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In Myanmar, internet can mean life or death
Published on 29/09/2022
» For Zaw Myint Thein, a farmer in northwestern Myanmar, having no internet in the area for more than a year causes many inconveniences — his son is unable to study, he can no longer sell his watermelon crops online, and he feels cut off.
'It's all we have': the plight of S.Africa's informal miners
AFP, Published on 30/04/2021
» ERMELO (SOUTH AFRICA) - Darkness enveloped a disused mine in South Africa's Mpumalanga province as a pick-up truck left the site's entrance and drove off into the night, loaded with coal.
City a battle zone as Myanmar junta enforces martial law
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» YANGON: Plumes of smoke rose above a part of Myanmar's biggest city that has turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades and security forces firing at unarmed anti-coup protesters to enforce martial law on Wednesday.
Myanmar anti-coup protesters defy junta warnings
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» YANGON: Anti-coup protesters defied warnings from Myanmar's generals and rallied Tuesday for a fourth straight day, after the military imposed a ban on gatherings at flashpoint sites.
In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - Four years ago, South African fashion designer Innocent Molefe, 38, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A year ago, it developed into multi-drug resistant strain requiring painful injections and heaps of pills.
Coal dust and smog plague lives on S.Africa's Highveld
AFP, Published on 26/06/2019
» EMALAHLENI (SOUTH AFRICA) - Tumelo has again lost several days at school because of sickness.
Strong SW China quake kills at least 7
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» BEIJING - A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China near a famous national park, killing seven people, injuring 88 others and knocking out power and phone networks.
Myanmar women forced to marry in China
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» HLAING THAR YAR, MYANMAR - Enticed by work in China, hundreds of poor young Myanmar women are instead being forced into marriage, and left to scramble to get back across remote borders before they are compelled into life with husbands they have never met.
Suu Kyi's party cleaning up Myanmar -- literally
AFP, Published on 13/12/2015
» KAWHMU (MYANMAR) - Aung San Suu Kyi took to the streets of Myanmar Sunday to pick up rubbish, a rare public appearance since her election triumph in a move aimed at highlighting her party's commitment to public service.
Myanmar voters yearn for change as poll looms
AFP, Published on 04/11/2015
» YANGON - When hundreds of election observers fan out across Myanmar for Sunday's landmark poll, their boss Ko Sai will be relishing a very personal milestone -- his first chance to vote in a ballot that could reshape the political landscape after decades of military dominance.