Several of Myanmar's ethnic rebel groups are eager to start peace negotiations with the next government, they said Sunday after the election win by the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD). Some of the holdout rebels told dpa the result will pave the way to end the decades-old civil war. ...

Land confiscated by the Military was given back to their owner with temporary property documentations by the State Government in Kayah (Karenni). More than 1065 acres within Loikaw Township and 2523.80 acres within Hpruso Township were given back in total. These land include 637 acres from the...

N'DJAMENA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Chad's national assembly extended a state of emergency in the western Lake Chad region by four months on Wednesday following a double attack by Boko Haram militants that killed some 12 people. "The state of emergency is prolonged by 147 unanimous votes by the parliam...

Representatives of nine ethnic health groups from across Myanmar recently held a three-day meeting at the Thailand-Myanmar border to discuss how to deal with challenges they face in delivering medical assistance to people in need as an increasing number of international aid groups withdraw programs ...