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Tag: Burmese

A house is set on fire in Gawduthar village, Maungdaw township, in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Stringer
Posted inAT Finance, Myanmar

Myanmar continues to make mistakes of the past

by Maung Zarni January 14, 2020February 18, 2020

January 4 marked the 72nd anniversary of Myanmar’s independence from Britain. The civil war in which the country – a patchwork of diverse ethnic regions, with mutually incomprehensible languages, unerasable regional identities and distinct political histories – was born has come a full circle. It is noteworthy that modern Myanmar was not the creation of […]

Florida's pythons are evolving, and not getting any smaller. Photo: Courtesy Youtube and the University of Florida
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Hybrid ‘super-snake’ identified in South Florida

by Asia Times staff August 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Taipei City Hall. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam

Taiwan primary curriculum to include SE Asian languages

by Asia Times staff November 9, 2017February 18, 2020
Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Middle East

Burmese woman burnt with hot oil after row with colleague

by Asia Times staff September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

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