Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025 (AFP) - 'Noble work' of Buddhist cremations after Myanmar quake

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2025-03-31

The baby was born in the aftermath of Myanmar's earthquake and given to the flames of Buddhist funeral rites two days later, too young to have been named. The child's pregnant mother was knocked over by the force of the quake while working in a paddy field, said grandmother Khin Myo Swe, and gave birth the following day. The baby was brought to a hospital in Mandalay to be incubated, but died on Monday. "We are all living in hardship," wept Khin......

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