MAE SARIANG, Thailand — Some 10,000 community workers in nine refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border will be affected by financial cuts as funding declines, according to sources from the refugee community and aid agencies. The cuts were announced at a meeting held by the international humanitaria...

The regional budget for Kayin State was announced at the Karen State Budget Transparency Forum as part of a series of efforts by sub-regional governments to provide transparency to its citizens, with support from The Asia Foundation (TAF). Held on October 11 in Hpa-An, attendees included represen...

Myanmar still collects the least amount of tax against GDP in ASEAN. As the tax to GDP ratio for Myanmar is lower than that of its regional peers, successive governments have prioritised more efficient tax collection. Efforts to reform tax collection began in 2012 under former president U Th...

Over 60,000 refugees have returned this year from across the region as tensions ease in Burundi, although more aid is urgently needed to help them pick up their lives and start over. Safia Nduwimana fled violence in Burundi two years ago. It has been three weeks since she returned home, and she has ...