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Middle East crisis deepens hunger in Myanmar; EU responds with EUR 8 million for urgent relief

The EU is providing EUR 8 million to WFP as rising fuel and food prices deepen hunger and food insecurity across conflict-hit ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN

Tasting Myanmar's coastal cuisine, pushed to the brink by war

War has left people hungry in western Myanmar, but conflict-displaced chefs preserve the local flavours of its delicate ...

Myanmar strengthens food safety through GAP-certified farming

YANGON: As countries increasingly emphasise food safety, Myanmar is promoting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to produce ...
CNA

Fuel shortage in crisis-hit Myanmar deepens daily hardship, raises food security concerns

Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.
CNN

‘Are we not eating tonight?’ Myanmar’s military junta accused of using hunger as a ‘weapon’ by blocking vital food aid

Khin Mar Cho worries for her 4-year-old son as she struggles to scrape together enough food to feed him in a makeshift displacement camp at a crowded monastery in western Myanmar. Soldiers had stormed ...

‘This is far worse’: When conflict 2,000 miles away compounds civil war at home

Maung Nu Sein needs fuel to plough and fertilizer to nourish his rice as planting season approaches. But the ships carrying ...