Yangon Bus Service (YBS) is expanding its ride service with the addition of 1,000 new buses within the next two weeks, according to an announcement by the Yangon Region Transport Authority. (YRTA) in Friday’s editions of The Mirror Daily. The Yangon region government purchased 500 new buses ...

The United Nations System in Colombia opens a new office in the capital of the Atlantic to support the response of the Colombian State to the needs of the population from Venezuela who have settled in the departments of the Caribbean Coast.

A fifth trade zone on the Thai-Myanmar border is set to open later this year, according to state media. The zone at Mae Se in Kayah State is still under construction, but the project manager told Global New Light of Myanmar that work was nearly complete. In June 2015, the Myanmar Times reported t...

Ramannyarattha Buddhism University, a new university in Mon State, started offering its Diploma in Buddhism. The program started on July 24, at the university in Myaingtharyar Quarter, Mawlamyine capital of Mon State, formerly known as Moulmein. Priority is given to monks and nuns, with layper...

Authorities have opened new flood relief camps as water level in Thanlwin River has reached above its danger level, following continuous rain in Kayin State, Hpa-an District, Hlaingbwe Township, Shwe Gun Village, state media reported. The water level in Thanlwin River reached 1158 cm on the morn...

Upon arrival, Congolese refugees are provided with various assistance, including core relief items.