UNHCR is alarmed at the high death toll being seen this year among refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Already, and with two months of 2016 still to go, at least 3,740 lives are reported lost – just short of the 3,771 deaths reported for the whole of 2015. This is the worst we have see...

Leaders from six Karen armed groups have formed a task force in order to combat drug use and production in the eastern Burmese state. The Karen National Union (KNU), Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), Karen Peace Force (KPF) and Border Guard Force (BGF) met at the BGF’s headquarters in Shaw...

Under the supervision of Myanmar-Japan SEDA, mechanics from Myanmar will be receiving internships in Japan. “We signed a MoU concerning sending Myanmar service workers to work at the care centers for the aged in Japan three months ago. Now, mechanics will be sent to Japan as soon as possible. We ...

Huawei, a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices, and the Rectors’ Committee with the support of the Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the ICT Talent Development Program to support efforts to meet the growing talent needs of the country’s I...

Cordaid has decided to send back part of its expatriate staff to the Central African Republic and to progressively resume its activities. “The situation remains tense, but it is possible to work as long as you take all possible security measures”, says Philippe Adapoe, Cordaid’s French-Togolese coun...