The biggest 2018 job fair in Yangon, Job Nation, will offer thousands of job vacancies, according to www.jobnet.com.mm. Job Nation will be hosted by www.com.mm, Myanmar number one job portal, at Novotel Hotels, on 22 September, from 9 am to 5 pm. At the job fair, a thousands of job vacancies w...

The United Nations has called on the authorities to allow more humanitarian access to the conflict zone in central Shan State, where local aid workers say about 7000 people have fled fighting and air strikes by the Tatmadaw. A spokesperson in New York for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in ...

For two years, the Central African Republic has been suffering a devastating humanitarian crisis. More than half of the population – 2.7 million people – are in need of aid. 20% are displaced within or outside of the country. The crisis is declared a level-3 crisis by the UN, the highest level of hu...

Lusaka - The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation and collaboration to find lasting solutions for millions of people forced to flee their homes across Africa due to conflicts ...

RANGOON — The Karen National Union (KNU) is refusing government orders to disband its police force, a Karen leader says. The government has accused the Karen National Police Force (KNPF), established under the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), of disturbing residents and travelers by collect...

Myanmar will use a US$24.3 million (K38.7 trillion) loan from Thailand to help develop Myawady in Kayin State as a hub of border trade in the East-West Economic Corridor of the Greater Mekong sub-region. “This loan will be used in a project supervised by the Construction Ministry to upgrade Myawa...

The newfound political stability in Myanmar since the peaceful transition to democracy began two years ago has led to a boom in the country’s hotel industry, buoyed by the influx of tourists. But in the rush to construct more hotels to provide accommodation for the bourgeoning tourism sector, iss...