LFM News Service 1-4-19

Christians, Buddhists Brawl in Southern Rakhine on Christmas Eve At least two ethnic Chin preparing for a Christmas Day event were injured in a mob attack led by Buddhist monks on Monday in southern Rakhine State’s Ann Township...

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LFM News Service 12-28-18

Making merry with Christmas While Christmas is celebrated annually on December 25 by most people around the world, western European countries begin celebrating at least a month ahead. In the United States, for instance, the Christmas season...

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LFM News Service 12-21-18

Leprosy removed from the list of top priority Leprosy has been removed from the list of top priority diseases after the world countries including Myanmar hit the goal of elimination which was defined as a prevalence of less than 1 case per 10,000...

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LFM News Service 12-14-18

Thousands of women and girls are being trafficked from Myanmar to China and forced to marry, study finds Thousands of vulnerable women and girls are being trafficked from Myanmar to China and forced to marry and bear children, new research has...

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LFM News Service 11-30-18

Religious freedom at risk in one of five countries: report Religious freedom is under threat in one of every five nations around the globe, in part because of an increase in "aggressive ultranationalism", a Catholic NGO said in a report...

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LFM News Service 11-23-18

State Counsellor urges religions to lead followers on right path State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday urged the country’s religious leaders to guide their followers on the right path to encourage dialogue and avoid interfaith...

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10 Reasons You’re My Hero

10 Reasons You’re My Hero

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and I was thinking about all the reasons I’m thankful for you this year. Our mission is to encourage, equip, and empower your persecuted brothers and sisters in Myanmar. In so many ways, that’s what you do for...

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LFM News Service 11-16-18

Amnesty strips Aung San Suu Kyi of human rights award for ‘shameful betrayal of values’ in Myanmar Amnesty International has announced it is stripping Aung San Suu Kyi of a prestigious human rights award over her “shameful...

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LFM News Service 11-9-18

Provisional results show stumble for NLD in by-elections The ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) is set to lose at least three seats they hitherto held to opposition parties, while ethnic parties in Chin, Rakhine and Shan are expected to...

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LFM News Service 11-07-18

Uniting ethnic Karen armed groups 90 per cent successful Karen State Border Guard Force General Secretary Col. Saw Chit Thu said that they were about 90 per cent successful in their negotiations for reuniting ethnic Karen armed splinter...

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A Trip to the Hospital

A Trip to the Hospital

Early one Monday morning in 2004, our housekeeper’s husband knocked on the door and told us the night before she had suffered a heart attack. She was in the government hospital and could we please help. Their ten-year-old son stood behind him...

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