Yangon Regional Government is planning to legalize motorbikes in some townships, mainly in townships areas where public transportation can’t cover. Despite a decades old ban on motorbike usage in Yangon, there is an increasing number of motorbike riders in Yangon who are breaching the ban. There...

Yangon (dpa) – Four ethnic rebel groups and a student militia in Myanmar said on Tuesday that they were prepared to sign a national ceasefire agreement after four years of negotiations. They were the first to respond to a letter sent by President Thein Sein last week to 15 armed groups, urging th...

A cable car service will begin its operation at Mount Kyaiktiyo, in March, 2017, to create easier access to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, in Kyaikhto Town, Mon State. The cable car project is currently under construction by Korean-owned Sky Asia, which was permitted by Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC)...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it has been providing basic needs to Sudanese refugees fleeing to South Sudan due to conflict in the neighbouring country. In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune, UNHCR said it has also reached up to 1,200 vulnerable internally disp...

The Karen National Union (KNU) Central held a consultative meeting with Karen community-based organizations (CBOs) and civil society organizations at the KNU-controlled area in Law Khee Lar on January 29-30 to explain the current peace process and political dialogues carried out by the KNU. The K...

By Joshua Odeyemi Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said the federal government would soon make arrangements for the return of Nigerian refugees in Chad, Cameroon and Niger. Declaring open the ministerial meeting on protection in the Lake Chad Basin in Abuja, Osinbajo said: "The problem...

France responded to UNHCR's call to improve the conditions of more than 1 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela who have arrived in Colombia, in search of protection and access to decent living conditions. The European country donated USD 500,000 to respond to the needs of Venezuelans in Colo...