Myanmar’s government and the Karenni National Progressive Party have joined forces to commence the construction of a village that will act as a model for a wider resettlement programme for internally displaced persons affected by the long-term civil war in Kayah State, reports the Kantarawaddy Times...

Voting on a referendum for a new constitution in the Central African Republic was extended to a second day after violence broke out Sunday killing five people. The killings took place in a majority Muslim enclave of the capital city Bangui. Young people in the area where the violence broke out...

A United Arab Emirates soldier was killed and another was wounded while fighting in Yemen as part of a Saudi-led military coalition, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the army general command. The coalition is fighting to stop the Houthis, allies of Riyadh's main regional foe Iran,...

Authorities have opened new flood relief camps as water level in Thanlwin River has reached above its danger level, following continuous rain in Kayin State, Hpa-an District, Hlaingbwe Township, Shwe Gun Village, state media reported. The water level in Thanlwin River reached 1158 cm on the morn...

Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees living in Thailand are more optimistic about returning following the November 8 election wins of the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi. However, many who fled decades of conflict in Myanmar remain cautious. Many live in several offic...

A project to build a technical school in South Dagon Township, Yangon Region, has been approved and its funding will be included in next year’s budget request, a regional legislator has said. U Aye Naing, who represents South Dagon in the Pyithu Hluttaw (lower house), said the vocational school w...

By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI—THE United States Agency for International Development, USAID, yesterday said it had spent over $240 million on the welfare among others of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the North-East. Bama IDP Camp: A Mother , Yakana from Kanuri with her baby at Bama IDP Camp...

Dutch animal feed company De Heus and the UK government announced an investment of US$3.2 million to develop Myanmar’s pig farming industry, including establishing the country’s first ever pig stud farm. The project aims to increase productivity of farmers and help them tap into rising market demand...