by Aminu ABUBAKAR Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in remote northeast Nigeria, a local government official said on Monday, as the military claimed to have thwarted a fresh attack. The attack happened early on Friday in the village of Pambula-Kwamda, the local government chairman ...

Turkish Airlines resumed flights to Mogadishu, the latest international airliner to resume its flights to the Somali capital few months after the Al-Qaeda linked Al Shabab group bombed a Somali airliner which made an emergency landing with a gaping hole on its side, officials said Sunday. A suspe...

A joint project to build coal-fired power stations involving the Union government and a foreign investor has divided local residents in Mon State. Yesterday about 6000 villagers gathered to protest against the project in Ann Din village, about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the town of Ye. The Thai...

After KNPP signed the ceasefire agreement, Karenni Woman Organization (KNWO) has come up with three years plan to help resolve the ongoing conflicts among locals during implementing peace process period. During the workshop led by KNWO in Pruso, it stated to participate in solving the conflicts w...

A project to construct a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Mon State’s Thaton Town was finalized at a contract signing between theMyanmar ElectricPower Enterprise (MEPE) and China Engineering Energy Group (CEEC) in Nay Pyi Taw on January 26. The Union Minister for Electric Power, ...

Japan plans to provide 100 billion yen ($995 million) in loans to Myanmar for infrastructure development, a Japanese government source said Friday, the first such offer by Tokyo since the longtime opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi took office in March. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to ma...

LAGOS, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria will unveil a National Integrated framework for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) by September, Yemi Osinbajo, the country's acting president said Tuesday. The acting president made this known at a ceremony to commemorate the 2017 World Ref...

Union Minister for Electricity and Energy U Win Khaing yesterday inspected a power plant project which is on test-run at Kyapan Village, Thaton Township, to supply electricity to eight townships in Kayin State. The plant, which has been came into operation since 1985 with an 18.45 MW gas turbine ...

Plans to raise the literacy rate in the country and to provide education to less fortunate children and youth will be ready by April end, said Dr Khine Myae, director general for the Alternative Education Department. “The Alternative Education Policy Framework is intended to provide the required ...

In an attempt to boost the economy of Kayin State, the government has announced a strategy to attract entrepreneurs to the Hpa-an industrial zone in the state capital. Deputy planning minister U Maung Maung Win told parliament on December 1 that the plan involved worker training and development, and...