High in Pakistan’s rolling hills, a mountain valley is a refuge not only for bees, but also refugees from Afghanistan.

Afghan refugees are among the 33 million people in Pakistan affected by torrential rains and flooding.

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Myanmar will seek new foreign markets to which it can export cattle, said Daw Tin Nwe Yee, a deputy director from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. “We are working on exporting to India through Tamu-Moreh border trading ...

Central Bank of Myanmar, which has a great market potential in the banking sector, will grant banking licenses to new foreign banks allowing them to provide services in the domestic market. “We are considering allowing more foreign banks. We have plans to start granting license to the most suitab...

Having been granted a license on May 17 of this year, Myanmar Credit Bureau Limited, a joint venture between the Myanmar Bank Association and Singapore’s Asian Credit Bureau Holdings, will be operational in the next two years, U Soe Thein, Vice President of Central Bank of Myanmar, said. “It woul...

The majority of European companies in Myanmar say the business environment has weakened over the past year. The results of a business confidence survey conducted by the European Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar which involved 150 European companies with investments in the manufacturing, power gene...

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...

Many observers of the peace process were pleased by the Myanmar Peace Commission’s announcement that an alliance of three ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) would join the process. The peace deal between the Myanmar Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Arakan Army (AA) and the Koka...

Karen organizations belonging to the Karen Unity and Peace Committee (KUPC) are urged to play their active role in helping organize the Karen National Union (KNU) to participate again in official meetings related to Myanmar's ongoing peace process, according to the resolution made by the 10th meetin...