Memorial to Second World War ‘Forgotten Army’ given listed status to mark VJ Day

August 13, 2020 Article

A Second World War memorial to a force known as the “Forgotten Army” has been given special protection to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, which effectively marked the end of the conflict. The Chindit Memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens in central London has been listed at Grade II by the Department […]

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Myanmar: UN says it is still denied ‘effective access’ to Rakhine region

August 22, 2018 Article

The United Nations is awaiting “effective access” to the Myanmar region where 700,000 Rohingya Muslims were driven out in an army crackdown, months after agreeing [...]

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Myanmar: Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar

August 16, 2018 Article

In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told U.S. senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted [...]

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Myanmar: ‘Hijab is like a key’ – beauty blogger battles bias

August 14, 2018 Article

Muslims in Buddhist-majority Myanmar usually keep a low profile for fear of intimidation, but Win Lae Phyu Sin, one of the community’s rare bloggers on [...]

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Rohingya Muslims drown while escaping fighting in Myanmar

September 2, 2017 Article

The bodies of at least 17 Muslim women and children were found on Thursday (August 31) in Teknaf, Bangladesh, as tens of thousands tried [...]

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Memorial to Second World War ‘Forgotten Army’ given listed status to mark VJ Day

Myanmar: UN says it is still denied ‘effective access’ to Rakhine region

Myanmar: Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar

Myanmar: ‘Hijab is like a key’ – beauty blogger battles bias

Rohingya Muslims drown while escaping fighting in Myanmar

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