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Free primary education leaves schools in Myitkyina in a spot |
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 00:00 |
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Headlines 11/06/2008
From: Kachin News Group
http://bnionline.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4291&Itemid=1
Over the past two years the Burmese regime has introduced the concept of free primary education, however the great idea is not al its cracked up to be.
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UN Helicopters Fan out Across the Irrawaddy Delta |
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 00:00 |
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Headlines 10/06/2008
From: The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article2.php?art_id=12604
Four extra UN helicopters arrived in Burma from Bangkok over the weekend and flew their first flights over the worst hit areas of the delta on Monday. Previously the WFP had just one helicopter servicing the entire delta region.
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Many Delta Schools Open, but Where are the Children? |
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Friday, 06 June 2008 00:00 |
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Headlines 06/06/2008
From: The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article2.php?art_id=12525
Some schools across the cyclone ravaged area of the Irrwaddy delta have reopened but are facing a range of problems. With the relief effort still continuing, survivors have bigger concerns than sending their children to school at the moment. Many parents also face prohibitive costs in sending their children to school as textbooks and clothing are far too expensive.
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Only xSmall Proportionx Are Getting Aid, Says UN |
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 00:00 |
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Headlines 03/06/2008
From: The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=12442
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairsx spokesman Richard Horsey, only a small fraction of the cyclone survivors have been reached by international aid. Although a million have been reached, Horsey pointed out that this did not mean that those people did not need further assistance.
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