERVIEW: Burma to push for rural development, equality, says minister-elect
Burma’s first freely elected cabinet in more than half a century will focus on income equality, rural development and boosting budget revenue, the finance minister-elect said in his first interview…
DVB Roadshow: Burma's Lost Boys
At a school renown for discipline and training, former street kids are attempting to get their lives back on track.
Squatter eviction highlights Suu Kyi's military challenge
Days before democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi led her lawmakers into parliament as Burma’s government-in-waiting, Ei Than watched bulldozers sent by the military destroy her house in a slum…
DVB talks to World Bank's new Burma chief, Abdoulaye Seck
DVB Interview International’s Alex Bookbinder sits down with Burma chief Abdoulaye Seck, to discuss how the World Bank has progressed since its 2012 reengagement with the Burmese government.