Nations at Cameroon summit pledge $86m to fight armed group and urge more support from international community. Leaders from Central Africa have met in Cameroon to finalise plans for a military offensive against Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria and neighbouring countries. Representatives of 10 n...

Houthi fighters have said in a statement that they would deal "positively" with any efforts to lift the suffering of the Yemeni people, a sign that they could accept a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by Saudi Arabia. The Houthis political council said on Sunday that they would like to se...

After 18 months of negotiation punctuated by strikes and protests, the government on June 29 proposed a K3600-a-day minimum wage and opened a 14-day window for lodging any complaints over the amount. More than 200 factories from the Shwe Pyi Thar and Hlaing Thar Yar industrial zones, as well as 2...

Mae Pa, Thailand – The UN’s refugee agency unveiled a draft plan this week detailing how to carry out the voluntary repatriation of 110,000 refugees residing in Thailand’s camps, drawing mixed reactions from camp leaders. Thailand currently has more than 110,000 refugees from Burma residing in ni...

A two-day land policy workshop was held in Moulmein from September 4-5. (Photo: Mimin Nwe / Facebook) Over 100 civil society representatives from across Mon State participated in a two-day land policy workshop in the state capital of Moulmein. The attendees formed a new 15-member acting co...