One internet meme circulated on social media by Burmese users quips: “If you ask someone what their race is, they should be able to reply Kachin, Mon, Kayar, Rakhine, Shan … [names of the major ethnic ...

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The moment someone knocked on the door of the hotel room, the play was afoot. A man in his late 20s entered the doorway, his eyes darting around furtively until they met mine. I was seated on a chair, ...

In the Fu Shan Garden of Remembrance, Heaven Kam attended two of the shortest funerals he has ever been to. Within 15 minutes, the priests said their prayers, and family members, with tears in their ...

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Indri was on the train to Tangerang when we spoke at the end of April. She was on her way to mengamen — to perform on the street for money — and also to distribute basic essentials to fellow ...

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Photo: Ted Aljibe/AFP. " width="100%" /> An attendee rests on a stretcher after she fell ill with suspected food poisoning from meals served during a birthday ...