Lost World of Myanmar's Moken Face touring boom and change
In the Mergui archipelago off Myanmar’s southwest coast the Moken sea nomads confront outside developers as 800 islands lure tourists. Tourism and concessions rise while the Moken population and traditional livelihoods shrink amid trash, risk and new luxury projects including a planned marina and hotel complex.
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Mergus Archipelago
Myanmar
Indian Ocean
Mergui Archipelago
Thailand
Aung San
Avadaman
iMcLeod Island
Nyuang Wee
Moken
Ma Kyone Galet
Bocho Island
Vietnamese Dual Immersion Grows in Garden Grove District
Garden Grove Unified School District considers starting California’s first Vietnamese dual immersion elementary program as parents like Thuy Vo Dang push to keep the language alive. Programs mix English and Vietnamese in subjects, with early adoption in kindergartens and expanding across the region and country.
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Garden Grove
Calif
Thuy Vo Dang
U.S
University of California, Irvine
California
Vo Dang
Texas
Washington
Oregon
Garden Grove Unified
Voens
White Center Heights
Seattle
Toilet tech fair showcases global sanitation push in India
In New Delhi the Gates Foundation backed Toilet Fair showcased innovations aimed at sanitizing waste with minimal water and energy use. Projects target affordable, usable outputs while addressing open defecation, diarrhea and urban growth.
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New Delhi
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
West
Christopher Elias
Global Development
The
Gates Foundation
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Chin Kite Kyunn
Tay Za
Singapore
Zodwell Group
Phuket
Zochwell
Jack Nicklaus
Mergui
Vietnam
Quyen di Chuc Bui
Association of Vietnamese Language and Culture Schools
Jayden
Amir
Bush
World Bank
India
Kenya
Costa Rica
M. Sohail
Loughborough University
U.K
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